SPRINGFIELD — Following the 2016 election, Terra Costa Howard felt it was time for more women to have a voice at both the state and federal levels of government.“I was frustrated I didn’t have a voice,” Howard said. “I think having a voice from a woman’s perspective will give us an opportunity to change things.”Howard, who has owned a law firm in Glen Ellyn for more than 15 years, set her sights on the 48th District seat held by Rep. Peter C. Breen, a Lombard Republican.Though …