Congratulations to Danville Area Community College’s newly-elected Student Trustee, DeCarlo Flagg!

CHAMPAIGN – State Senator Paul Faraci and State Representative Carol Ammons will be hosting a Mobile DMV event to give the community a one-stop shop to quickly renew their driver’s license or license plate stickers.

“Mobile DMV events are extremely convenient for our residents,” said Faraci (D-Champaign). “By hosting this event, Representative Ammons and I are ensuring that community members have easy and efficient access to essential resources.”

The event will take place Friday, Aug. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Urbana City Building located at 400 S. Vine St. Services being offered include renewal or correction of driver’s licenses, issuing, renewal or correction of a State ID, renewal of license plate stickers and more.

For more information, contact Senator Faraci at 217-355-5252 or visit SenatorFaraci.com.

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Paul Faraci’s legislation to expand university admissions opportunities to community college transfer students who meet certain academic requirements was signed into law.

“This will give community college students a clear path on how to secure their admission into four-year Illinois colleges,” said Faraci (D-Champaign). “We’re giving more students across our state the chance to stay in Illinois for higher education.”

Under the new law, Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University and Western Illinois University will create a four-year admissions program that admits community college transfer students each semester, beginning with the 2024-2025 academic school year.

The new program would guarantee university admission to all applicants who have enrolled at an Illinois community college after graduating from an Illinois high school, have earned a minimum of 36 graded, transferable semester hours at the time of application to the university, have attained a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in all completed transferable coursework, and have satisfied the university’s English language proficiency requirement.

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Paul Faraci sponsored a measure that expands access to overdose prevention supplies for providers enrolled in the Illinois Department of Human Service’s Substance Use Prevention and Recovery Division Drug Overdose Prevention Team.

“We need to throw the book at the ongoing opioid crisis, because something needs to change,” said Faraci (D-Champaign). “Even a change that seems small is a step in the right direction. The opioid epidemic has destroyed families all across central Illinois and the country, and we need to start taking it seriously."

Currently, only pharmacists, physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants or their designees are authorized to dispense adulterant testing supplies. Faraci’s law also allows trained overdose responders for an organization enrolled in the Drug Overdose Prevention Program administered by IDHS to dispense drug adulterant testing supplies.