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Senators Tracy and Harriss Legislation Strengthening Assisted Living Standards Signed into Law

SPRINGFIELD – Legislation sponsored by State Senator Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) and Senator Erica...

Amid Increases in Road Rage Nationwide, Illinois State Police Conducts Special Details

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois, like the rest of the country, has been impacted by road rage incidents...

Gov. Pritzker Encourages Illinoisians To Participate In Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined community leaders and lawmakers to encourage Illinoisans...

Attorney General Raoul’s Legislation Strengthening His Office’s Ability To Defend Workplace Rights Is Signed Into Law

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today celebrated Governor JB Pritzker’s signing...

Attorney General Raoul Statement On Court Win To Protect Voter Data

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement in response to the U.S....

Gov. Pritzker Signs SB 3224 Renaming Illinois School for the Visually Impaired to be the Illinois School for the Blind

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker today signed SB 3224, officially renaming the Illinois School...

Attorney General Raoul Sues Trump Administration Over Its Effort To Undermine Critical Affordable Care Act Provisions

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general i...

Illinois DNR Highlights August 2026 Events, Hunting Dates And State Fair Attractions

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is sharing the following upcoming...

Senator Harriss Reacts To Release Of Legislative Inspector General's Report

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Erica Harriss (56th-Glen Carbon) issued the following statement...

Durbin Urges Senate Hearing After Staff Report Details Conditions At Dilley ICE Detention Facility

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

Gov. Pritzker Signs Nation-leading Legislation To Protect Illinois Children On Social Media

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed the Children’s Social Media Safety Act (HB5511),...

Gov. Pritzker Calls On Trump Administration To Reverse Work Stoppage Of Brandon Road Interbasin Project

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker today called on the Trump Administration to immediately reverse...

Illinois Department of Revenue’s Deputy General Counsel Receives Paull Mines Award

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is proud to announce that Deputy General...

Attorney General Raoul Opposes Trump Administration Proposal To Allow Toxic Coal Ash Facilities To Bypass Permitting Requirements

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of six attorneys general in opposing...

Pritzker Signs Broad Slate of Illinois Bills, Including Cash Payment Requirement and Worker Protections

SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a broad package of Illinois bills covering consumer...

Illinois Retailers Must Accept Cash Up To $500 Under New Sen. Belt Law

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Christopher Belt’s measure to prohibit retailers from refusin...

Duckworth, Hirono Introduce WARRIOR Act to Codify Women’s Right to Serve in Combat

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senator...

Duckworth Joins Warren, Lawmakers in Investigating Reports that DoD Failed to Provide Sufficient Care for Servicemembers Injured in Iranian Strike

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

Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation to Protect Illinois' Most Vulnerable Residents

CHICAGO — Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed a package of legislation that protects some of...

Illinois Public University Enrollment Reaches 10-Year High, Pritzker Says

CHICAGO – Thanks to Governor JB Pritzker’s historic investments, this past school...

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