SPRINGFIELD — State Senator Adriane Johnson is spearheading legislation to expand continuing education opportunities for health care professionals by allowing coursework on perimenopause and menopause to count toward Illinois’ required implicit bias awareness training.

“Women’s health — particularly during perimenopause and menopause — has too often been overlooked or dismissed,” said Johnson (D-Buffalo Grove).

BUFFALO GROVE – Lake County communities will see more than $1.1 million in new investments to improve local parks and outdoor recreation spaces through the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant program, thanks to strong support from State Senator Adriane Johnson.

“Parks and open spaces are essential to the health, well-being and quality of life of our communities,” said Johnson (D-Buffalo Grove). “These investments will help ensure residents of all ages and abilities can safely access and enjoy Lake County’s natural and recreational assets.”

WAUKEGAN — State Senator Adriane Johnson (D-Buffalo Grove) released the following statement:

“The news that Vista Hospital will no longer have emergency OB-GYN care is yet another blow to our community. The failed leadership of the previous Vista heads has left the current CEO in an impossible situation to save our hospital. It never should have come to this.

BUFFALO GROVE – State Senator Adriane Johnson announced that 12 school districts across the 30^th District will receive over $8 million in evidence-based funding, in addition to the base funding that the state provides.

“We have to make investments into our schools to ensure our students have the best educational opportunities available,” said Johnson (D-Buffalo Grove). “With evidence-based funding, we can identify the school districts that need more funding and direct resources toward educators and institutions that need and deserve assistance.”

The funding comes from the 2017 Illinois Senate Democrat-backed evidence-based funding formula — an overhaul of the way the state funds K-12 education. The law made school funding more equitable by calculating the needs of individual school districts and basing state revenue on those needs. The formula takes into account a district’s total enrollment, poverty rate and number of special education or English language learners, among other factors.