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Duckworth calls on President to release declassified estimates of costs & consequences of starting a war against North Korea

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator and combat Veteran Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called on President...

Illinois Interagency Committee for Employees with Disabilities (ICED) announces Outstanding Employee of the Year

SPRINGFIELD - For John Eckert, working as senior policy advisor at the Illinois Department on Aging...

Durbin statement on Trump's opioid commission recommendations

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after President...

Durbin statement on tax plan

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on...

State Fire Marshal warns of recall notice for Kidde fire extinguishers

CHICAGO – The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) today warns of an important recall notice...

Fourth U of I, Israeli university agreement signed

BEERSHEBA, ISRAEL - Officials at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, one of Israel’s world-renowned...

State Fire Marshal reminds Illinoisans to change your clock, change your batteries

CHICAGO – The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) today asks Illinoisans to take an extra...

Governor Rauner offers Illinois as host state for Hurricane Maria victims

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner today expressed his desire for Illinois to serve as a host...

Duckworth: Trump signing “shameful” bill to overturn arbitration rule hurts veterans and servicemembers, breaks another campaign promise

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today criticized President...

Gov. Rauner: Technion research accord signed

HAIFA, ISRAEL - The U of I System today reached an accord with Technion, Israel’s most prominent...

Emergency Management and National Weather Service encourage winter preparedness

SPRINGFIELD – Chilly temperatures experienced across the state recently are a reminder that the...

Illinois launches statewide Silver Search awareness campaign

CHICAGO - A statewide public awareness campaign around the new Silver Search program kicks off today....

Durbin questions Facebook, Twitter and Google on extremist content and Russian disinformation

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today questioned executives from Facebook,...

Duckworth helps introduce bill to prevent President Trump from starting preemptive war in North Korea without congressional authorization

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator and combat Veteran Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators...

Gov. Rauner, U of I delegation continue science, tech partnership initiative in Israel

JERUSALEM - The president of the University of Illinois System today signed a new research partnership...

Duckworth, Durbin call on DHS Secretary to explain reported violations of sensitive locations policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)...

Durbin and colleagues call on congress to end loophole that encourages for-profit colleges to target veterans and service members

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth...

Durbin blasts GOP hypocrisy on obstruction of judicial nominees

WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today argue...

Duckworth, Durbin, & Blumenthal introduce legislation to strengthen enforcement of foreign lobbying transparency law

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumentha...

Tammy Duckworth: Niger ambush shows need for new AUMF

As the Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing on the current Authorizations for the Us...

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