AARP Illinois

As the Chicago City Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy meets with ComEd leadership today to negotiate a new franchise agreement, AARP Illinois urges the City Council to demand ratepayer affordability, transparency and ethics reform in any agreements made with the utility.

All throughout the 2021 Spring regular legislative session, AARP Illinois fought hard on issues important for its 1.7 millions members and older adults in Illinois.

On behalf of our 1.7 million members and all older adults across the state, AARP Illinois commends legislators for passing a sweeping array of bills and reforms that will improve the lives of those 50+.

Residents in nursing homes across the state who have not been able to connect with their loved ones or join religious events during the COVID-19 pandemic must now be given a virtual visitation option after new legislation passed Saturday.

After the Illinois General Assembly failed to pass a utility reform bill during the regular Spring legislative session, and as negotiations continue, AARP Illinois issued the following statement from State Director Bob Gallo.

Insufficient retirement income is one of many economic and health challenges detailed in “Disrupt Disparities,” a report from AARP Illinois that recommends specific legislative, policy and other changes to reduce these inequities.

On behalf of AARP Illinois’ 1.7 million members and the state’s 50-plus population, we stand in strong opposition to any additional public funding for the for-profit nursing home industry unless there are substantial accountability reforms from the industry and expansive improvements to the status quo of care for nursing home residents tied to such funds.

State lawmakers pass Secure Choice program expansion in bipartisan vote

With just days left of legislative session for Illinois lawmakers, AARP Illinois is fighting hard on behalf of its 1.7 million members on issues important for older adults.

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday unveiled the Consumers and Climate First Act, an energy bill that both sets ambitious clean energy goals and highlights much-needed utility ethics and accountability reform.