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Senate Appropriations Committee Unveils Annual Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured By Durbin

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations...

Nearly 2,100 State Workers Covered Under Vaccination Agreements With Unions After State Reaches Fifth Agreement

SPRINGFIELD — Nearly 2,100 state workers are now covered under union agreements requiring vaccines...

Secretary Vilsack Issues Natural Disaster Designation For 12 Illinois Counties

SPRINGFIELD – Relief is coming for farmers who experienced excessive moisture and flash flooding...

Federal Court Tosses Democrats’ Legislative Maps, Give Challengers Chance To Fix

SPRINGFIELD – A federal court has ruled Illinois’ legislative maps Gov. J.B. Pritzker...

ISP Probe Officer-Involved Shooting In Hamilton County, Illinois

HAMILTON - On Oct. 20, 2021, the Illinois State Police was requested by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s...

Op-Ed: How Do Federal Bills Become Law In Illinois? The Policy Shop Spells It Out

This Op-Ed is brought to you by The Policy Shop's Jordan Ryan, senior director of government affairs....

Durbin: Biden’s Vaccine Policy Is Our Path To Recovery

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

FBI Releases 2020 Statistics For Law Enforcement Officers Assaulted In The Line Of Duty

SPRINGFIELD - According to statistics reported to the FBI, 60,105 law enforcement officers were assaulted...

Pritzker Administration Announces Six New Retailers For SNAP Recipients To Buy Food Online

CHICAGO - Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced today...

IDNR Announces Illinois Waterfowl Hunting Updates

Waterfowl Hunting Site Changes and 2021-2022 Waterfowl Hunting Season Dates SPRINGFIELD –...

Gov. Pritzker Announces Statewide Campaign to Increase COVID-19 Booster Rates Among Older Illinoisans

State Agencies to Support Skilled Nursing Facilities in Effort to Distribute Boosters to More Residents...

Republicans Call Democrats' Congressional Maps 'Shameful'

SPRINGFIELD – Republicans are once again frustrated with the Democratic congressional boundary...

Duckworth, Blackburn, Casey Urge CMS To Cover Power Wheelchairs Under Medicare

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Bob Casey...

Raoul, Coalition Of AGs File Amicus Brief To Protect Transgender Students Against Gender-based Discrimination In School Sports

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

Pritzker Administration Joins National Campaign To Keep Teen Workers Safe

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is joining the Illinois Occupational Safety...

Illinois Department Of Public Health Adopts CDC Recommendations For School Outbreak Definition

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is following recommendations from...

Bost Statement On IL Democrats’ Congressional Maps

CARBONDALE – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) released the following statement after Illinois...

Public Health Officials Announce 15,669 New Cases Of Coronavirus Disease Over The Past Week

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 15,669 new confirmed...

IDPH And IEMA Observe National Mammography Day By Reminding Women To Schedule Mammograms

SPRINGFIELD – National Mammography Day is Oct. 15 and state agencies are using the observance...

Jesse White Announces Illinois Literacy Foundation Completes “10 Ton Challenge” Initiative

SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White announced that the Illinois Literacy...

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