WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM)--Chair of the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband--and U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Peter Welch (D-VT), Angus King (I-ME), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) issued the following statement applauding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a request to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz to investigate whether the Justice Department is or has been targeting migrants for prosecution based on their religion, national origin, or any other protected characteristic. Public report  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: JACKSONVILLE - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today visited Illinois College to announce the $911,000 in federal funding he secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS)--more commonly known as an earmark--in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) omnibus to expand the school's Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program and thereby respond to statewide demand for more highly trained nurses in health  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced the approval of $40 million towards modernizing Chicago's Union Station (CUS). The funding was part of Amtrak's Fiscal Year 2024 annual appropriations requests and was included in the FY24 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill that was signed into law by President Biden on March 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, released a statement following the Biden Administration's announcement of key efforts to strengthen America's electric grid. The announcement includes the expanded use of modern grid technologies like high-performance conductors and dynamic line ratings, which Quigley has been advocating for since  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) announced Polina Popandopulo from Ridgewood High School as the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for the 5th District of Illinois. Their piece, titled "Best Buddies Down on the Farm," will hang in the U.S. Capitol for the next year. Image Polina Popandopulo, winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition winner, with her piece, "B  more