Senator Laura Ellman's Senior Resource Fair

You’re invited to a free Senior Resource Fair this Saturday, April 13 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Windsor Park, 124 Windsor Park Drive, Carol Stream.

This event will bring together representatives from local organizations and state agencies to answer your questions, provide information about services and programs available for seniors and offer helpful financial advice and information to protect yourself from fraud and exploitation.

Among the highlights:
• At 10 a.m., representatives from Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office will present a Silver Beat seminar with information on how to avoid financial exploitation, fraud and scams
• Get answers to your financial questions and receive free one-on-one financial advice from a certified financial planner
• Learn about programs and services available through DuPage Senior Services, the Illinois Department on Aging and the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs
• Find out if you have unclaimed property or cash with the Illinois State Treasurer’s office

The Senior Resource Fair is free to attend and open to the public.

Please share this information with friends, family and neighbors who would benefit from having all of these services available in one location.

If you have any questions about this event, call Senator Ellman's office at (630) 453-5488.

Ellman pushes to expand community college apprenticeship programs

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Laura Ellman (D-Naperville) passed a measure out of the Illinois Senate that would increase access to community college apprenticeships and develop apprenticeship programs in new, non-traditional sectors.

“Education is economic development,” Ellman said. “When workers have the training they need for good jobs and businesses are able to find qualified talent to fill positions, everyone is better off.”

Fifty-three percent of Illinois jobs require more than a high school degree but less than a four-year college degree, yet only 43 percent of Illinois workers are trained at that level.

“Expanding access to apprenticeship programs and creating apprenticeships in new sectors will help ensure Illinois workers are trained for jobs of the future and ensure businesses aren’t struggling to find qualified employees,” Ellman said. “Funding education and apprenticeship programs is an investment in our future.”

Senate Bill 2122 would create a grant program to allow for the funding of apprenticeships at each of the 48 community colleges, allow for the recruitment of new partnerships across traditional apprenticeship fields and emerging fields and provide community colleges the resources to engage in curriculum development, oversight and evaluation.

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Ellman: Budget proposal provides stability to our state, increases investments in education

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Laura Ellman (D-Naperville) released the following statement in response to Gov. Pritzker’s budget address:

“The plan laid out by the governor today appears to put us on a path toward a responsible budget,” Ellman said. “We need a budget that provides fiscal stability, allows for our state to grow, and gives citizens and businesses confidence in sticking with Illinois. With increased investments in our public schools and our colleges and universities and responsible solutions for paying off our debts, this budget does just that.”

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