CHICAGO – State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) supported a new law that will radically transform the state’s education system, starting with a more inclusive history curriculum.

“I am happy that yet another piece of the Black Caucus agenda has been signed into law,” Hunter said. “My colleagues worked long and hard to come up with a plan that would help dismantle the institutional racism in our state – and education will be a large component of that.”

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On Monday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. Senator Mattie Hunter will host a virtual town hall on the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ agenda to eradicate racism. Senator Hunter will breakdown the Healthcare and Human Services Pillar, and will be joined by Senator Elgie Sims, Jr., who will speak on the Criminal Justice Pillar, and Senator Christopher Belt, who will discuss the Economic Pillar.

Tune in on Senator Hunter's Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorMattieHunter

If you have questions about any legislation that is a part of the ILBC Pillar Agenda, please submit them here.

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) introduced legislation that would require the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish a Medicaid Technical Assistance Center.

“Billing and insurance isn’t always a simple process, but it should be,” Hunter said. “The state could benefit from a more established system, so that Medicaid and other managed care organizations are billing properly.”

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CHICAGO – State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) is mourning the death of Rev. Otis Anderson of the Cathedral Missionary Baptist Church, who passed away late last month at the age of 87.

“Rev. Anderson was a strong tower of God and a blessing to all who knew him,” Hunter said. “He always had a strong, abiding faith in God, and that faith was demonstrated in the way he seized each day and lived life to its fullest. He loved his church and church community more than life itself. Even during times of physical difficulty, Rev. Anderson kept his focus and did not complain.”

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