WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, Chicago, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education emphasizing the importance of human-centered skills as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more integrated into educational settings. The organization applauded the Department's leadership in recognizing the role AI can play in enhancing educational outcomes, while also cautioning against potential negative impacts on  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Request Meeting With Secretary of Navy Regarding President Trump Using Naval Station Great Lakes to House ICE Agents * September 03, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following statement after the Senators requested a meeting with the Secretary of the Navy, John C. Phelan, demanding information around President   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin, Ramirez, IL Delegation Members Demand Trump Stop the Politically Motivated, Unlawful Deployment of Military Personnel in Chicago * [CHICAGO, IL] -- U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) in a letter with 10 Members of Congress from the Illinois delegation to demand that President Dona  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Demands Immediate Hearing On Trump's Dangerous Military Deployment Threats To Chicago And Other Cities * Sen. Durbin to Grassley: "The President's threats to unlawfully and unnecessarily deploy the military to police our communities is a grave threat to the very foundations of democracy and the rule of law in our country... These far-reaching implications for our democracy, our communit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With Illinois Dental Associations As Trump Administration Slashes Critical Funding For Medicaid, Affordable Care Act * September 03, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sat down with leadership of Delta Dental of Illinois and the Delta Dental Plans Association to discuss expanding access to dental care as congressional Republicans and the Trump  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin On Trump's Threat To Deploy Military To Chicago: Dangerous, Illegal, And Unconstitutional * September 02, 2025 In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin slammed the President for vowing to deploy the military to Chicago, increase ICE agents WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today condemned President Trump's t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees In Today's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing * September 03, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned judicial nominees on two panels, beginning with Jennifer Mascott, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, during today's Senate Judiciary Comm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Request Meeting With Secretary Of Navy Regarding President Trump Using Naval Station Great Lakes To House ICE Agents * September 03, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following statement after the Senators requested a meeting with the Secretary of the Navy, John C. Phelan, demanding information around President Trump'  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Padilla, Kelly Lead Senate Democrats In Calling Out Trump Administration's Wrongful Targeting Of DACA Recipients In Illegal Immigration Scheme * September 03, 2025 Senators to Noem: "Actions like this one, targeting DACA holders who are lawfully in the United States, and who have committed no crime, help explain why a majority of the American public disapproves of the Trump Administr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Democrats Urge Firing Of Justice Department Employee And Insurrectionist Jared Wise * Sens. Durbin, Whitehouse, Schiff to Bondi: "The Trump Administration's choices to double down on its politicization of DOJ and elevate those who have actively attacked the rule of law, such as Mr. Wise, are a slap in the face to law enforcement everywhere" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democrati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Sunnybrook Union to Pay $110,000 in EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit * Settles federal suit charging union with blocking promotion of a black custodian CHICAGO - Sunnybrook Union, a labor union representing teachers and educational support staff in the Sunnybrook School District in Lansing, Illinois, will pay $110,000 and provide other relief to settle a race discrimination case file  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- TerSera Therapeutics LLC, Deerfield, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expressing strong concerns about a proposed rule that could drastically affect Medicare Part B reimbursement for certain medications. The proposed revisions, outlined in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems Proposed Rule, have been interpreted by TerSera as inconsistent with existing law  more