U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and eight other senators sent a letter Thursday urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make the anti-opiate naloxone more available to first responders on school campuses.

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) said Illinois and the Kane-Will County area will be receiving over $48 million in federal funding for several types of affordable housing projects.

The Champaign County Board Environment and Land Use Committee is expected to approve a proposed update of the county's solid waste management plan at its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Urbana.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said  Wednesday that Illinois will receive over $67 million in federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing in urban areas, including Will and Kane counties. 

The Bourbonnais Village Board unanimously approved a $215,000 road construction project for approximately 1,300 feet of Bourbonnais Parkway west of Illinois 45 at its regular meeting last month.

The U.S. Senate voted 93-0 on Thursday to begin debate on the 2016 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilCon/VA) Appropriations bill, written by U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), which would raise funding for veterans care to an all-time high. “We are one step closer to putting veterans first and partisanship aside,” Kirk said.

The Village of Northbrook's Community Relations Commission meeting, which had been scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5, has been moved back a week to Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Civic Room at Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane.

U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced legislation on Thursday that would reauthorize Durbin’s Congenital Heart Futures Act, which expired this year.The original bill focused on boosting research into and awareness of  congenital heart defects.

The city of Momence has approved an intergovernmental information agreement between its schools and the Momence Police Department to mutually share information on students who get into trouble.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) hosted a gathering of federal officials and former Everest College students in Chicago Friday to advocate for including the students in the Department of Education's student debt relief program.

The U.S. Senate voted 93-0 Tuesday to approve a bill written by U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) that will fund the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at record levels and offer new support for VA staff.

Vouchers will provide rental assistance to vets in Will, Cook counties.

U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced legislation Tuesday to reform two visa programs they say have harmed the prospects of American workers.

The committee will discuss the resources available, expectations and best strategies for potential projects. 

President Barack Obama and Gov. Bruce Rauner issued an order Monday for all schools, prisons and government buildings in Illinois to lower their flags to half-staff in honor of the victims of recent terrorist attacks in Paris.

The Congressional App Challenge is intended to encourage technological experimentation and education among young Americans.

A Syrian passport found near the body of one of the suicide bombers involved in the attacks has triggered widespread speculation about the link between the Islamic State and Syrian refugees.

The bill would have expanded access to daycare by fully restoring cuts made to the Department of Human Services' Child Care Assistance Program.

Tim Nugent announced an ordinance authorizing the village's purchase of railroad property east of the town.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) reached out to leaders of Illinois community banks and credit unions Monday in search of ways to expand lending options to people typically trapped by payday lenders.