AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Ellis Grove Illinois. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/ellis-grove-il 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/ellis-grove-il https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:45:55 -0500 Chicago, IL--Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton today announced she will join the Reproductive Freedom Coalition (RFC), a group of Lieutenant Governors and https://www.americantowns.com/news/lt-governor-stratton-joins-reproductive-freedom-coalition-31556472-schaumburg-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/lt-governor-stratton-joins-reproductive-freedom-coalition-31556472-schaumburg-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 CHICAGO -- Seizing the opportunity to capture the billions of dollars of federal and private investment in science, technology and climate https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-pritzker-announces-innovate-illinois-a-publicprivate-partnership-to-secure-federal-funding-for-illinois-31556473-plainfield-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-pritzker-announces-innovate-illinois-a-publicprivate-partnership-to-secure-federal-funding-for-illinois-31556473-plainfield-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 DECATUR — Governor JB Pritzker joined state and local leaders along with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today to announce a https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-pritzker-announces-200-million-investment-in-projects-that-improve-freight-mobility-throughout-illinois-31556474-decatur-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-pritzker-announces-200-million-investment-in-projects-that-improve-freight-mobility-throughout-illinois-31556474-decatur-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced legislation to help invest in our military’s https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-introduces-bill-to-help-invest-in-tech-talent-in-our-armed-forces-31557126-springfield-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-introduces-bill-to-help-invest-in-tech-talent-in-our-armed-forces-31557126-springfield-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with Julie Su, President Biden’s nominee to be the next Secretary of https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-meets-with-nominee-to-be-secretary-of-labor-julie-su-31557128-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-meets-with-nominee-to-be-secretary-of-labor-julie-su-31557128-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-meets-with-iema-director-to-discuss-illinois-emergency-preparedness-31557131-rock-island-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-meets-with-iema-director-to-discuss-illinois-emergency-preparedness-31557131-rock-island-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-chairs-commerce-committee-hearing-on-improving-next-generation-aviation-technologies-advocates-for-americangrown-sustainable-aviation-fuel-31557135-moline-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-chairs-commerce-committee-hearing-on-improving-next-generation-aviation-technologies-advocates-for-americangrown-sustainable-aviation-fuel-31557135-moline-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that $750,000 she secured through a Fiscal Year 2022 Congressionally https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-announces-750000-in-congressionally-directed-spending-for-water-infrastructure-improvements-in-sesser-31557136-elgin-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-announces-750000-in-congressionally-directed-spending-for-water-infrastructure-improvements-in-sesser-31557136-elgin-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Just days after marking the Iraq War’s 20th anniversary, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-applauds-senate-repeal-of-decadesold-authorizations-for-the-use-of-military-force-that-would-formally-end-gulf-and-iraq-wars-if-signed-into-law-31557139-galesburg-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-applauds-senate-repeal-of-decadesold-authorizations-for-the-use-of-military-force-that-would-formally-end-gulf-and-iraq-wars-if-signed-into-law-31557139-galesburg-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, DC] – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and U.S. Senate https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-join-shaheen-senate-colleagues-in-letter-to-pentagon-underscoring-national-security-imperative-to-provide-abortion-leave-for-servicemembers-31557143-belvidere-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-join-shaheen-senate-colleagues-in-letter-to-pentagon-underscoring-national-security-imperative-to-provide-abortion-leave-for-servicemembers-31557143-belvidere-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Following public reports indicating that pharmaceutical giant AmerisourceBergen—which is the sole wholesale https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-urges-ftc-to-investigate-pharmaceutical-sourcing-giant-for-potential-anticompetitive-unfair-and-deceptive-distribution-of-federallyapproved-medication-31557144-bolingbrook-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-urges-ftc-to-investigate-pharmaceutical-sourcing-giant-for-potential-anticompetitive-unfair-and-deceptive-distribution-of-federallyapproved-medication-31557144-bolingbrook-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-statement-on-trump-indictment-by-manhattan-grand-jury-31557147-pekin-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-statement-on-trump-indictment-by-manhattan-grand-jury-31557147-pekin-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after the Senate voted to repeal both the 1991 and https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-statement-on-senate-vote-to-repeal-1991-2022-iraq-aumfs-31557148-kankakee-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-statement-on-senate-vote-to-repeal-1991-2022-iraq-aumfs-31557148-kankakee-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [CHICAGO, IL] – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-kelly-urge-office-of-personnel-management-to-address-delays-in-delivering-federal-retirement-benefits-31557445-chicago-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-kelly-urge-office-of-personnel-management-to-address-delays-in-delivering-federal-retirement-benefits-31557445-chicago-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [CHICAGO, IL] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today led every member of the Illinois https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-lead-illinois-delegation-in-urging-president-biden-to-grant-federal-disaster-declaration-for-5-illinois-counties-following-severe-weather-31557447-plainfield-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-lead-illinois-delegation-in-urging-president-biden-to-grant-federal-disaster-declaration-for-5-illinois-counties-following-severe-weather-31557447-plainfield-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500