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Durbin: Republican tax plan looks out for special interests and corporations, not working families

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today blasted Senate Republicans for ramming...

Duckworth statement on Senate GOP Tax Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a Senate vote to begin debate on Senate Republicans’ tax legislation,...

Countdown to Illinois Bicentennial

CHICAGO - The start of the Illinois Bicentennial is only five days away and each day leading up to th...

Gov. Rauner, Consul General deepen economic ties between Japan, Illinois

MARION - Gov. Bruce Rauner traveled today with the Japanese Consul General for the Midwest to meet wit...

Durbin calls for the Dream Act to be passed by the end of the year

WASHINGTON - Following the Trump Administration’s announcement on September 5, 2017 that it will...

Illinois Department on Aging employee named to National Leadership Council

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department on Aging’s (IDoA) Ombudsman is being named to the...

State of Illinois prices $750 million in bonds

CHICAGO - Today the State of Illinois priced $750 million in new money General Obligation bonds for...

Duckworth highlights importance of infrastructure investments

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with Champaign-Urbana Mass...

Bost supports anti-sexual harassment training for Congress

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) released the following statement after...

Illinois State Police Announce Holiday Travel Enforcement Results

Springfield, Illinois – Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Leo P. Schmitz announces statewide...

Gov. Rauner, Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti hail enhanced screening procedures to combat opioid epidemic

CHICAGO - Improved detection capabilities and increased scrutiny of incoming packages will curb th...

Durbin joins Great Lakes Task Force letter regarding Asian carp

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Rob Portman...

Gov. Rauner: Point and click with care

CHICAGO - Gov. Bruce Rauner took time Cyber Monday morning to tour the BopBiz Center on 79 th Street...

Attorney General candidate Rotering makes it official by filing

HIGHLAND PARK - Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering officially filed in Springfield, IL as a candidate...

Wendy Erhart Files for 112th State Representative

MARYVILLE - Local businesswoman and Maryville resident Wendy Erhart filed the required signatures to...

Gov. Rauner encourages support for local firms on Small Business Saturday and throughout the year

CHICAGO — With about 1.2 million of them employing roughly 2.4 million people, small businesses...

Unemployment rate drops in all metro areas for fifth consecutive month

CHICAGO – Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in October in all of Illinois’s metropolitan...

Beiser encourages residents to shop local this holiday season

ALTON - As the holiday shopping season begins, state Rep. Dan Beiser, D-Alton, is encouraging area resident...

Beiser: Tax dodging corporations should not receive state funds

ALTON – To help businesses that play by the rules, state Rep. Dan Beiser, D-Alton, recently supported...

Jesse White targets holiday shoppers abusing disability parking at malls statewide

SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State Jesse White announced today that Secretary of State Police will conduct...

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