WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced the receipt of an application from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities dba Quad A, Highland Park, Illinois, seeking continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for rural health clinics (RHCs). This application is for RHCs that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. Under the Social Sec more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Calls Out Trump and Speaker Johnson for Ripping IVF Coverage for Military Families Away After Bipartisan Majorities Passed Them * December 07, 2025 This is the second year in a row Republicans worked behind closed doors to strip the Senator's IVF provision in the NDAA [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement calling out Donald Trumpwho  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Governor Pritzker's Sanctuary Illinois Released More than 1,700 Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Murderers, Pedophiles, and Kidnappers * These sanctuary policies that release criminal illegal aliens back onto the streets of Illinois put American lives at risk WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons sent a letter to Illinois Attorney General Kwame  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released its 2025 funding awards, announcing the formula allocation amount for eligible housing trust fund (HTF) grantees. The total funding to be distributed is $223,024,239.90. The Housing Trust Fund was created by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) and is administered by HUD. Its core purpose is two-fold: to increase and preserve the supply of rental housing for extremely low-income famil more PR