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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/belleville-il 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/belleville-il https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 10 May 2024 07:44:43 -0500 Senators’ Expanding Access to Family Planning Act Would Provide Consistent Funding for the Title X Family Planning Program [WASHINGTON, D.C.] https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-join-smith-in-introducing-legislation-to-protect-access-to-reproductive-healthcare-funding-31416554-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-join-smith-in-introducing-legislation-to-protect-access-to-reproductive-healthcare-funding-31416554-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Right to Contraception Act would defend decades-long precedent, ensure access to contraceptives as rogue Supreme Court entertains rolling back https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-markey-hirono-introduce-bill-to-codify-the-right-to-contraception-31416557-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-markey-hirono-introduce-bill-to-codify-the-right-to-contraception-31416557-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Belleville -- Governor Pritzker joined local legislators and stakeholders on Aug 15th, to announce a new law enforcement-focused campus in Belleville https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-pritzker-announces-new-southwestern-illinois-justice-workforce-development-campus-31433246-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-pritzker-announces-new-southwestern-illinois-justice-workforce-development-campus-31433246-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.]— U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $3,000,000 in https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-announce-3-million-for-illinois-state-board-of-education-31460507-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-announce-3-million-for-illinois-state-board-of-education-31460507-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement in response to https://www.americantowns.com/news/quigley-statement-on-russias-illegal-annexation-of-ukrainian-territory-31466281-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/quigley-statement-on-russias-illegal-annexation-of-ukrainian-territory-31466281-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – To celebrate Veterans Day, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-veterans-deserve-more-than-just-an-ovation-on-veterans-day-31489992-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-veterans-deserve-more-than-just-an-ovation-on-veterans-day-31489992-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C]—U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Amy https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-join-fischer-klobuchar-to-introduce-bipartisan-yearround-e15-legislation-with-landmark-support-31498360-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-join-fischer-klobuchar-to-introduce-bipartisan-yearround-e15-legislation-with-landmark-support-31498360-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The bill now heads to President Biden’s desk for signature [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senate Majority Whip https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-foster-applaud-final-passage-of-bill-to-rename-will-county-post-office-in-honor-of-larry-walsh-sr-31501474-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-foster-applaud-final-passage-of-bill-to-rename-will-county-post-office-in-honor-of-larry-walsh-sr-31501474-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) this week held a video call with Highland Park High School students to listen their https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-meets-with-highland-park-students-and-survivors-31505310-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-meets-with-highland-park-students-and-survivors-31505310-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to strengthen the https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworthportmans-bipartisan-martha-wrightreed-just-and-reasonable-communications-passes-house-and-senate-awaiting-president-bidens-signature-31510039-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworthportmans-bipartisan-martha-wrightreed-just-and-reasonable-communications-passes-house-and-senate-awaiting-president-bidens-signature-31510039-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Danny Davis (D-IL-07) https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-duckworth-davis-announce-72-million-for-illinois-state-board-of-education-and-chicago-public-schools-for-student-mental-health-services-31527927-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/durbin-duckworth-davis-announce-72-million-for-illinois-state-board-of-education-and-chicago-public-schools-for-student-mental-health-services-31527927-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 All Senate Democrats are co-sponsoring this legislation to help close the gender wage gap and guarantee that women can challenge wage discrimination https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-join-murray-delauro-in-reintroducing-bicameral-bill-to-help-achieve-equal-pay-31548216-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-durbin-join-murray-delauro-in-reintroducing-bicameral-bill-to-help-achieve-equal-pay-31548216-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The excessive spending and inflation caused by the Biden administration’s policies have made the basic necessities of life more expensive for https://www.americantowns.com/news/biden-bank-run-president-biden-and-the-democrats-caused-the-collapse-of-silicon-valley-bank-and-signature-bank-31549528-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/biden-bank-run-president-biden-and-the-democrats-caused-the-collapse-of-silicon-valley-bank-and-signature-bank-31549528-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 [BELLEVILLE, IL] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today welcomed 60 residents from 34 different countries for the first time as United https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-welcomes-newlynaturalized-citizens-in-belleville-31551707-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/duckworth-welcomes-newlynaturalized-citizens-in-belleville-31551707-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 [BELLEVILLE, IL] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined the Federal Bar Association Southern District of Illinois Chapter for https://www.americantowns.com/news/in-belleville-duckworth-celebrates-women-in-law-31551708-belleville-il.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/in-belleville-duckworth-celebrates-women-in-law-31551708-belleville-il.html Government and Politics Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500