U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) visited Chicago’s health care technology incubator MATTER late last week to discuss the future of health care innovation with company executives, entrepreneurs and industry leaders.
U.S. Reps. Tammy Duckworth (D-Dist. 8) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Dist. 9) joined U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) in applauding the awarding of a grant to the Mount Prospect Fire Department from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program totaling over $1.3 million.
U.S. Reps. Peter Roskam (R-Dist. 6) and Robert Dold (R-Dist. 10) introduced a bill late last week that would update Medicare cards to safeguard seniors’ personal information and reduce Medicare fraud, which costs taxpayers up to $60 billion annually.
State Sen. Mike Connelly (R-Wheaton) and DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin will host a Senior Health Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 23 at the DuPage County Administration Building.
State Sen. Dan Kotowski's (D-Park Ridge) efforts in collecting data on state-funded programs to measure performance has resulted in the availability of Illinois Performance Reporting System (IPRS) data.
U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined the entire Illinois Congressional Delegation on Thursday in sending a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to issue a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Declaration for Grundy and Iroquois counties.
The City of Lombard has announced that the 7th Heaven concert, scheduled for this Saturday, Aug. 29, from 7 to 9 p.m., will be relocated to the south side of the railroad tracks, near the Metra pedestrian tunnel.
The City of Elmhurst will host its fourth public meeting of the Stormwater Communications Committee concerning intergovernmental agreements (IGA) between the City of Elmhurst and District 205 and the City of Elmhurst and Elmhurst Park District for flood mitigation this evening.
The Villages of La Grange and Western Springs, Lyons Township High School (LTHS), the Park District of La Grange, and Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony the completion of the Willow Springs Road Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Improvements Project.with state Sen. Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) and state Rep. Jim Durkin (R- Western Springs) Tuesday at 9 a.m.
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) praised a state House resolution, HR 671, that seeks to investigate Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA). The bill aims to de-fund the organization after the release of videos of Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of body parts, including lungs, livers and brains, from aborted bodies.
Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) is offering a limited number of tickets to residents of Illinois' 11th Congressional District to attend an outdoor simulcast of Pope Francis’ address to a joint meeting of Congress on Sept. 24.
The Elk Grove Village Police Department said Monday it is conducting extra traffic enforcement activities related to the Labor Day Holiday Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and Click It or Ticket enforcement campaigns through Sept. 7.
Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves has provided information on Palos Park's annexation efforts for unincorporated Lemont properties at the Tuesday, Aug. 25, village board meeting.