CHICAGO – State Senator Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago), State Rep. John D’Amico (D-Chicago), Commissioner Bridget Degnen and Alderperson Samantha Nugent are partnering to bring a remote COVID testing site to Northeastern Illinois University this Tuesday and Wednesday.

“We are facing an unprecedented public health crisis that has tragically impacted numerous families in our community and has exhausted our frontline workers,” Villivalam said. “Even though there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel, we must stay vigilant. I encourage everyone to get tested at NEIU these next two days. No symptoms, insurance or appointments are required.”

State Senators Ram Villivalam and Robert Martwick recently held a Facebook LIVE event alongside public health experts. Susan Reisberg, a Nursing Supervisor at Skokie Health Department and Evonda Thomas-Smith, Assistant Director at Illinois Department of Public Health, joined the senators to talk about the novel Coronavirus and took questions from viewers submitted online. The event has now been viewed by over 12,000 people.

You can watch the full the video at Facebook.com/RobertMartwick.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Firearms Restraining Order Information Session. A fantastic panel of experts, Speak for Safety and People for a Safer Society partnered with our office to put this event together. For those who could not attend, below you will find all of the resources handed out as well as a link to our Facebook Live stream of the session.

Event Resources:

Information Session Facebook Live Stream

The Firearm Restraining Order (Presentation)

The Firearm Restraining Order (Brochure)

Types of Protective Orders

Firearm Restraining Order FAQ

Órdenes de Restricción de Armas de Fuego