Illinois State Senator Mary Edly-Allen

Transparency in faculty workload reporting at colleges and universities to increase under Edly-Allen law

Details: Category: Press Releases; Tuesday, August 04, 2026 07:51 AM

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SPRINGFIELD – Nationally, more than 70% of college faculty are now non-tenure-track instructors, highlighting growing concerns about workload balance and employment conditions in higher education, leading State Senator Mary Edly-Allen to spearhead a new law that will require annual reporting on faculty teaching loads.

“Students and educators alike benefit from transparency in our higher education system,” said Edly-Allen (D-Grayslake), who chairs the Senate Higher Education Committee. “Providing clear data about faculty teaching loads helps ensure institutions are supporting educators appropriately and maintaining strong academic programs for students.”

Edly-Allen law to strengthen protections for seniors and individuals with disabilities receiving home care services

Details: Category: Press Releases; Tuesday, August 04, 2026 07:48 AM

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SPRINGFIELD – According to the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, three million Americans - one in four adults - are providing ongoing care for older adults, people with serious illnesses, or those with disabilities. To help protect some of Illinois’ most vulnerable residents, State Senator Mary Edly-Allen advanced a new law to ensure assisted living and community-based care facilities only refer residents to licensed home service providers.

“When families are searching for care for a loved one, they should be able to trust that referrals from a care facility meet Illinois’ licensing and safety standards,” said Edly-Allen (D-Grayslake). “This law helps ensure residents and their families receive accurate information and are connected with providers who have met the state’s requirements.”

Edly-Allen, Faver Dias lead push for stronger data center protections

Details: Category: Press Releases; Monday, August 03, 2026 10:30 AM

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GRAYSLAKE – As residents continue raising questions about the proposed hyperscale data center campus planned for Grayslake, State Senator Mary Edly-Allen and State Representative Laura Faver Dias are leading the push to establish statewide protections that would ensure Illinois communities, consumers and natural resources are protected as large-scale data center development continues.

To accomplish that, the lawmakers are urging the Illinois General Assembly to pass the Illinois POWER Act (House Bill 5513), legislation that would establish the state’s first comprehensive guardrails for hyperscale data centers and would require greater transparency around electricity and water consumption, prevent residential customers and small businesses from paying for electric infrastructure built primarily to serve hyperscale data centers, and require large facilities to plan for new clean energy resources or reduce electricity demand when the electric grid is under strain. Together, these protections would help ensure Illinois remains competitive for technology investment while preventing local communities and ratepayers from shouldering unnecessary costs.

Edly-Allen law to expand reverse transfer opportunities

Details: Category: Press Releases; Friday, July 31, 2026 02:15 PM

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SPRINGFIELD – Nearly one-in-10 Americans have an associate’s degree as their highest-level education attainment. To make higher education more accessible, Senate Higher Education Committee Chair State Senator Mary Edly-Allen advanced a new law to help more students earn their associate degrees by making it easier to transfer credits back to community colleges at no cost.

“Whether a student’s path takes them from a community college to a university or back again, our higher education system should work for them every step of the way,” said Edly-Allen (D-Grayslake). “By simplifying this process and eliminating fees, we are helping more students cross the finish line.”

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