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District Office Constituent Outreach Coordinator Office of Representative Terra Costa Howard Job Type: Full-Time Payroll/Contractual Reports to: Chief of Staff Location: Lombard, IL Date: 12/15/2022 Summary: The Constituent Outreach Coordinator assists the Representative with communications tasks and constituent outreachand services. This person must have the ability to thrive in a professional, fast-paced work environment, manage […]

LOMBARD – State Rep. Terra Costa Howard was presented with the Legislator of the Year Award by the Illinois Council for Exceptional Children (ICEC) at the organization’s Annual Fall Convention on Saturday, Nov. 5, in Naperville.  Rep. Costa Howard was recognized for her advocacy and legislative work with children and adults with special needs. She […]

State Rep. Terra Costa Howard to host Gun Safety Town Hall State Rep. Deb Conroy, law enforcement officials to address Glen Ellyn meeting LOMBARD – State Rep. Terra Costa Howard and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn will convene a Gun Safety Town Hall at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, to discuss gun […]

LOMBARD – State Rep. Terra Costa Howard proudly accepted the Illinois Education Association’s Friend of Education Award at an end-of-school celebration Tuesday evening. The celebration, held at Common Good Cocktail House in Glen Ellyn, honored Costa Howard’s successful effort to pass HB 12, which extends Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) coverage to teacher’s aides, cafeteria […]

Almost two years ago, I followed my conscience and led the call for Michael J. Madigan to resign as Speaker of the House and Chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois. At that time, he had not been charged with any crime, but I believed that the scandal surging around him demonstrated – at the […]

LOMBARD – State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, has filed a new bill, HB 4825, which would allow people with communication disabilities – including autism and deafness – to voluntarily include their health conditions on their vehicle registrations. “For people living with autism and deafness and other communications disabilities, a routine traffic stop can […]

LOMBARD – State Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen Ellyn, today introduced HB4699, which will make it possible for a person who wants to relinquish a newborn baby to call 911 and ask for a first responder to take the infant to safety, with no questions asked. The new bill would amend Illinois’ Abandoned Newborn Infant […]

Costa Howard-hosted flu/COVID vaccination clinic helps local residents protect themselves from illness LOMBARD – State Rep. Terra Costa Howard co-hosted a flu shot/COVID-19 booster vaccination clinic that helped more than 80 local residents protect themselves from illness. “We were overwhelmed – in a good way – by the public response,” Costa Howard said. “In fact, […]