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Duckworth, Durbin and Colleagues Urge Congressional Leaders to Support Vulnerable Students Amid Coronavirus Crisis

May 19 2020 at 4:51 PM

WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined a bipartisan...

Durbin Joins Bipartisan Letter Outlining Priorities To Support First Responders In The Next Covid-19 Relief Bill

May 19 2020 at 4:45 PM

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Susan Collins...

Duckworth Calls on FEMA to Justify Diversion of 5 Million Masks VA Ordered to Protect Veterans and VA Personnel

May 19 2020 at 4:41 PM

– Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency...

Durbin Discusses Global Food Security With Alliance To End Hunger

May 19 2020 at 4:38 PM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined a virtual conference led by the Alliance...

Raoul Leads Coalition of 34 Attorneys in Announcing Settlement With Santander Consumer USA, Inc.

May 19 2020 at 3:52 PM

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 34 attorneys general in announcing...

House Speaker Madigan Makes Statement About Safety Precautions in Legislature Ranks

May 19 2020 at 1:53 PM

CHICAGO – House Speaker Michael J. Madigan released the following statement Tuesday about safet...

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Release Video, Radio Announcements in ‘All In Illinois’ Initiative

May 19 2020 at 11:18 AM

CHICAGO - Among the administration’s ongoing efforts to keep all Illinois residents safe,...

Grant Funding To Help Homeless During Covid-19

May 19 2020 at 9:46 AM

GRANITE CITY, IL – The COVID-19 pandemic presents special challenges for people who are experiencing...

Pritzker Administration Provides Nearly $4 million for Housing Counseling

May 19 2020 at 9:45 AM

CHICAGO – The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Board of Directors awarded $3.89...

llinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) Announces $31.5 Million in Grant Opportunities to Support the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3)

May 19 2020 at 9:44 AM

CHICAGO— The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) today announced two funding...

ILGOP Chairman Tim Schneider Responds to Pritzker Doubling Down on Tax Hike Referendum

May 19 2020 at 9:42 AM

Today GOP legislative leaders Bill Brady and Jim Durkin announced a resolution to withdraw a $3.7...

Bost Statement On Pelosi’s Partisan COVID-19 Bill

May 19 2020 at 9:39 AM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) released the following statement after...

Durbin Speaks With Daca Recipient & Emergency Room Resident To Highlight Immigrant Health Heroes

May 19 2020 at 9:36 AM

SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary...

Rep. Avery Bourne Shares Goals as Lawmakers Prepare to Return to Legislative Session

May 19 2020 at 9:31 AM

MORRISONVILLE— As the legislature prepares to reconvene in Springfield this week, State Representative...

Illinois State Police Arrest Driver Who Struck An IDOT Maintenance Truck While Assisting During A Separate Crash

May 19 2020 at 9:28 AM

Des Plaines, IL- On May 18, 2020, at approximately 2:50 a.m., an Illinois Department of Transportation...

Duckworth, Blumenthal, Markey, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Create COVID-19 Victim Compensation Fund for Essential Workers

May 19 2020 at 9:24 AM

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ed Markey (D-MA),...

Duckworth Leads Call for Administration to Extend Full Federal Benefits to all National Guard Troops Activated During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 19 2020 at 9:22 AM

WASHINGTON, DC] – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with Senators...

Duckworth Statement on Nomination of Normal Mayor Chris Koos to Serve on Amtrak Board of Directors

May 19 2020 at 9:17 AM

WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce...

Sen. Durbin Joins Colleagues to Call for State Unemployment Agency Funding in Future Coronavirus-Related Legislation

May 18 2020 at 4:02 PM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Kamala D. Harris...

Governor Pritzker Announces Illinois Contact Tracing Collaborative: A Locally-Driven Approach to Massively Scale Up Contact Tracing

May 18 2020 at 3:59 PM

CHICAGO – Building on a robust, statewide effort to ensure Illinois can safely reopen, Governor...

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