Women's Resources
Illinois and our local city, township, and county municipalities provide a number of resources for women. Please contact the below organizations directly for more details on their services, and feel free to contact us if you we can help you navigate any of these resources.
If you know of any other resources we should add, please let us know us know by contacting us at info@RepYangRohr.com.
Domestic Violence
To get help with a domestic violence situation, you can call the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline
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(877) 863-6338 (Chicago area)
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(877) 863-6339 (TTY)
The City of Naperville website (www.naperville.il.us/services/naperville-police-department/community-education-and-crime-prevention/domestic-violence-resources) has more information and a variety of other resources listed, from shelters to advocates.
Equal Pay
Visit www.equalpayillinois.org to learn more about your rights, how to advocate for yourself, and other tips, not limited to equal pay.
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To learn more about the Equal Pay Act, visit this website: www.eeoc.gov/equal-paycompensation-discrimination​
Pregnancy All-Options Talkline
If you are pregnant and want to discuss all of your options this hotline provides volunteer peer-counselors to discuss pregnancy, parenting, adoption and abortion. The hotline number is: 1-888-493-0092
You can also visit their website: www.all-options.org/find-support/talkline
Will County Community Health Center
This health center provides women's healthcare services to Will Country residents. It accepts Medicaid and has discounts for the uninsured. Find out more here: www.willcountyhealth.org/womens-health
Childcare Assistance
Here are a few links to various services that offer help with childcare, through financial assistance and helping find quality childcare.
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood provides a variety of healthcare services, such as reproductive and sexual health. To make an appointment or learn more, please visit their website: www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/illinois/aurora/60504/aurora-health-center-3483-90430
Baby Safe Haven Law
There are many new parents who feel they cannot take care of their child and that there is nowhere to turn. They relinquish their unharmed infants (under 30 days old) to staff in safe havens while remaining anonymous and avoiding civil or criminal liability.
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To learn more, visit this link which has further information on the program.
Women-related Legislative Highlights
Legislation from 41st District
104th General Assembly
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HB1424 Film tax credit for women in STEM
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HB2517 Health care professionals are required to complete implicit bias awareness training including training on potential maternal health risk factors for marginalized racial or ethnic groups
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HB3028 Includes computer-generated images or videos, whether made, produced, or altered by electronic, mechanical, or other means as a compromising image
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HB3030 Removal of Unlawful Publications of Obscene and Harmful Depictions On Social Media Platforms
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HB3037 Right to Play Act
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HB3327 Requires hospitals to provide information for the Early Intervention program to any parent or legal guardian whose child is admitted to the neonatal intensive care department.
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HB3851 Cyberbullying deepfake regulation for schools
Previous General Assemblies​
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SB2682 Women in Technology Task Force
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SB3547 Makes changes concerning the contents of a standardized written summary published by the Department of Public Health outlining methods for the early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer
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HB1066 A member may attend a meeting by other means if restricted by childcare obligations
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HB4421 Insurers shall not require a mammography as a precondition to breast tomosynthesis
Legislation Passed Into Law
To view the legislative highlights of a specific year, please click on the associated year below.
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HB2682 Implementing federal provisions to waive TANF work and self-sufficiency requirements and provide crisis assistance funds for victims of domestic or sexual violence
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HB2774 Creation of a telephone number for public access information and referral for domestic violence services
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HB2907 Gives a parent involved with the Illinois child welfare system has specified rights
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HB3637 Protection of access to mifepristone and other drugs
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HR170 Recognizing Equal Pay Day to educate about the pay gap that women face in society and the workforce
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SB212 Requires employers to provide paid break time to an employee who needs to to express breast milk for her nursing infant child.
