Shred and Share Event

• Events
• Deerfield

Join State Senator Julie Morrison and The Rotary Club of Deerfield for a Shred and Save Event, offering shredding services for personal documents (limit of two grocery-sized bags) and collecting new and gently used outerwear for the annual Coat Off Your Back project. 

The event will take place on Saturday, October 14 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Municipal Parking Lot in Deerfield (Deerfield Road & Rosemary Terrace, Deerfield, IL 60015).

Questions?

Please contact Senator Morrison's office in Deerfield at (847) 945-5200.

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Morrison plan would prohibit firearms in churches, places of worship

• Gun Safety
• Firearms
• SB 2231

SPRINGFIELD – Firearms would be prohibited on church grounds in Illinois under a plan introduced yesterday by State Senator Julie Morrison (D – Deerfield). 

“While Illinois law is very specific in where concealed firearms are prohibited, the law does not include churches or other places of worship,” Morrison said. “Most constituents I have talked with are shocked when they hear churches are not included on this list. Common sense dictates that guns have no purpose in places of worship.”

Under Morrison’s plan contained in Senate Bill 2231, concealed firearms would be prohibited on church property, including synagogues, temples, mosques or other places of worship.

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Bipartisan school funding reform passes Senate

• Education
• School Funding Reform
• SB 1947

State Senator Julie Morrison (D - Deerfield) released the following update this afternoon on the passage of school funding reform:

Yesterday afternoon, the Senate passed a plan that fundamentally changes the way Illinois funds its public schools. I acknowledge that this multifaceted proposal has elements I do not support, including the inclusion of a pilot tax credit program which will use public funds for private schooling. The underlying changes that were carried over from Senate Bill 1 into this bill, however, will move Illinois out of last place when it comes to our education funding system.

Specifically, Senate Bill 1947 does the following:

• Increases state funding to economically challenged districts while ensuring no district loses funding;
• Creates a bipartisan TIF task force to study the relationship between these districts and school funding;
• Creates a method for communities to reduce property taxes via referendum. This will create a vigorous discussion of local property taxes and the quality of our schools;
• Protects collective bargaining rights for teachers; and
• Maintains local control for drivers education and physical education classes.

This proposal will support struggling school districts like North Chicago School District 187, provide the opportunity for property tax relief for suburban homeowners and give school districts the stability and certainty they need.

Morrison’s plan to end municipal pension abuse signed into law

• Ethics
• SB 701
• Pensions

SPRINGFIELD – A plan passed by State Senator Julie Morrison (D – Deerfield) that would end the practice of local government officials using vehicle allowances to boost their future pension payments was signed into law on Friday by the governor.

“Taxpayers should not be expected to pay for an inflated pension for a mayor because they received a vehicle allowance,” Morrison said. “The practice of endlessly adding sweeteners to pension plans is one of the reasons so many pension funds are in poor fiscal health.”

While is it is not uncommon for local governmental officials to have access to taxpayer-purchased vehicles or receive vehicle allowances for use in conducting city business, several suburban officials have the ability of using their vehicle allowance perk to boost their pension payments when they retire.

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