WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Chicago, IL Hoy, la congresista Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) emitio la siguiente declaracion luego de regresar de una delegacion de seis dias a Honduras con otras oficinas del Congreso para reunirse y aprender de las comunidades indigenas y de base y de la sociedad civil. "Recientemente, regrese de un viaje a Honduras, donde tuve el privilegio de escuchar y aprender de grupos de base e indigenas sobre las ca  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [CHICAGO, IL] U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Representatives Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL-04), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05) and Danny Davis (D-IL-07) today announced that the Illinois Department of Transportation will receive $15,805,600 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for improvements to the Chicago Transit Authority's (  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Chicago, IL--Today, Congressman Danny K. Davis joined Mayors Rory Hoskins of Forest Park, Nathaniel Booker of Maywood, former State Senator Rickey Hendon, and State Representative Camille Lilly for a powerful press conference denouncing Project 2025's dangerous implications. Standing together, the leaders warned about the devastating impact this extreme agenda could have on Illinois's 7th Congressional Di  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: PEORIA, IL Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) joined local leaders in South Pekin to provide updates on funding he requested from the federal government to fix the village's water system and provide clean drinking water to families. "In South Pekin, we are seeing what happens when our communities don't have the resources to repair broken infrastructure," said Sorensen. "The water mains need to be replaced  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: ROCK ISLAND, IL Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement on the news of an additional round of layoffs at Deere & Company. "Every day, I'm proud to be a Quad Citizen and call this place my home. We have a special way of life here, we take pride in what we do, and how we do it. Deere & Company is part of the fabric of the Quad Cities and the UAW workers who build the Seede  more