Sen. Hutchinson: “Some Of Us Understand Who We Represent”
Angela Caputo – reporter/blogger for Progress Illinois
State Sen. Toi Hutchinson (D-Olympia Fields) is one lawmaker that supporters of a responsible state budget can count as an ally. During a press conference in Springfield today, Hutchinson stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the newly-formed group Women For A [...]

Last week, I was honored to pass landmark legislation out of the Criminal Law committee that grew out of an investigation by our Attorney General Lisa Madigan. SB3269 will make Illinois the first in the nation to mandate the submission of sexual assault evidence once it is collected from the victim at the hospital. I [...]

Legislation would provide oversight for youth programs
SPRINGFIELD | A bill authored by State Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D-Olympia Fields, to create standards for quality after-school programs across the state passed out of a senate committee Wednesday.
The proposed Afterschool Youth Development Program Act is designed to create accountability in currently existing afterschool programs and provide assistance to [...]

Happy New Year!  I am so ready for 2010!
2009 was a year marked with incredible transitions. I began my state senate career in the back drop of an historic national election, followed by a horrendous impeachment trial, coupled with a  state budget meltdown in the face of  world wide economic collapse. People lost jobs, families [...]

There has always been concern amongst law enforcement that  laws related to stalking weren’t strong enough.  With advancements in technology, stalkers are finding new ways to harass and intimidate victims.   Today, a stalker isn’t just the person following you a couple of paces behind and hiding in bushes or peeking in your window.
To give law [...]

From the Illinois Senate
Senator Toi Hutchinson
For Immediate Release:
August 27, 2009
Senator Hutchinson’s Office
Media Contact: Jillian Dykhoff 217.782.0085
Attorney General’s Office: Robyn Ziegler, 312.814.3118

GOVERNOR SIGNS MEASURE UPDATING ILLINOIS STALKING LAWS
Springfield, IL- A measure designed to give Illinois law enforcement
officials more tools to combat stalking was approved this week by
Governor Pat Quinn.
House Bill 2542, an initiative of Attorney General [...]