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Charitable Trust Application Process Extended to April 30

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today announced that non-profit organizations...

Illinois Department of Labor Shares Safety Measures for 2020 Planting Season

SPRINGFIELD – COVID-19 has hit the pause button for millions of people in Illinois – bu...

Bost Announces Coronavirus Funding For Southern Illinois Health Centers

O’FALLON, IL - U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) announced today that five health centers...

Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Urge Admin To Increase Access To Doctors In Rural And Other Medically Underserved Areas

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with Senator Am...

Durbin, Peters, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration To Ensure Transit Workers Receive Essential Protective Equipment

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Gary Peters (MI), along with 19 of their Senate...

Duckworth, Durbin Write to Mnuchin about Failed Relief Application Process for Aviation Industry Workers

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) wrote to Treasury...

Durbin, Warren, Colleagues Urge Education Department To Protect Cares Act Funds From Predatory For-profit College Industry

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Senators...

Durbin, Duckworth Call For Expanding Coronavirus Testing Capability By Providing Flexibility To Testing Laboratories

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with Senator E...

Durbin To SBA & Treasury: Prioritize Financial Needs Of Small Businesses In Underserved & Rural Communities

SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today urged the Small Business Administration (SBA)...

Pritzker Administration Releases 2019 Hemp Harvest Numbers

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) has released final harvest numbers...

Duckworth, Durbin, Grassley, Ernst Call on USDA to Allocate Funds to Biofuel Industry During COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Chuck Grassle...

Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $52 Million In Federal Funding To Help Illinois Health Centers Respond To COVID-19

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

Illinois Early Intervention Providers will be Able to Provide Services through Live Video Visits

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced today the first-ever service...

Davis Announces Additional Federal Funding to State, 13th District Health Clinics

Washington, DC -- U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced $12.3 million in new federal funding...

Durbin Statement On Gao Report Undersocring Need To Address Maternal Mortality Crisis

SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement regarding...

Duckworth Joins Cardin and Colleagues to Urge Trump Administration to Reserve a Portion of Paycheck Protection Program Funding for Underserved Borrowe

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Senate Committee on Small Business...

Durbin, Duckworth, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration On Unemployment Insurance Benefits

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Senators Ron Wyde...

Duckworth Slams Trump for Removing Inspector General Tasked with Overseeing COVID-19 Funds

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following statement after President...

Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues To Hhs: Reopen The Aca Marketplace, Allow More Americans To Get Health Insurance During COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Senators Chris Murph...

Stuart Highlights Child Abuse Prevention Month, Shares Resources to Report Abuse

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – To emphasize the need to protect children from abuse, especially during...

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