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Governor JB Pritzker, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced that Gulfstream will expand its operations at the St. Louis Downtown Airport - creating 200 new full-time jobs and retaining nearly 500 existing jobs. New investments will enable the company to increase completions and outfitting operations while investing in modernization at its Cahokia Heights facility.

Attorney General Raoul Urges National Retail Chain To Support Lgbtq+ Community

Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 14 state attorneys general, is today calling on Target to support inclusivity and to reject anti-LGBTQ+ hate, intimidation and discrimination.

McCluskey on the Invest in Kids Act: 'Illinois should greatly expand it, not kill it'

The Cato Institute Center for Educational Freedom Director Neal McCluskey recently took to social media to speak out about the state of Illinois needing to prioritize school choice expansion.

Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action

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Attorney General Raoul Charges Suburban Cook County Man With Drug Induced Homicide In Fentanyl Death

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 19, 2023

Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced charges against a suburban man in the drug-induced homicide of a Lake Barrington man. Joshua Burks, 20, of Lake Barrington, Illinois, died after overdosing on fentanyl that was allegedly sold by Luke G. Napolitano, 20, of Barrington, Illinois.

Letter from conservatives: ‘Under chairman Tracy's leadership, the Democratic Party of Illinois has made significant gains’

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 19, 2023

A coalition of 30 organizations representing over 80,000 conservative grassroots activists in Illinois has penned an open letter calling for the removal of Don Tracy as chairman of the state's Republican Party.

Gov. Pritzker's Commission on Workforce Equity & Access Releases Strategic Recommendations

By Prairie State Wire Report | Jun 19, 2023

Governor Pritzker's Commission on Workforce Equity and Access released "Strategic Recommendations for an Accessible, Inclusive, and Responsive Workforce Development System in Illinois," a report on improvements to the state's workforce ecosystem centered around issues of equity and structural barriers to access.

Gov. Pritzker Announces Four Appointments to Boards and Commissions

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Durbin: Ukraine’s Future Is In The European Union And The Nato Alliance

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, spoke on the Senate floor highlighting Ukraine’s future as a member of the European Union and the NATO alliance.

Durbin, Duckworth Announce High Speed Rail Service From Chicago To St. Louis

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today applauded the Illinois Department of Transportation’s new schedule changes for Amtrak’s Lincoln Service trains following the successful implementation of the Chicago-to-St. Louis high-speed rail project.

On World Day Against Child Labor, Durbin, Delauro Introduce Bill To Ban Child Labor On Tobacco Farms

In observation of World Day Against Child Labor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today reintroduced legislation to protect child workers from the dangers of exposure to tobacco plants, including nicotine poisoning.

Governor Pritzker Announces $6 Million in Funding for Energy Transition Navigators Program

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) launched $6 million in funding for the Energy Transition Navigators Program as part of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) this week. The program will establish a network of community-based providers across the state offering community education, outreach, and recruitment services to encourage priority populations to participate in CEJA clean energy workforce and contractor development programs.

GOP: Taxes, economic performance 'have made the state unlivable to anyone who isn’t a Democrat billionaire governor’

The Illinois Republican Party is criticizing the economic performance of J.B. Pritzker’s governorship.

Durbin, Boyle Introduce Bicameral Legislation To End Cycle Of Republican Default Brinkmanship

After Republicans manufactured another near catastrophic default crisis, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and House Budget Committee Ranking Member Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-02) introduced the Debt Ceiling Reform Act, legislation to permanently end the weaponization of the debt ceiling while protecting Congress’s oversight responsibilities.

Durbin Statement On Trump Indictment By The Justice Department In Classified Documents Case

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Department of Justice on his alleged mishandling of classified documents he took when leaving office and then obstructing the government’s efforts to reclaim them.

Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Two Circuit Court Nominations To Full Senate