Illinois State News

Attorney General Raoul’s $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement With Purdue Goes In Effect; Illinois To Receive An Estimated $148.8 Million

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that a $7.4 billion settlement reached...

19th Annual Illinois Product Farmers Market Kicks Off May 7th With Family Fun, Delicious Food And Prizes

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) kicks off the 19th season of the...

Four Illinois Players Win $1 Million or More in Single Powerball Drawing

CHICAGO, May 1, 2026 — While two fortunate Powerball ® players in Indiana and Kansas...

1,000 Smoke Alarms Installed: Decatur Earns State Recognition

DECATUR – State and local fire safety experts gathered at the Decatur Fire Department to raise...

Belt Champions Consumer Choice With Cash Payment Measure

SPRINGFIELD– State Senator Christopher Belt advanced a measure that would prohibit retailers...

Attorney General Raoul Announces Former City Of Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg As Chief Of Staff

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced changes to his office’s leadership...

Attorney General Raoul Welcomes New States, Files Amended Complaint In Nexstar/Tegna Challenge

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 11...

Attorney General Raoul Encourages Illinoisans To Know Their Rights When Setting Up Autopay

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today urged Illinoisans to understand their rights...

May Is Foster Parent Appreciation Month

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is proudly recognizing...

Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing

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

Durbin Presses Trump’s Judicial Nominee About His Involvement In A Controversial Pro-Gun Group

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

Duckworth Secures VA Commitment to Improve Maternal Health Care for Veterans

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

Payroll Jobs Up, Unemployment Rate Ticks Up in March

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

Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decision In Louisiana V. Callais

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

Senate Democrats Push Back On Executive Order Attacking Vote-By-Mail

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

Attorney General Raoul Secures Final Approval In $700 Million Google Settlement Over App Store Monopoly

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a federal court has stated it will...

Attorney General Raoul Urges Commodity Futures Trading Commission To Recognize State Authority Over Sports-Related Prediction Markets

CHICAGO — Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general...

Gov. JB Pritzker Denounces Supreme Court’s Ruling on Voting Rights Act

CHICAGO – Yesterday, Governor JB Pritzker published a Substack article condemning the Supreme...

Moving Day Is Here: Giannoulias Reminds Illinoisans to Update Address, Stay Road Ready

CHICAGO – As May 1 – the unofficial “Moving Day” for thousands of Chicago-area...

Duckworth Grills Hegseth, Caine Over 'Lack Of Strategy' In Iran

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

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