Senator Simmons Receives Visionary Leadership Award from Active Transportation Alliance, and Upcoming Community Earth Day Celebrations

General Updates from Senator Mike Simmons

Dear Neighbor,

It has been a really busy couple of weeks! In this newsletter edition, I am focusing on sharing updates from our district office, community Earth Day celebrations, events this weekend, and additional community resources.

I am particularly proud to share that a couple of weeks ago I received the Visionary Leadership Award for my work advancing transit and pedestrian safety legislation from Active Transportation Alliance at their Movers and Shakers Ball. Many thanks to Amy Rynell and the entire Active Transportation Alliance team for the honor. Most of all, thank you to everyone who has advocated for safer streets, better public transportation and environmentally responsible transit practices going forward. You can read my interview with Active Transportation Alliance about my passion for creating livable communities here.

I also had a great time meeting with community members at the Buena Park Neighbors Spring community meeting and look forward to being in the district more this summer!

In my next newsletter, you can expect to read about all my legislative updates, from transportation safety and accountability, expanding workers’ rights, to providing greater access to affordable housing and more.

I look forward to attending Earth Day events this weekend– see you there!

Sincerely,

Mike Simmons
State Senator | 7th District

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Legislative Updates from Senator Simmons

SPRINGFIELD– State Senator Mike Simmons provides legislative updates from his week in Springfield:

In Response to Horrific Yellow Line Crash, Simmons Advances Bill for Safer Passenger Rail Travel

SPRINGFIELD – To ensure everyone can use rail transportation with peace of mind, State Senator Mike Simmons advanced bipartisan legislation to make rail travel safer for residents in response to a Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line crash in his district in November of 2023.

“Rail accidents can be prevented if our rail transit systems are regularly implementing federal safety recommendations and keeping those up to date and viewable to the riding public,” said Simmons (D-Chicago). “I want rail transit riders to feel safe as they commute. As a regular rider of CTA myself, I know how important it is that riders have confidence that the rail system is reliable and will safely and smoothly get them to where they need to be.”

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Simmons Champions Worker’s Rights Bill to Extend Deadline to Seek Remedy for Workplace Human Rights Violations

SPRINGFIELD – To secure a border scope of accountability for protecting human rights, State Senator Mike Simmons advanced legislation to extend the deadline for filing human rights violations in the workplace and public accommodations.

“Extending the statute of limitations for filing civil rights violations is crucial for violations that are traumatizing,” said Simmons (D–Chicago). “It provides a path to relief for those who have been harmed.

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