Federal funds to be used to decrease train delays in Chicago June 6, 2018 11:34 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago’s South Side will see $132 million in federal funding to separate rail lines in…
Legislation would make attack aboard train federal crime May 17, 2018 11:34 am|WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and John Hoeven of North Dakota marked the anniversary…
HUD to reduce rent for residents of public housing complexes May 8, 2018 11:34 am|THEBES, Ill. (AP) – Federal housing officials have agreed to reduce the rent for more than two dozen…
Duckworth has baby; 1st US senator to give birth in office April 10, 2018 11:30 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Sen. Tammy Duckworth has given birth to a baby girl, making her the first U.S.…
Duckworth using pregnancy to educate male-dominated Senate February 19, 2018 12:11 pm|WASHINGTON (AP) — Breaking barriers is nothing new for Sen. Tammy Duckworth, and that’s the way she likes…
Illinois to get $1.7M from federal for anti-poverty programs February 14, 2018 12:44 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois will get $1.7 million in federal grants for six anti-poverty programs.
US Sen. Tammy Duckworth is pregnant, to give birth in spring January 24, 2018 12:41 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth has announced that she’s pregnant with her second child. She will be…
4 central Illinois housing agencies get $418K from US January 15, 2018 12:40 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Four central Illinois communities will share more than $400,000 in federal housing money to…
Illinois health centers receive $6 million in federal grants December 6, 2017 12:01 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Four Illinois community health centers are receiving a combined $6 million in federal grants.
3 housing authorities in Illinois to share $700,000 November 29, 2017 1:10 pm|WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — Three housing authority groups in Illinois are getting more than $700,000 to expand affordable…
Peoria airport to get nearly $2M grant for runway lights October 9, 2017 11:31 am|PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The airport in Peoria is set to receive nearly $2 million in federal money…
Head Start and Early Head Start programs sharing $42 million September 30, 2017 12:25 pm|WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start and Early Head Start programs in the Chicago area are getting more than…
Illinois receives $110M in emergency preparedness grants September 22, 2017 11:59 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is receiving more than $110 million in federal grants to help prevent and respond…
DuPage getting $390,000 to fight opioid epidemic September 21, 2017 12:36 pm|WASHINGTON (AP) — A suburban Chicago health department is getting $390,000 from the federal government to help train…
Quad City airport using $3.3M from US to replace lighting September 20, 2017 12:08 pm|MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Quad City International Airport is receiving nearly $3.3 million in federal funds to replace…
Alexander County gets federal grant to buy emergency truck August 1, 2017 11:58 am|CAIRO, Ill. (AP) — A southwest Illinois county is expected to receive a $25,000 federal grant to go toward…
Duckworth, Chicago mayor criticize Trump transgender policy July 27, 2017 11:50 am|CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel are among the Illinois politicians criticizing…
Illinois fire departments to receive $2.7M in federal grants July 21, 2017 12:47 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Fire departments across Illinois are receiving nearly $2.7 million in federal grants to help pay for…
Community health centers around Illinois getting $24 million July 18, 2017 12:11 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Community health centers throughout Illinois are getting more than $24.5 million from the federal government.
Illinois agencies get $2M for elderly, disabled housing July 16, 2017 3:22 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Agencies across Illinois are receiving more than $2 million in federal grants to help seniors, people…