The second round of the Business Interruption Grant (BIG) Program is now open. These grants will be available to all small businesses statewide that experienced losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

The Illinois Fire Service Institute is offering a unique, no cost professional development program to veterans interested in serving as a member of the fire service...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is sharing information about the upcoming Youth Firearm Deer Season taking place in a matter of weeks...

Two local retirement homes are receiving a large supply of PPE masks for staff and residents, thanks to a generous donation from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Chicago through a partnership with the office of State Senator John Curran (R-Downers Grove)...

The IHDA has announced details for the 2021 Low Income Housing Tax Credit program...

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State Representative Jim Durkin, State Senator John Curran and Brookfield Zoo handlers virtually transport you to Brookfield Zoo where you will meet some of nature’s most fascinating creatures.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that the expiration date for valid driver’s licenses held by Illinois drivers who are 75 years of age or older has been extended for a period of one year past the licenses’ current 2020 expiration date...

Senator John Curran joined with fellow members of the Republican Legislative Delegation to Illinois’ Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reform...

This week, it was announced that the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) has extended the deadline for Illinois renters to apply for aid by one week to 12 p.m. on August 28 due to those impacted by last week’s the storms...

The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) has developed the Emergency Rental Assistance program to support Illinois tenants who are unable to pay for rent due to a COVID-19-related loss of income. The program will provide Illinois renters a $5,000 grant that will be sent to their landlords...

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Now that ComEd has agreed to pay $200 million in fines over a bribery scheme, State Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove) says that those funds should go back to the customers of the electric utility...

On Wednesday, July 15 public health officials and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker laid out a new COVID-19 mitigation plan, metrics and revised regions for monitoring the pandemic’s impact on Illinois...

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On Friday, Governor Pritzker announced that he was issuing an executive order to cancel both of the Illinois State Fairs which are held annually in Springfield and Du Quoin...

Recently, every member of the Illinois Senate Republican Caucus sent a letter to Governor JB Pritzker formally requesting that he adopt the more widely-accepted 14-day timeline rather than his current 28-day requirement for moving between phases...

Answers to questions from IDPH and the Governor's office on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and government response...

Answers to questions from IDPH and the Governor's office on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and government response...

Answers to questions from IDPH and the Governor's office on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and government response...

Daily answers to questions from IDPH and the Governor's office on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and government response.

Daily answers to questions from IDPH and the Governor's office on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and government response.

Daily answers to questions from IDPH and the Governor's office on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and government response.

Daily answers to questions from IDPH and the Governor's office on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and government response.

Daily answers to questions from IDPH and the Governor's office on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and government response.