WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: ROSELLE, IL Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented the Village of Roselle with $500,000 in federal community project funding he secured for the village to make municipal campus improvements and continue work on its new outdoor event and gathering spaces, Petal Plaza, Porch, and Promenade. The village will use the three new projects, currently in various stages of construction, to hos  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: DANVILLE, ILL. Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) joined a roundtable hosted by the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) at the Gilbert Street Cafe that focused on strategies for increasing and sustaining investment in rural communities throughout the US. The roundtable featured three more key stakeholders dedicated to rural advancement: Bryan Severs, local farmer and ISA Director; JT Barnhart, OSF Heal  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: ROCK ISLAND, IL Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) congratulated Pekin Community High School(link is external) senior Rachel Fry on winning the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for Illinois' 17th District. Her winning submission, Clownish Tomfoolery, will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year. "Young people across Central and Northwestern Illinois are going to be the key to ensuring our  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SCHAUMBURG, IL Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) issued the following statement regarding the racism and hatred targeted at Republican National Committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon after delivering a Sikh prayer on Monday night at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: "The reprehensible and racist response to Republican National Committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon's Sikh praye  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Rantoul, Ill. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) presented $540,000 in federal funding to the Rantoul Youth Center. This funding will help the Center make critical upgrades to its kitchen preparation and serving area, relocate the freezers and refrigerators, finish the main dining room, and update the offices and the gym. The Rantoul Youth Center operates a Summer Food Program to provide meals to children d  more