Illinois State News

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois Finance Authority Successfully Complete Sale of Series 2025 Green Bonds

SPRINGFIELD – On April 16, 2025, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA)...

IDOL Recovers $483,000 in Unpaid Wages for Public Construction Workers

SPRINGFIELD – Today, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) announced that it resolved multiple...

Attorney General Raoul Wins Court Order Protecting Federal Agencies Supporting Libraries, Museums, Minority-Owned Businesses And Workers

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with 20 attorneys general, won a court order stopping...

Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Announce Military Reciprocity for Law Enforcement Certification

SPRINGFIELD — Today, the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) announce...

Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit To Stop Illegal Termination Of Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding

SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 17 attorneys general, toda...

Budzinski Slams House Republicans’ Plan to Cut SNAP for Working Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) joined her colleagues on the...

Attorney General Raoul Seeks Court Order To Stop The Trump Administration’s Illegal Tariffs

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with 12 attorneys general, today filed a motion for...

After Sec. Noem’s Springfield Visit, Davidsmeyer Again Calls for End of Illinois’ Failed Sanctuary Policy

SPRINGFIELD – Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Springfield on Wednesday to highligh...

Gov. Pritzker Issues Executive Order to Safeguard Rights of Autistic Illinoisans

SPRINGFIELD- Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed Executive Order 2025-02, affirming Illinois’...

Marion County: Illinois 37 Lane Closures Begin May 12

SALEM – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that repairs to Illinois...

Durbin Requests Probe Into Justice Department Use Of Aircraft For Personal Or Political Purposes

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

Duckworth Introduces Bills to Help Protect Lifesaving Veterans Crisis Line and Restore Collective Bargaining Rights for VA Health Care Professionals

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

Budzinski/Pritzker/McCombie Statements on DHS Secretary Noem's Visit to Springfield  

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski(IL-13) released the following statement...

Giannoulias Opens New Springfield Flagship Center

SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias unveiled the Springfield Flagship Center today...

Duckworth Slams Far-Right Supreme Court’s Shameful Decision to Allow Enforcement of Trump’s Trans Military Service Ban

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today issued the following statement afte...

Illinois State Museum To Host Volunteer Recruitment Night On May 22

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Museum invites the public to a volunteer recruitment night...

Attorney General Raoul Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration For Blocking Access To Education Funds

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 17 states secured a preliminary...

Duckworth to Trump’s VA Secretary: Your Work to Rehire Veterans Crisis Line Workers You Wrongly Fired Is Not Complete

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Donald Trump and Elon Musk continue their all-out assault against the V...

Budzinski Bill to Improve VA Training for MST Claims Passes Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs passed out of markup...

Durbin: I Implore Our Israeli Allies To Pursue A Renewed Ceasefire That Advances A Serious Post-war Vision For Two States

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) delivered a speech on the...

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