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Duckworth Leads Illinois Congressional Delegation in Calling for Title 32 Extension for National Guard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a member of the U.S....

Daiber Releases Property Tax Reform Plan

EDWARDSVILLE - Bob Daiber, Democratic candidate for Madison County Board Chairman, today released his...

House Passes Bost Amendment To Protect U.S. Manufacturers From Illegal Foreign Trade

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a provision introduced by...

Durbin, Kennedy Urge Dea To Use Its Authority To Reduce Excessive Opioid Production Quotas

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and John Kennedy (R-LA) today urged the Drug Enforcement...

Duckworth, Durbin Help Harris Introduce Comprehensive Legislation to Help Achieve Environmental Justice for All

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), co-founder of the Senate’s first...

Durbin: I Reject Notion That $600 A Week Keeps People From Going Back To Work

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today slammed Senate Republicans’...

Pritzker Stands By Madigan As Dem Calls For Resignation Grow

SPRINGFIELD - In the last few hours, two more Democratic State Representatives have called on Speaker...

Duckworth, Fischer Bipartisan Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act Passes Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) an...

Durbin, Duckworth Discuss COVID-19 Response With Senior Living Facility Representatives

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke with CEOs...

Durbin Discusses COVID-19 Relief With Illinois Mayors

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke by phone with Illinois mayors from cities...

Blunt Rochester, Duckworth Introduce Bill to Improve Air Quality Monitoring & Protect Front-Line Communities

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester...

Bost Bill Provides Covid-19 Relief To Rural Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today introduced legislation to expand...

Attorney General Raoul Files Reply Brief In Supreme Court Case To Save The Affordable Care Act

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 states and the District...

OSF Named One of the Best Employers for Women in the U.S.

ALTON - OSF HealthCare has been named one of the best employers for women in the country for 2020 by...

Durbin Discusses Bankruptcy Reform During COVID-19 Pandemic With Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined a webcast hosted by the National Association...

A Statement From The Illinois Department of Agriculture Regarding The Mailing Of Unsolicited seeds:

SPRINGFIELD - “We are currently working with USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Servic...

Durbin: We Must End Systemic Racial Injustice

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

Durbin: We Must Support Rural Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) urged his Senate colleagues to pass legislation...

Durbin, Perdue Urge Congress To Address Shortage Of Doctors, Nurses On Senate Floor

WASHINGTON – In speeches on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) an...

Duckworth, Blackburn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Research Access to Prosthetics After the Amputation of a Limb

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced th...

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