Illinois Adds 14,700 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Rises to 6.5%
Annual Growth Rate Remains Significantly Below National Average CHICAGO, IL –The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced that...
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Senate Committee Approves Kirk Bill to Fund Veterans, Military at Record Levels
Kirk Bill Increases Vets Care by $3.4 Billion Requires New Oversight on Spending, New Protections for Whistleblowers, New IVF Coverage...
Senator Collins Votes for Budget Measure to Alleviate “State of Emergency”
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) has voted for legislation the Senate passed to give...
Kirk Co-Sponsors Criminal Justice Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement after announcing his support for the bipartisan criminal justice reform...
Does the State of Illinois Have Your Money?
Search Unclaimed Property List at IllinoisTreasurer.gov SPRINGFIELD, IL – A statewide digital media and newsprint advertising push begins this week...
Chicago Immigration Office Concedes Demands to Stop One Deportation, Still Plans to Deport Father of Five This Friday
On Tuesday morning the Chicago Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) office delayed the deportation of Chicago father Noe Adan Carlos Herrera...
Madigan Recovers $41 Million for Illinois Pension Systems, Consumers in Goldman Sachs Settlement
Madigan recoups $25 million to Pension Funds for Goldman Sachs mortgage-backed securities, obtains additional $16 million in consumer relief ...
On Equal Pay Day, President Obama to Designate National Monument Honoring Women’s Equality: Fact Sheet
President Obama designated a new national monument at a historic location in Washington, D.C., on Equal Pay Day to honor...
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Announces Bill Baer to Serve as Acting Associate Attorney General
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced that Bill Baer, who currently serves as Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division,...
Congressional Black Caucus Releases Statement in Recognition of Equal Pay Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus Chairman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement recognizing Equal Pay Day and...
