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Governor Pritzker Adjusts COVID-19 Requirements to Address Current Needs

CHICAGO - As part of his continuing plan to carefully unwind the state’s COVID-19 executive orders,...

Cook County Jury Awards Total Of $363 Million To Willowbrook Woman Diagnosed With Breast Cancer After Living Close To Sterigenics Plant

CHICAGO - A Cook County jury has awarded a total of $363 million to a Willowbrook woman who was diagnosed...

Duckworth & Durbin Relieved By Release Of American Hostage In Afghanistan Mark Frerichs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) issued the followin...

Gov. Pritzker Announces Formation Of Midwest Hydrogen Coalition

CHICAGO – Illinois joined six other Midwestern states in announcing the development of the...

Attorney General Raoul Awards $9 Million In Grants For Crime Victim Services

CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced the award of more than $9 million in grants to...

Sen. Durbin Slams FDA's Missed Deadlines To Protection Our Children From Nicotine Addiction

WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL...

Pritzker Administration to Distribute $371 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds to Illinois Small Local Governments

SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity...

Gov. Pritzker Issues Disaster Proclamation to Unlock Resources to Assist Asylum Seekers

CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker today issued an emergency disaster proclamation and activated...

Illinois State Treasurer's Office Tech Team Rated Among Best In World In Recent Competition

SPRINGFIELD – The tech team at Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ office is on...

Tax Rebate Payments Begin for Millions of Illinoisans

CHICAGO - Income and property tax rebates will begin being sent to an estimated six million qualified...

Income And Property Tax Rebates Start Going Out Monday In Illinois

The Center Square – Called an election-year gimmick by some, tax rebate checks start going out...

Duckworth Joins Senator Warren and Representative Sherman to Reintroduce the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, Call for Passage of the PRO Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA...

Attorney General Raoul Supports Federal Proposal That Strengthens Protections Against Sexual Harassment In Schools

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, today...

Senate Unanimously Passes Duckworth, Peters Bipartisan Bill to Reduce the Spread of Toxic “Forever Chemicals” at Commercial Airports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Gary Peters (MI) announced that bipartisa...

Bost, Lamalfa Fight To Curb Gas-Powered Vehicle Bans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Mike Bost (R-IL) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) today introduced...

ISP Squad Car Struck In Scott's Law-Related Crash, 18th Violation This Year

CARMI – On September 5, 2022, at approximately 7:49 p.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials...

IDOT Announces Illinois Route 3 Restrictions In Monroe County

COLUMBIA – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that Illinois Rt 3 from...

Amid National "Opioid Epidemic" Methamphetamine Often Overlooked

SPRINGFIELD - A new study shows methamphetamine remains a stubbornly prevalent illicit substance i...

Gov. Pritzker Announces New Illinois State Police Metro East Regional Headquarters In East St. Louis

EAST ST. LOUIS — Governor JB Pritzker along with state and local leaders today announced the...

Duckworth Leads Colleagues In Calling For A Federal Review On How AI Impacts Employment Opportunities For Americans With Disabilities

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) wrote to U.S. Chair of the Federal...

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