Senator DeWitte Hosts “Snack Drive” for Young Child Week in Illinois
As a reminder, I am hosting a healthy snack drive this week to help feed hungry children right here in the 33rd District. During Young Child Week April 5-11, I hope you’ll participate in my snack donation drive to benefit local kids in need. Snacks can be dropped off at either of my legislative offices.
DeWitte West Dundee Office: 641 S. 8th Street, West Dundee
DeWitte St. Charles Office: 406 Surrey Woods Drive, Suite A, St. Charles
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Outreach Calendar Coming Together for 33rd District
My outreach calendar for 2025 is coming together nicely. Please mark your calendars now for these upcoming events in the 33rd District:
- April 4-11: Well Child Healthy Snack Drive
- May 10: Pet Adoption Fair
- May 16: Prescription Drug Drop-Off Event
- June 28: Document Shredding Event
- August 19: ICASH Unclaimed Property Event
- September 4: Senior Fair in Carpentersville
- September 16 or TBA: Senior Fair in St. Charles
- October 14: Senior Fair in Crystal Lake
Information about these events will be shared in future newsletters. Additional events will be added, and you can always check the Events page on my website for an up-to-date list of upcoming events.
Senate Republicans Sponsor Legislation to Combat Human Trafficking
Senate Republicans are working to close loopholes and strengthen Illinois law to ensure that traffickers and those who exploit others — especially children — face real consequences.
Senate Bill 267 would require individuals who force others into sex work or exploit them for pornography to register as sex offenders. I am a proud Chief Co-Sponsor of this bill.
Under current law, those who traffic children or coerce adults into sex work are not automatically required to register. SB 267 closes that loophole and ensures the people behind the scenes — the traffickers and facilitators — are held fully accountable for their actions and prevented from reoffending.
DeWitte Presents Senate Bill 253 in the Revenue Committee
Illinois currently has laws on the books that provide sales tax breaks to individuals with disabilities who purchase a vehicle and have that vehicle modified to accommodate their disability. Unfortunately, those laws are not as clear as they could be. There is some ambiguity. Senate Bill 253 amends the various sales tax acts in Illinois to clarify the exemption provision that already exists. I am the chief sponsor of this bill and last week I presented it before the Senate Revenue Committee, where it received unanimous approval.
Under the sales tax acts currently, the law allows “modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering it usable by a person with a disability” to be taxed at the lower sales tax rate of 1% but there is some ambiguity as to when that lower sales tax rate applies. SB 253 will remove that ambiguity and make clear that regardless of when a person with a disability modifies and purchases their vehicle, the lower sales tax rate will apply.
Click here to view some of the committee coverage.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month — a time to raise awareness and promote efforts to keep children safe. This year’s theme, Powered by Hope, Strengthened by Prevention, emphasizes the importance of supporting families and communities to stop abuse before it happens.
Strong communities are essential to protecting children by ensuring families have access to vital resources like counseling, mental health services, and family advocacy programs.
Throughout April, awareness events will take place across Illinois, including press conferences, pinwheel plantings, and art exhibits featuring work by children in care.