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Illinois Arts Council Announces Fiscal Year 2026 Creative Projects Grant Guidelines and Application

July 2 2025 at 9:25 AM

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) is pleased to announce the release of the Fiscal...

Gov. Pritzker Signs Healthcare Bills Lowering Prescription Drug Costs

July 1 2025 at 3:56 PM

PEORIA — Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined Attorney General Kwame Raoul, healthcare advocates,...

Duckworth Statement on Senate Republicans Jamming Through Their ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

July 1 2025 at 11:40 AM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following statement after...

Attorney General Raoul Issues Guidance On Law Enforcement Use Of Drones In Illinois

July 1 2025 at 11:35 AM

CHICAGO – As Illinoisans prepare to celebrate Independence Day through local parades and festivities,...

Comptroller Mendoza Starts Fiscal Year 2026 With All The State’s General Revenue Fund Bills Paid

July 1 2025 at 11:33 AM

SPRINGFIELD - With the close of fiscal year 2025 on June 30, Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza...

Governor JB Pritzker Announces Christian Mitchell as Lieutenant Governor Pick

July 1 2025 at 11:30 AM

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker announced that experienced government leader Christian Mitchell...

IDPH Urges Illinoisans to Steer Clear of Seasonal Summer Hazards And Celebrate July 4th 2025 Safely

July 1 2025 at 11:28 AM

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is urging Illinoisans to celebrate...

IDNR, Arrowleaf To Reopen Popular Dixon Springs State Park Swimming Pool In Time For July Fourth Weekend

July 1 2025 at 11:25 AM

SPRINGFIELD – The public swimming pool at Dixon Springs State Park in Pope County will reopen...

Senate Republicans Block Duckworth Effort to Protect Veterans and Other Americans from Going Hungry as a Result of Trump’s Big, Beautiful Betrayal

July 1 2025 at 11:22 AM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today sought to protect Veterans and...

Rollins: President Trump Secures Win for American Poultry Producers

July 1 2025 at 10:50 AM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced American poultry...

Giannoulias Awarding $20 Million in Grants to Benefit Illinois Libraries

July 1 2025 at 9:10 AM

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias will announce nearly...

Pritzker Announces 36 Awards Through Tourism Grant Programs

June 30 2025 at 2:51 PM

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic...

Belt: Education Is The Government’s Best Return On Investment

June 30 2025 at 10:20 AM

CHICAGO – Understanding that the college admissions process can be difficult for students t...

Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decision Allowing For LGBTQ+ Discrimination In Public Schools

June 30 2025 at 10:10 AM

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

Gov. Pritzker Signs College Access and Affordability Bills into Law

June 30 2025 at 10:05 AM

CHICAGO- Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), the Illinois...

Durbin, Duckworth: Republicans’ So-Called ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Shutter 93 Nursing Homes In Illinois Alone

June 30 2025 at 10:00 AM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth...

After Trump’s-Directed Bombings in Iran, Duckworth Votes to Block Further Use of Military Force Without Congressional Authorization

June 30 2025 at 9:55 AM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of...

Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decision Upholding Guaranteed Coverage Of Preventative Health Care

June 30 2025 at 9:52 AM

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

Duckworth Leads Delegation of Illinois Members of Congress in Calling on IRS to Fix Erroneous Late Payment Notices

June 30 2025 at 9:50 AM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led Illinois’s Congressional Democrats...

Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decision To Limit Judges’ Power To Issue Nationwide Injunctions, Allowing The Trump Administration’s Executive Order

June 30 2025 at 9:45 AM