U.S. Senator Mark Kirk's response on Payroll Tax Cut Extension Votes
  WASHINGTON, DC - United States Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) released the following statement after votes on the payroll tax...
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Widow of Bishop Michael Carter in need of Van to keep school/church going
By Chinta Strausberg  Mrs. Gerri Carter, the widow of Bishop Michael Carter, is in need of immediate transportation. She...
Better Business Bureau announces 2012 Torch Award Honorees for Marketplace Ethics
Chicago, IL - The Better Business Bureau serving Chicago & Northern Illinois (BBB)Â announced the 2012 honorees of the fifteenth annual...
Illinois Comptroller Topinka: Proposed spending needs revenue source
 Comptroller warns of state’s growing expenses  Springfield, IL – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka released the following statement...
Menendez, Kirk Amendment for stronger sanctions against Iran passes in the Senate
 Washington, DC – The US Senate approved an amendment authored by Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) unanimously...
Madigan: Rock Island man arrested for predatory criminal sexual assault, child pornography production
Rock Island, IL ─ Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that her office’s Operation Glass House, a statewide initiative aimed...
State Senator Hunter: Supplemental budget increases to DHS came just in time
Springfield, IL - Illinois State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) supported restoring funding to the Department of Human Service's (DHS) Fiscal...
Jesse White’s Disability Parking Crack Down results in more than 30 Citations statewide
Secretary of State Jesse White announced that the Secretary of State Police issued 31 citations this weekend during a statewide...
Lt. Governor Simon praises bipartisan budget plan
Will keep seven state facilities open, avoid nearly 2,000 layoffs  Carbondale, IL – Lt. Governor Sheila Simon, the only...
AARP Launches Social Security Benefits Calculator
New planning resources help Americans decide when to claim benefits and  prepare for retirement  Washington, DC - AARP...
