Illinois State News

New Report Details Vision for a Just Pretrial System in Illinois in Response to Pritzker’s Commitment to Ending Money Bond

SPRINGFIELD - On January 22, 2020, the Coalition to End Money Bond is releasing a new report detailing...

Applications Now Being Accepted From Small Non-Profits For Treasurer Frerichs’ Charitable Trust Grant Program

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today encouraged small non-profit organizations...

Attorney General Raoul Opposes Effort To Prevent SEC From Requiring Fraudulent Actors To Return Profits

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, leading a bipartisan coalition of 24 attorneys general,...

Durbin, Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Hold E-cigarette Companies Accountable For The Youth Vaping Crisis

WASHINGTON – This week, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH),...

Duckworth, Durbin Announce $1 Million to Modernize Illinois’s Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced $1,000,000...

Gov. Pritzker Releases Design Funding for $83 Million State-of-the-Art Communications Building at SIUC

SPRINGFIELD - Surrounded by stakeholders and SIU-C faculty and students, Governor JB Pritzker announced...

Gov. Pritzker Announces Five Appointments to Illinois State Boards

SPRINGFIELD - Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced...

Illinois State Police Issue 281 Move Over (Scott’s) Law Citations During “Operation Lambert”

Springfield – Illinois State Police (ISP) announced the results of the special enforcement memorial...

Durbin Statement On Senator Mcconnell’s Impeachment Trial Resolution

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today gave the following remarks a...

Stuart To Host Coffee Event in Caseyville

CASEYVILLE, Ill . - State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, will host a “Coffee with Katie”...

Illinois Education Association to Represent Wood Dale Teacher Denied Birth Leave Before Illinois Supreme Court

SPRINGFIELD – On Wed., Jan. 22, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Margaret...

Illinois Policy Institute: Majority of Public Workers Draw at Least $1 Million During Retirement from Pension Plans

CHICAGO – Illinois’ pension debt is the worst in the nation, a problem compounded by the...

Great to See Growing Support to End Legislator Pay Loophole

SPRINGFIELD - At the start of the spring session in January of 2019, I filed House Bill 818. It was...

Three Dead in Fatal Two-Vehicle Head-On Collision Sunday Morning in Pope County

There were 3 fatalities in a two-vehicle head-on collision that took place Sunday, January 19th at...

21-Year-Old Dies in Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash Early Saturday in Union County

A 21-year-old driver died in a single-vehicle car crash at 1:23 a.m. on Saturday, January 18th on Rout...

Gov. Pritzker Statement on Senate President Election

On behalf of the people of Illinois, I congratulate Senator Don Harmon on being elected to serve as...

Duckworth Statement on Amtrak Attempting to Charge a Group of Passengers with Disabilities $25,000 for a Single Ride

– U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation...

Congressman Provides Tips About Scams Regarding Social Security

Are you getting suspicious calls from people claiming that they work for the Social Security Administration...

Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation Eliminating Driver’s License Suspension as Penalty for Non-Moving Violations

Chicago – Governor JB Pritzker today signed the License to Work Act, which eliminates driver’s...

Bristow Introduces Legislation to Close Legislative Pay Loophole

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to recent, high-profile reports of politicians timing their...

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