Grundy Reporter

Illinois Sen. Sue Rezin visited Northern Illinois University on April 5, and she discussed some of the state's initiatives to encourage higher education.

"It was an honor to be at Northern Illinois University to discuss the importance of improving and investing in our state’s public universities," she wrote on Facebook. "It’s vital for our state’s overall future that we ensure our public universities have the necessary means to remain competitive and provide more Illinois students with opportunities to attend our fine universities. I look forward to working with the Administration as we commit to achieving this goal."

Northern Illinois University President Lisa Freeman also took to Facebook to talk about the event. "Today I had the pleasure of hosting Governor JB Pritzker, State Senator Sue Rezin, State Representative Lance Yednock, State Representative Jeff Keicher, and City of DeKalb, Illinois Mayor Cohen Barnes to talk about the state’s investment in higher education," she wrote. "Thank you, Governor Pritzker, for your administration’s commitment to public higher education. And, thank you to NIU student Brittany Hernandez who shared the ways MAP grants and earning a degree can be life-changing."

In addition to the NIU visit, Rezin also joined her colleagues on April 6 to address the high cost of living in Illinois. Republicans held a press conference to discuss a variety of bills that would give parents tax credits of up to 25% of their federal tax credit for each qualifying child, a measure that would make the sales tax exemption on groceries and prescription medications permanent, according to Rezin's website.

"These solutions present an opportunity to provide much-needed, permanent relief to Illinoisans who often have to choose between buying groceries or paying their utility bills," she wrote in the report.

Rezin (R-38) was first elected to serve the district in 2010, currently serving as Minority Spokesperson for the Senate Early Childhood Education Committee as well as being a member of the Senate Executive, Education, Energy and Public Utilities, and Health and Human Services committees. She also serves as a member of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, her biography stated.