SPRINGFIELD. State Senator Terry Link (D-Waukegan) passed legislation out of committee this week (House Bill 3531) that bans smoking tobacco in any area of a day care center.

According to the Federal Government there are not levels of exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke considered “safe”. In fact, second-hand smoke is the cause of hundreds of thousands of respiratory infections in children under 18 months every year.

“We have to protect our children, especially those in the earliest stages of their lives. Responsible adults choose the habits of their preference, but this cannot be above the rights of children to enjoy a healthy environment in a child care facility”, said Senator Link.

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Waukegan.- State Senator Terry Link visited the Cool Ministries Food Bank in Downtown Waukegan. Diane Thackston, Executive Director of Cool Ministries, guided the senator throughout the facilities and showed the work they do in the North Shore area.

Cool Ministries has been operating for over 32 years and, currently, it feeds 7,000 people each month. “I dearly remember my humble beginnings when I had the fortune to have a simple meal before going to school. As a state senator, I work hard to make sure that our children and their parents will not go to school or to work with an empty stomach,” said Link.

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State Senator Terry Link attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the College of Lake County’s new Science and Engineering Building on the Grayslake campus. “It’s real easy to support a facility like the College of Lake County, in my mind the finest community college in the state of Illinois,” said Senator Link.
 
The new facility is the first part of a broader $163 million plan aimed to upgrade facilities at CLC. The new building will have a three-story 41,900 and 25,00 square feet of renovated existing space.
 
Senator Terry Link has been an active supporter of the project, helping secure the support of key leaders in the legislature.

SPRINGFIELD.— State Senator Terry Link (D-Waukegan) released the following statements after the State of the State address.

“Campaign rhetoric works to win elections, but it doesn’t offer answers on how Illinois should overcome the problems we face. I expect Governor Rauner to evolve his approach from a campaign-mode speech to a responsible party that offers viable solutions.”

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