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Sen. Durbin Delivers Virtual Commencement Address For Class Of 2020

May 26 2020 at 9:05 AM

SPRINGFIELD – Today, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) delivered a virtual commencement address...

Duckworth Honors Fallen Servicemembers In Memorial Day Video Message

May 26 2020 at 9:02 AM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) paid tribute to those...

Gov. Pritzker Issues Statement on Passage of Gaming Legislation

May 25 2020 at 7:46 AM

SPRINGFIELD — Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement after Senate Bill 516 passed...

Duckworth, Warren, Markey and Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Prepare for Simultaneous Peaks of 2020 Flu Season, COVID-19 Outbreak

May 22 2020 at 4:56 PM

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA),...

Duckworth, Booker Urge Senate Leadership to Include Resources for Communities Plagued by Gun Violence in Next COVID-19 Relief Package

May 22 2020 at 4:41 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today called o...

Duckworth to Trump: Reinstate Independent Civil Servant as Department of Transportation Acting Inspector General Immediately

May 22 2020 at 4:40 PM

WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate’s...

Gov. Pritzker Statement on Passage of SB1863, Expanding Vote by Mail

May 22 2020 at 4:39 PM

Springfield, Ill. — Gov. Pritzker issued the following statement on the passage of Senate Bill...

Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Impact With Aarp Illinois State President

May 22 2020 at 8:47 AM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke by phone with AARP Illinois State President...

Duckworth, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Allow Servicemembers Time to Grieve Deceased Children

May 22 2020 at 8:45 AM

WASHINGTON, DC – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the U.S. Senate...

Raoul Urges Congress To Fund Broadband: Access Critical for Those Studying, Working, Seeking Healthcare During Pandemic

May 21 2020 at 4:00 PM

CHICAGO – Kwame Raoul today joined 38 attorneys general in urging Congress to take action to...

IDES Processes More Than 1.2 Million Claims in Last Eleven Weeks

May 21 2020 at 12:54 PM

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) today released new statewide...

Illinois Conservation Foundation Announces Recipients of 2020 Conservation Achievement Scholarships

May 21 2020 at 10:20 AM

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) has announced the selections of...

State of Illinois Announces Illinois Connected Communities Grants to Assist Communities with Expanding Broadband Access and Use

May 21 2020 at 10:17 AM

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Office of Broadband...

Illinois Health Facilities Required To Allow Support Persons For People With Disabilities

May 21 2020 at 10:16 AM

CHICAGO/SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released new guidance to...

L&C to Distribute $1 Million in CARES Act Funding to Students Affected by COVID-19

May 21 2020 at 10:13 AM

GODFREY – The Lewis and Clark Community College Board, on Tuesday, approved a distribution pla...

Bourne: “Increasing Taxes on our Small Businesses is the Last Thing We Should be Doing Right Now”

May 21 2020 at 10:10 AM

MORRISONVILLE— With Illinois small businesses reeling from the loss of revenue tied to the COVID-19...

Crowe Stands Up for Illinois Small Businesses

May 21 2020 at 10:02 AM

SPRINGFIELD – After echoing constituent’s concerns about the Illinois Department of Public...

Duckworth and Blunt Rochester Lead Colleagues in Calling on EPA to Ensure Air Monitoring Continues During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 21 2020 at 9:56 AM

WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), chair and co-founder of the U.S. Senate...

Duckworth Presses Head of EPA on Rollback of Pollution Protections During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 21 2020 at 9:53 AM

– U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, co-founder of the Senate’s first-ever Environmental Justice...

Duckworth Introduces Legislation to Make Sure National Guard Troops Activated In Response to COVID-19 Receive Full Benefits During the Public Health E

May 21 2020 at 9:51 AM