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Measure to Protect Craft Brewers becomes Law

trotter-030811br0665-053111-75x75SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Senator Donne E. Trotter (D-Chicago) passed legislation out of the General Assembly to allow smaller brewers to distribute their own products throughout Illinois, in limited qualities. Thursday Governor Pat Quinn signed this measure, Senate Bill 754, into law.

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Trotter Passes Bill to launch Leucadia Project

Creates Illinois Jobs and Expands the Clean Energy Industry

trotter-030811br0665-053111-75x75SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Senator Donne Trotter (D-Chicago) passed legislation out of the General Assembly Tuesday to green light the Leucadia Project. Governor Pat Quinn vetoed the initial legislation for this project on March 14. Senate Bill 1533 addresses the consumer protection concerns the governor had and it authorizes the creation Leucadia Clean Coal Energy Facility in southeast Chicago on the Calumet River.

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Trotter Passes Bill to Protect Craft Brewers in Illinois

trotter-75x75SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Senator Donne E. Trotter (D-Chicago) passed legislation out of State Senate to allow smaller brewers to distribute their own products in Illinois, in limited qualities. Senate Bill 754 passed out of Senate on Tuesday with bi-partisan support.
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Trotter Responds to Governor’s veto of the Leucadia Project

Springfield, IL Governor Pat Quinn vetoed Senate Bill 3388 on March 14, which would have created the Leucadia Clean Coal Energy Facility in southeast Chicago on the Calumet River.

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Senator Trotter discusses budget plan (AUDIO)

Illinois State Sen. Donne Trotter talks with reporters Monday night about the cost control provisions and politics of a budget balancing deal trying to be assembled at the Capitol. Trotter is the Senate Democrats' point person on budgeting issues.

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Trotter bill limits Seniors Ride Free program to low-income seniors

Illinois State Senator Donne E. Trotter pushes for limits on free rides program to low-income seniors to save the state millions of dollars

SPRINGFIELD, IL Illinois State Senator Donne E. Trotter (D-Chicago) advanced a measure earlier tonight that will limit the state’s free rides for seniors program a service that has cost the state millions of dollars since it was started less than three years ago.

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Majority Caucus Chair Donne E. Trotter


17th District
Majority Caucus Chair

Years served:
1988 - 1993 (House); 1993 - Present (Senate)

Committee assignments: Committee of the Whole; Appropriations I (Chairperson); Appropriations II; Pensions and Investments; Energy; Deficit Reduction (Co-Chairperson); Subcommittee on Pension Reform.

Biography: Senior hospital administrator; born Jan. 30, 1950, in Cairo; B.A., Chicago State University; M.J., Loyola University School of Law; married (wife, Rose), has four children.