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Illinois State Museum Receives Highest National Recognition

March 13 2019 at 1:09 PM

SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Museum has again achieved accreditation by the American...

Durbin, Coons, Senators Introduce Bill to Limit Use of Solitary Confinement

March 13 2019 at 11:25 AM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chris Coons (D-DE), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kamala...

Durbin: President Trump’s Budget Request Undermines Our Farmers & Rural America

March 13 2019 at 10:35 AM

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and...

Duckworth and Durbin’s Lincoln National Heritage Area Act Signed Into Law

March 13 2019 at 8:30 AM

– Legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) honoring...

Durbin: Public Deserves Transparency From the FAA on Safety of Boeing 737 Max 8 Series Aircraft

March 13 2019 at 8:27 AM

WASHINGTON—Following the two devastating plane crashes involving Boeing’s new 737 Max 8...

Duckworth Statement on Proposed E15 Rule Changes

March 12 2019 at 4:04 PM

— U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following statement in response to the U.S....

Durbin, Duckworth Talk Legionnaires’ at Illinois Veterans’ Homes & Ethylene Oxide Emissions With New Illinois Directors of Veterans’ Affairs & Public

March 12 2019 at 2:10 PM

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

Durbin, Leahy, Schatz, Senators Demand Answers From DOD on Its Plans to Defund Military Projects to Pay for President Trump’s Wall

March 12 2019 at 2:09 PM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee...

Outmigration Numbers Increase, With Evidence of Tie to Budget Impasse

March 12 2019 at 2:06 PM

SPRINGFIELD – More Illinois public high school graduates left the state for college in 2017....

Durbin, Deutch Introduce Bill to Create Bond Program to Fund Efforts Combating Climate Change

March 12 2019 at 2:01 PM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) today...

Durbin: President Trump’s Budget Request Asks Congress to Choose – Border Wall or Medical Research

March 12 2019 at 8:16 AM

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations...

2019 Illinois Spring Trout Fishing Season Opens April 6

March 12 2019 at 8:14 AM

SPRINGFIELD, IL – The 2019 Illinois Spring Trout Fishing Season opens on Saturday, April 6 at...

Bourne co-sponsors bill in response to Gun Dealer Licensing law

March 12 2019 at 8:11 AM

Litchfield - Governor Pritzker’s recently signed Senate Bill 337, the Gun Dealer Licensing...

Davis on Infrastructure Panel: We Can Come Together

March 12 2019 at 8:09 AM

Washington, DC- U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) yesterday participated in an infrastructure pane...

Durbin, Leahy, Schatz Ask Gao for Legal Opinion on President Trump’s Transfer of DOD Funds to Build a Wall

March 11 2019 at 1:54 PM

WASHINGTON—As the Senate prepares to vote on President Trump’s national emergency declaration...

IEMA Highlights Flood Safety Awareness Week: March 11-15, 2019

March 11 2019 at 1:52 PM

SPRINGFIELD, IL -- Nearly every day, flooding happens somewhere in the United States. Flooding can caus...

Duckworth Joins Baldwin To Introduce Legislation to Protect Rights of Airline Passengers with Disabilities

March 11 2019 at 1:51 PM

– U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) last week in reintroducing...

IDNR Awards Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grants to Schools

March 11 2019 at 1:49 PM

SPRINGFIELD, IL – More than 6,500 students will visit Illinois state parks, natural areas, museums...

Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries

March 11 2019 at 1:48 PM

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) reminds the public to test...

Illinois Payrolls at Record High in January; Unemployment Rate Holds Steady

March 11 2019 at 11:41 AM

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

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