SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Bill Cunningham met with local students on Tuesday to have a conversation about technical education and professional development in Illinois.

Students from Community High School District 218 in Oak Lawn came to Springfield for the Illinois Association of Career and Technical Education’s Showcase Day, on which students from around the state demonstrate their skills and respond to education and workforce issues in Illinois.

“It’s inspiring to see so many students taking an interest in technical education and being engaged in the related issues that come before the Illinois State Senate,” said Cunningham, a Democrat who represents portions of Chicago and the southwest suburbs.

“I have long been an advocate for providing our students with ample opportunities no matter what type of education they wish to pursue and look forward to continuing to promote career and technical education in Springfield.”

Senator Cunningham represents portions of Worth, Orland and Palos Townships in the southwest suburbs and the neighborhoods of Mt. Greenwood, Beverly, Morgan Park and Auburn-Gresham in Chicago.