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Durbin To Congressional Republicans: Let Us Come Together And Give American Families The Gift Of Health Coverage For Christmas

WASHINGTON – As open enrollment for 2026 individual market health insurance plans is underway...

Durbin Condemns Antisemitic Attack At Bondi Beach As Hanukkah Begins, Violent Shooting At Brown University

WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin...

Budzinski, Takano, Blumenthal & Pappas Demand VA Secretary Address Education Benefit Payment Delays

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), alongside House Veterans...

Durbin Expresses Opinions About Cuts To NIH, Medical Research In Speech On Senate Floor

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke out against...

Gov. Pritzker Announces $2 Million Investment In Springfield Homeless System

SPRINGFIELD – Today, Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Office to Prevent and End Homelessness...

Giannoulias Launches E-Filing for Court of Claims

SPRINGFIELD – As part of his broader modernization push, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi...

Belt: Big Win For Local Chicken Farmers

SPRINGFIELD – Starting Jan. 1, 2026, a new law supported by State Senator Christopher Belt...

Attorney General Raoul Leads Coalition Opposing CFPB’s Proposed Changes That Weaken Protections Against Discrimination In Credit Markets

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting...

White Castle Frozen Food Division Recalls Frozen 4-Count Cartons of Original Sliders Due to Undeclared Milk and Soy

COLUMBUS, Ohio — White Castle Frozen Food Division has initiated a recall of 1,021 cases of it...

Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit Over Trump Administration’s Unlawful New $100,000 Fee For H-1B Visa

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in...

Illinois Unemployment Rate Stable, Payroll Nearly Unchanged In September

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that...

SIU Medicine Launches National Search For Next Dean, Provost And CEO

SPRINGFIELD – Southern Illinois University Medicine has launched a national search for its...

Treasurer Frerichs Encourages The Gift Of Education This Holiday Season

SPRINGFIELD – Struggling to find the right holiday gift for a child? Illinois State Treasurer...

Red Cross Urges Holiday Cooking And Decorating Safety To Prevent Home Fires

ST. LOUIS — Home fires increase significantly during the holiday months, often sparked by cookin...

Attorney General Raoul Joins Bipartisan Coalition Calling For Increased Security Funding For Federal Judiciary

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan letter, signed by 44 states, to...

Governor Pritzker Signs Bill Expanding End-Of-Life Options For Terminally Ill Patients

CHICAGO – Today, Governor Pritzker signed the Medical Aid in Dying bill (SB 1950), a law that...

Durbin Statement On Republicans Voting To Raise Health Insurance Premiums For Tens Of Millions Of Americans

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

Durbin Remarks On Law Standards Of ICE Recruits

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the...

State Announces 2025 Illinois Human Rights Award Recipients

CHIGAGO – Deputy Governor of Health and Human Services (HHS), Grace Hou, and Director...

Durbin Calls On Congress To Pass His Bill Combatting Online Child Sexual Abuse Material

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senat...

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