WESTMONT — State Senator Suzy Glowiak Hilton announced that Glendale Heights will receive a total of $250,000 through Illinois’ Safe Routes to School program to improve pedestrian safety and expand opportunities for children and families to safely walk and bike in their communities.

“One of our top priorities should always be to make sure our children can get to and from school safely,” said Glowiak Hilton (D-Western Springs). “I worked to help secure these investments so students and families can have greater peace of mind every day.”

The funding is part of $12 million in statewide grants announced by the Illinois Department of Transportation through the Glowiak Hilton-supported Safe Routes to School program, which supports projects that make traveling to school safer and more accessible for students and families.

SPRINGFIELD — State Senator Suzy Glowiak Hilton is leading a measure through the Senate to ensure law enforcement officers and firefighters can park their work vehicles at home without being subjected to homeowners' or condominium association restrictions.

"There's no reason officers and firefighters should have issues when parking a work vehicle at their home," said Glowiak Hilton (D-Western Springs). "This is a common-sense piece of legislation that removes unreasonable restrictions for our first responders."

House Bill 67 would prohibit an HOA from designating a marked law enforcement vehicle assigned to an officer or a marked firefighter vehicle assigned to a firefighter as a commercial vehicle.

SPRINGFIELD — State Senator Suzy Glowiak Hilton is leading a measure to crackdown on elder abuse by expanding the offense of criminal abuse or neglect of a senior or disabled person by a caregiver to include people who voluntarily care for a disabled person or senior.

“Abuse, neglect and exploitation toward seniors happen too frequently,” said Glowiak Hilton (D-Western Springs). “Protecting our seniors means protecting our values. The people who harm seniors must be held accountable.”

House Bill 4676 would expand the offense of criminal abuse or neglect of a senior or disabled person by a caregiver to include people who voluntarily assume care of a disabled or elderly person. The bill would expand criminal abuse or neglect to include acts that create the substantial likelihood that the person's life will be endangered, health will be injured, or pre-existing physical or mental condition will deteriorate, and if the person fails to perform acts that are necessary to maintain or preserve the life or health of the person.

SPRINGFIELD — In an effort to keep students safe, State Senator Suzy Glowiak Hilton is leading a measure to include railroad safety information in student handbooks.

“Student safety has to be at the forefront of our priorities,” said Glowiak Hilton (D-Western Springs). “Our residents have expressed concern about schools near railroads and ensuring students understand the protocols in place to keep them safe.”

House Bill 3743 would require all K-12 public schools to include railroad safety information in its student handbook. A school may opt out of this requirement if the school board determines that railroad safety is covered in the school's curriculum.