Durbin and Lee introduce Smarter Sentencing Act
Bill Modernizes Drug Sentencing Policy, Focuses Resources on Violent Offenders and Public Safety Risks, Promotes Consistency with Fair Sentencing Act...
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Simon announces expanded eligibility for Link grants to farmers and markets
 Federal dollars will fund free wireless Link, debit machines  SPRINGFIELD, IL – As chair of the Governor’s Rural Affairs...
Kirk Welcomes House Vote on Iran Sanctions, Urges Senate to Act
House bill includes Kirk legislation freezing Iran’s access to foreign exchange reserves immediately; Kirk urges sanctions targeting all Iranian Government...
Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board Developing Curriculum to Instruct Police Officers on Implementation of State’s New Concealed Carry Law
The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) announced it is working to develop a curriculum that will help...
Trotter moves district office into one-stop service center
By Chinta Strausberg Senate Majority Leader Donne Trotter (D-17th) Wednesday announced he has moved his legislative district office from 8709...
Better Business Bureau Survey shows dissatisfied consumers complain directly to businesses before taking other actions
CHICAGO, IL- A majority of consumers who are displeased with a product or service prefer to complain directly to a...
Tickets Now Available for Presentation of Extradition Hearings of Mormon Church Founder
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, a division of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency; the Illinois Supreme Court Historic...
Youth Rally at Cook County Board meeting to remember youth killed this Summer and demand Youth Investment
CHICAGO, ILÂ -- Youth activists and allies from the Audy Home Campaign will hold a rally and press conference on Wednesday...
Madigan announces $491 million settlement over illegal drug marketing claims
Attorney General: Illinois Will Receive $5.5 Million for False Claims to Medicaid Program   CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General...
Prosecutors secure 87-year sentence for former postal worker convicted in sexual assault
A former postal worker charged with multiple counts of sexual assault was sentenced to 87 years in prison today in...
