Illinois State News

Employee contest yields innovative solutions at IDOT

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation is recognizing 10 finalists for its Operations...

Rep. Bourne hosts roundtable discussion for women at Blackburn College

CARLINVILLE - State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Raymond) hosted a roundtable discussion on Thursday...

Heavy snow forecasted in parts of Northern Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation is warning the public that a storm syste...

Illinois bicentennial themed art contest deadline approaching

SPRINGFIELD - Representative Avery Bourne is holding her annual art contest for kindergarten through...

Illinois State Police and American Legion officials prepare for summer youth police program

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) and the American Legion announced plans for the...

Illinois payrolls rise and unemployment dips in February

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

Durbin, Duckworth press DHS IG to investigate allegations of separation of children from asylum-seeking parents at U.S. border

WASHINGTON - Following recent reports of the case of a seven-year-old girl and her mother from the...

Representative Bourne holding traveling office hours

TAYLORVILLE - State Representative Avery Bourne will be holding traveling office hours Tuesday, March...

Bipartisan senators press Sessions for information about DOJ criminal charging policy

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mike Lee (R-UT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Rand Paul (R-KY)...

Durbin joins 32 members of Congress in introducing bill to stem student debt crisis

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and 31 othe...

Durbin calls on Congress to halt unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Yemen

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Senate to pass a bipartisan...

Nominations now open for 2018 Senior Hall of Fame Awards

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is accepting nominations for the 2018 Senior Illinoisan...

Durbin statement on new war on drugs

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement: We cannot...

Bourne welcomes pages from Carlinville and Pana

CARLINVILLE - Camden Kessler (L-center) from Pana and Alyssa Carriker (center) from Carlinville...

IDOA now accepting Specialty Crop Grant proposals

SPRINGFIELD– In an effort to expand the availability of fresh, locally-grown produce and strengthen...

Illinois State Police apprehend expressway shooter

CHICAGO – Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announced the arrest of Tayan E. Williams, 34,...

Stuart hosts veterans' issues town hall

COLLINSVILLE – This past Wednesday, state Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, hosted a Town Hall...

Representative Ford teams up with Illinois Fathers for Equality

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois State Representative La Shawn K. Ford (D) 8 th District and Illinois Fathers...

Durbin joins colleagues in calling for action on legislation to fund gun violence research

CHICAGO — U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and 25...

Jobs increase in eleven metro areas

CHICAGO – Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in January in all of Illinois’s metropolita...

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