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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/hanover-park-il 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/hanover-park-il https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:14:39 -0500 Chicago— Governor JB Pritzker announced the upcoming departure of Deputy Chief of Staff for Equity Dr. Sekile Nzinga, who has overseen the https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-pritzker-announces-departure-of-deputy-chief-of-staff-for-equity-dr-sekile-nzinga-31569294-plainfield-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-pritzker-announces-departure-of-deputy-chief-of-staff-for-equity-dr-sekile-nzinga-31569294-plainfield-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today that the CDC is reporting four counties in the state are at a Medium https://www.americantowns.com/news/idph-reports-4-illinois-counties-at-an-elevated-community-level-for-covid19-31569295-galena-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/idph-reports-4-illinois-counties-at-an-elevated-community-level-for-covid19-31569295-galena-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) last week joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-help-reintroduce-bill-to-get-families-the-child-care-and-prek-they-need-31570104-niles-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-help-reintroduce-bill-to-get-families-the-child-care-and-prek-they-need-31570104-niles-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 CHICAGO - As the COVID-19 pandemic policy of pausing annual Medicaid renewals for customers comes to an end, the Pritzker administration is committed https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-pritzker-encourages-illinois-medicaid-customers-to-complete-renewals-to-ensure-continued-coverage-as-federal-pandemicera-policies-end-31570177-moline-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-pritzker-encourages-illinois-medicaid-customers-to-complete-renewals-to-ensure-continued-coverage-as-federal-pandemicera-policies-end-31570177-moline-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Under the leadership of Chair Durbin, the Senate has confirmed 120 judges to lifetime appointments on the federal bench during the Biden https://www.americantowns.com/news/senate-confirms-anthony-johnstone-to-the-ninth-circuit-court-of-appeals-31571205-rockford-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senate-confirms-anthony-johnstone-to-the-ninth-circuit-court-of-appeals-31571205-rockford-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 On the one-year anniversary of FDA announcement of proposed rules to end the sale of menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and a ban on all https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-duckworth-join-colleagues-to-press-fda-for-timely-implementation-of-ban-on-menthol-cigarettes-flavored-cigars-31571206-kankakee-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-duckworth-join-colleagues-to-press-fda-for-timely-implementation-of-ban-on-menthol-cigarettes-flavored-cigars-31571206-kankakee-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Chicago, IL – Earlier this week, the “ComEd Four” were found guilty on all charges related to a conspiracy to bribe Former https://www.americantowns.com/news/ilgop-statement-comed-four-found-guilty-on-all-counts-31571671-niles-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ilgop-statement-comed-four-found-guilty-on-all-counts-31571671-niles-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after Texas https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-statement-on-governor-abbotts-continued-political-stunts-and-exploitation-of-migrant-families-calls-for-more-funding-for-chicago-31571901-schaumburg-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-statement-on-governor-abbotts-continued-political-stunts-and-exploitation-of-migrant-families-calls-for-more-funding-for-chicago-31571901-schaumburg-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Maggie https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-leads-colleagues-in-penning-letter-to-departments-of-education-defense-and-veterans-affairs-warning-against-predatory-forprofit-college-university-of-phoenix-31571902-carbondale-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-leads-colleagues-in-penning-letter-to-departments-of-education-defense-and-veterans-affairs-warning-against-predatory-forprofit-college-university-of-phoenix-31571902-carbondale-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor on the need https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-its-time-to-establish-enforceable-rules-of-the-road-for-all-justices-31571904-skokie-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-its-time-to-establish-enforceable-rules-of-the-road-for-all-justices-31571904-skokie-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor on the state of https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-reflects-on-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-on-the-devastating-fallout-since-the-supreme-court-overruled-roe-v-wade-31571905-belvidere-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-reflects-on-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-on-the-devastating-fallout-since-the-supreme-court-overruled-roe-v-wade-31571905-belvidere-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor commemorating the Illinois National https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-honors-illinois-national-guard-as-it-marks-300th-anniversary-31571907-joliet-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-honors-illinois-national-guard-as-it-marks-300th-anniversary-31571907-joliet-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today met https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-discusses-illinois-agricultural-priorities-with-xochitl-torres-small-biden-nominee-for-usda-deputy-secretary-31571909-galesburg-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-discusses-illinois-agricultural-priorities-with-xochitl-torres-small-biden-nominee-for-usda-deputy-secretary-31571909-galesburg-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-questions-witnesses-during-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-on-supreme-court-ethics-reform-31571910-berwyn-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-questions-witnesses-during-senate-judiciary-committee-hearing-on-supreme-court-ethics-reform-31571910-berwyn-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is reminding residents of the upcoming June 1 nomination deadline for the Senior https://www.americantowns.com/news/nomination-deadline-approaching-for-senior-illinoisan-hall-of-fame-awards-31572435-springfield-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/nomination-deadline-approaching-for-senior-illinoisan-hall-of-fame-awards-31572435-springfield-il.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500