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Attorney General Raoul, Department Of Labor Fight To Protect Workers’ Rights To Recover Unpaid Overtime Wages And Penalties

December 20 2023 at 3:38 PM

CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) are urging the...

Governor Pritzker Announces Federal Recompete Grant Award Progress For Illinois Communities

December 20 2023 at 3:35 PM

CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic...

Durbin Urges Department Of Transportation To Allocate Rail Grants To Springfield Rail Improvements Project In 2024

December 20 2023 at 3:34 PM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sent a letter to Secretary...

Secretary Of State Giannoulias Reveals 2023 License Plate Naughty List

December 20 2023 at 3:32 PM

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias rejected more than 304 vanity and personalized...

Illinois Working To Eliminate Food Deserts In 2024, Thanks To Belt

December 20 2023 at 3:28 PM

SPRINGFIELD – A new law going into effect on Jan. 1 is expected to eliminate the number of...

Durbin, Graham React To President Biden Signing Their National Guard And Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act Into Law

December 20 2023 at 3:27 PM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee,...

State Treasurer Michael Frerichs Returns $64,500 To Salvation Army of Illinois

December 20 2023 at 10:37 AM

CHICAGO – An early holiday gift surprised The Salvation Army of Illinois and will help thousands...

Attorney General Raoul Reaches Settlement With Meat Processing Company Over Unpaid Overtime Wages

December 20 2023 at 10:35 AM

CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today filed a consent decree resolving a lawsuit the office...

Duckworth Reacts To Short-Term FAA Extension

December 20 2023 at 9:46 AM

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Chair of the U.S. Senate Commerce,...

Durbin, Warren, Ossoff Lead Colleagues In Raising Concerns With Wellpath Over Inadequate Health Care Services In Prisons And Jails Nationwide

December 20 2023 at 9:45 AM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee,...

Duckworth, Murkowski, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Support Military And Foreign Services Spouses And Families, Create Job Flexibility

December 20 2023 at 9:44 AM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jerry Moran...

Treasurer Frerichs Eclipses $1.2 Billion In Investment Earnings For State Portfolio During 2023

December 20 2023 at 9:43 AM

SPRINGFIELD – The State Treasurer’s Office has made more than $1.2 billion in investment...

Duckworth, Durbin Join Merkley In Push To Keep Anti-LGBTQ+ And Anti-Abortion Provisions Out Of Critical Government Funding Bills

December 20 2023 at 9:41 AM

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

Durbin Reflects On Suffering In The Middle East And Long-Term Path To Hope And Security

December 20 2023 at 9:37 AM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate floor on the...

Illinois Minimum Wage Increases Jan. 1, 2024

December 19 2023 at 2:07 PM

SPRINGFIELD – The minimum wage in Illinois is increasing on January 1st, 2024. Workers...

Attorney General Raoul Announces $700 Million Settlement With Google Over Play Store Misconduct

December 19 2023 at 10:58 AM

CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan group of 52 attorneys general, today...

New Belt Law Ends Traffic Stops For Windshield Obstructions

December 19 2023 at 10:26 AM

SPRINGFIELD – Beginning Jan. 1, a new law from State Senator Christopher Belt will put an en...

Illinois EPA Office Of Energy Releases 1st Round Funding For Energy Efficiency Upgrades At Public Water Supply Treatment Plants

December 19 2023 at 9:08 AM

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has announced $750,000 of grant...

Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $1.8 Million In Federal Funding For Road Improvements Throughout Illinois

December 19 2023 at 9:06 AM

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

Senators Push For Salon Workers To Be Trained To Spot Signs Of Domestic Violence

December 18 2023 at 9:49 AM

WASHINGTON — Nashville hairstylist Susanne Post didn’t come to terms with her own abusive...

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