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Attorney General Raoul Defends Nondiscrimination Laws And The Rights Of Same-sex Couples To Be Foster Parents

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general i...

Durbin, Duckworth Convene Call With USPS And Illinois State Board Of Elections Leaders To Discuss Constituent Concerns About Voting By Mail

SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today spoke with...

Durbin Examines How USPS Changes Have Affected At-risk Communities In Getting Medications Delivered By Mail

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sent a letter to a group of Illinois organizations—representing...

Attorney General Raoul Challenges Fdic Rule That Allows Predatory Lenders To Bypass State Interest-rate Caps

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of eight attorneys...

Statewide Unemployment Drops to 11.3%, Payrolls Increase in July

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the...

Lenzi Calls On Bost To Vote For Emergency Postal Service Legislation

CARBONDALE – Speaking to voters in front of the Carbondale Post Office today, Democratic Congressional...

Gov. Pritzker Declares a Statewide Day of Remembrance in Honor of Former Gov. James R. Thompson

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker issued a proclamation today declaring a statewide day of remembrance...

Attorney General Raoul Files Briefs In Lawsuit To Ensure Equal Rights Amendment Is Recognized As 28th Amendment

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring...

Crowe Commends America’s Central Port In Granite City As Grant Recipient

MARYVILLE – The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity released $39.5 million in ne...

Treasurer Frerichs Announces Winners for 2020 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today announced the winners of the...

Back to School, Back to Work But First Get an Employment Certificate

SPRINGFIELD – Young people in Illinois either have or soon will return to schoolwork either...

Pritzker Administration Announces Nearly $40 Million In Rebuild Illinois Grants To Jumpstart Capital Projects Across The State

CHICAGO— Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity...

IDOT Announces Lane Restrictions On Interstate 55/70 West Bound In East St. Louis

EAST ST. LOUIS – The Illinois Department of Transportation announces lane restrictions...

Duckworth Speaks with Illinois Postal Union Leaders on Impact of Trump Administration’s Sabotage of the United States Postal Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today spoke with President of the Illinois...

Durbin Speaks With American Postal Workers Union About Recent USPS Changes

SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke by phone with American Postal Worker...

Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $950,000 In Federal Funding To Support Hazardous Materials Emergency Response

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

Crowe Encourages Residents To Check Out IDPH’s New Travel Map

MARYVILLE – To aid residents commuting over state lines or planning to travel, the Illinois...

State Representative Avery Bourne Named Champion of Free Enterprise by Illinois Chamber of Commerce

SPRINGFIELD—State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) has been named a Champion o...

Pritzker Administration Extends Deadline to Apply for Emergency Rental Assistance

CHICAGO – Today, Governor Pritzker announced the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA)...

IDES Partnering With IDFPR, Financial Institutions To Combat Unemployment Fraud

SPRINGFIELD – IDES has partnered with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulatio...

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