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Durbin urges Illinois farmers to take steps to curb impacts of climate change

December 21 2018 at 9:42 AM

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent letters today to the Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinoi...

Cluster of respiratory and cardiac distress cases among drug users

December 21 2018 at 8:38 AM

SPRINGFIELD – Within the past 24 hours, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has received...

Pritzker-Stratton administration makes personnel announcement

December 21 2018 at 8:23 AM

CHICAGO — Today, Governor-elect JB Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor-elect Juliana Stratton made...

Illinois payrolls up in most industries from prior year

December 20 2018 at 12:30 PM

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

Duckworth & Durbin join Senate Democrats in urging Trump Administration to reverse course and defend Affordable Care Act in court

December 20 2018 at 11:56 AM

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senator Jo...

Durbin issues statement on Senate passage of Continuing Resolution

December 20 2018 at 9:55 AM

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement o...

Duckworth issues statement on Trump Administration's new strategy to address lead poisoning

December 20 2018 at 9:48 AM

WASHINGTON D.C. – In response to the Trump Administration’s release of a new federal strategy...

Durbin praises passage of the First Step Act

December 19 2018 at 3:12 PM

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

Duckworth urges Senate to finally give “Blue Water” Vietnam Veterans the health care they’ve earned

December 19 2018 at 1:04 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) delivered a speech...

Senate passes landmark criminal justice reform; First Step Act approved by vote of 87-12

December 19 2018 at 8:17 AM

WASHINGTON – The Senate tonight passed once-in-a-generation reforms to America’s prison...

Duckworth statement applauding state passage of the First Step Act

December 19 2018 at 8:15 AM

WASHINGTON D.C. – After voting in favor of the bipartisan First Step Act, which makes important...

Illinois EPA Office of Energy announces grant program for energy efficiency upgrades at public wastewater treatment plants

December 18 2018 at 3:59 PM

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Energy has announced...

Madison County Sheriff's Office issues statement about two Chicago officers who die in train incident

December 18 2018 at 3:57 PM

CHICAGO - Tragedy hit the Chicago Police Department Monday night when two officers were struck and...

Durbin: Cotton amendments to the First Step Act only seek to shatter bipartisan compromise

December 18 2018 at 12:54 PM

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

Illinois Department of Insurance encourages consumers to enroll in a health plan in final days of Open Enrollment

December 18 2018 at 9:58 AM

SPRINGFIELD – Open Enrollment for the 2019 plan year ends this Saturday, December 15th, and the...

Durbin on First Step Act: Best chance to make meaningful changes in our federal drug sentencing laws

December 18 2018 at 9:56 AM

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

Duckworth, Van Hollen & Klobuchar: Is General Motors getting tax savings for outsourcing jobs?

December 18 2018 at 9:49 AM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In light of the recent General Motors (GM) announcement of layoffs in the Unite...

Durbin statement on passage of sexual harassment bill

December 18 2018 at 9:31 AM

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement...

Durbin issues statement on closure of for-profit Vatterott College

December 17 2018 at 4:55 PM

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement...

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker applauds significant reduction in violent crime in Southern Illinois

December 17 2018 at 4:17 PM

EAST ST. LOUIS, IL – One year ago, the U.S. Attorney’s Office joined with its federal, state...

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