WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Trump's Illegal "Pocket Rescission" Of Nearly $1 Billion * September 26, 2026 NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after President Trump announced that he has unilaterally rescinded nearly $1 billion in funds that Congress has already approved for education programs, health research, assistance for minority owned bu more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * EL PROCURADOR GENERAL RAOUL COMIENZA MONITORIZACION ELECTORAL, ANIMA A LOS VOTANTES DE ILLINOIS A ELABORAR HOY UN PLAN PARA VOTAR * Chicago - El Procurador General Kwame Raoul hoy anuncio que equipos de subprocuradores e investigadores de su oficina comenzaran hoy la monitorizacion electoral dado que la votacion anticipada ha empezado en muchas areas del estado. Ha sido una practica de larga data de la Oficina del Procurador Genera more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42346) on Sept. 14, 2026, entitled "Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data." The report is written by natural resources policy specialists Carol Hardy Vincent and Eric P. Nardi, legislative attorney Mainon A. Schwartz, defense infrastructure policy analyst Andrew Tilghman and research librarian Scott Vierick. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The federal government owns roughly 640 million acres, about 28% of the 2.27 billion acres of  more PR

NORMAL, Illinois, Sept. 24 -- Illinois State University issued the following news: * * * Illinois State University highlights gains in student success and national rankings September 24, 2026 Illinois State University is building on recent momentum in student success and national recognition, President Aondover Tarhule said during his 2026 State of the University Address Thursday. Tarhule highlighted increases in student retention and graduation rates, as well as recent gains in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, as evidence of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 26-090) entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority to the Lake County Crisis Center for the Prevention & Treatment of Domestic Violence, Inc., d.b.a. A Safe Place, Zion, Illinois": Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the Illinois Criminal Justice Informatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Sara Otte Coleman, director of the North Dakota Department of Commerce Tourism and Marketing Division, from a Sept. 16, 2026, hearing on the Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection Act (S. 1377): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Subcommittee: On behalf of the North Dakota Department of Commerce's Tourism & Marketing Division, thank you for the opportunity to testify in support  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 21 -- The University of Chicago Graham School issued the following news: * * * September 21, 2026 UChicago Leadership & Society Initiative Announces 2026-2027 Cohort LSI will welcome more than 65 Fellows across its three pathways in the year ahead. This year's LSI Fellows bring extraordinary depth of leadership across institutions, industries, and society. - Designing What Comes Next This autumn, the University of Chicago Leadership & Society Initiative (LSI) welcomes its fourth cohort into its immersive fellowsh more PR