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Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a St. Clair County jury on Wednesday found a registered sex offender is a Sexually Violent Person (SVP).

Duckworth Meets with General Brown, President Biden’s Nominee to be the Next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after meeting with General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., nominee to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Durbin, Duckworth, Democratic Members Of Illinois Delegation Again Urge Census Bureau To Correct Illinois Undercount In Its Ongoing Population Estimates

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with the 14 Democratic members of the Illinois delegation, sent a follow-up letter to U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos urging him to account for the estimated undercount of Illinoisans in the 2020 Decennial Census as the Census Bureau prepares to release its annual Population Estimate.

Durbin, Whitehouse Statement On Harlan Crow’s Continued Refusal To Provide Key Information Regarding Gifts And Travel Given To Justice Thomas

On June 6, 2023, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, released the following statement after receiving a letter from a law firm representing Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow refusing to share key information regarding gifts and travel given to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Duckworth Joins Klobuchar, Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Aviation Workforce Development

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation, along with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Thune (R-SD), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today introduced the Aviation Workforce Development and Recruitment Act.

Duckworth Discusses Airline Safety and Workforce Development with Air Line Pilots Association Members

U.S. Senator and pilot Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation— met with Illinois members of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) to discuss aircraft safety, pilot training and development. Duckworth met with ALPA Vice President Captain Wendy Morse, Captain Matt McNally and Captain Gary Connell, highlighting her top priorities ahead of this fiscal year’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization. Photos from today’s meeting are available here.

Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action

Description: Allows Will County to quick-take specified land for road construction within two years of the adoption of this act.

Attorney General Raoul Obtains Guilty Plea In Suburban Chicago Vehicular Hijacking Case

Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that a Cook County man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison for using a dating app to lure an individual to his home and subsequently beating and stealing the victim’s car and property.

Durbin, Hospital Leaders Release Year 4 Report On Chicago HEAL Initiative To Address Gun Violence

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined hospital leaders and the Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA) to unveil the four-year reportof the Chicago HEAL Initiative.

Pearson on AR-15s: ‘They are the best firearm for self-defense. They are the best firearm for competitions’

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Duckworth, Durbin Announce $13 Million for Head Start Programs in Illinois

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced a total of $13,306,253 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to support Head Start services for children under the age of five in receiving wrap-around support in early learning and development.

Duckworth, Durbin Announce $34 Millions for Variety of Illinois Health Care Programs and Initiatives

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $34,248,791 million in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to support a variety of health care programs, initiatives, and community projects across the state.

Attorney General Raoul Obtains 100-Year Prison Sentence In Washington County Criminal Sexual Assault Case

Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a Washington County judge sentenced an Ashley, Illinois man the Attorney General’s office prosecuted for predatory criminal sexual assault.

Gov. Pritzker Announces One Appointment to Boards and Commissions

Burden's career spans over forty years and includes positions with both the Chicago Tribune and the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.

House GOP: ‘After giving themselves a hefty pay raise earlier this year, Democrats decided it was time for another’

Illinois’ $50.4 billion state budget was signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on June 8 with many panning its provision of a raise for Illinois lawmakers.

Durbin Statement On Senate Vote To Overturn President Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after the Senate voted in favor of H.J. Resolution 45, which would overturn President Biden’s student debt relief plan to cancel up to $10,000 for non-Pell-eligible borrowers and up to $20,000 for Pell-eligible borrowers.

Ahead Of Debt Limit Vote, Durbin Continues To Call For Closure Of Guantanamo Bay