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As the weather gets harsher, 8,000 Illinoisans are at risk of losing their homes because of Republican attacks on affordable housing.
Where are the Illinois GOP as families, seniors, and people with disabilities will be left without a roof over their heads during our coldest months?
Where are the Illinois GOP as families, seniors, and people with disabilities will be left without a roof over their heads during our coldest months?
New Federal Rules Could Put Formerly Unhoused People Back Out on The Streets Across Illinois
The Trump administration is slashing funds to help pay for housing for people in need, including those with mental illness or disabilities.
illinoisanswers.org
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
As the weather gets harsher, 8,000 Illinoisans are at risk of losing their homes because of Republican attacks on affordable housing.
Where are the Illinois GOP as families, seniors, and people with disabilities will be left without a roof over their heads during our coldest months?
Where are the Illinois GOP as families, seniors, and people with disabilities will be left without a roof over their heads during our coldest months?
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A sickening mistake. Once again, RFK is proving he’s more interested in promoting pseudoscience than actually making Americans healthy again.
And it'll be our kids who pay the price.
The CDC must reverse this immediately.
And it'll be our kids who pay the price.
The CDC must reverse this immediately.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine committee voted on Friday to do away with the long-standing, universal recommendation that all babies receive a hepatitis B shot at birth, issuing weaker guidance for certain infants.
Full details: cnb.cx/3XDcyR9
Full details: cnb.cx/3XDcyR9
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A sickening mistake. Once again, RFK is proving he’s more interested in promoting pseudoscience than actually making Americans healthy again.
And it'll be our kids who pay the price.
The CDC must reverse this immediately.
And it'll be our kids who pay the price.
The CDC must reverse this immediately.
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The Trump Administration finds new ways to pull the rug out from under Americans every day.
And now they're putting babies in danger.
Illinois just enacted a law to provide our own science-based recommendations to protect access to vaccines so families get the care they need.
And now they're putting babies in danger.
Illinois just enacted a law to provide our own science-based recommendations to protect access to vaccines so families get the care they need.
US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
A federal vaccine advisory committee has voted to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
apnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Trump Administration finds new ways to pull the rug out from under Americans every day.
And now they're putting babies in danger.
Illinois just enacted a law to provide our own science-based recommendations to protect access to vaccines so families get the care they need.
And now they're putting babies in danger.
Illinois just enacted a law to provide our own science-based recommendations to protect access to vaccines so families get the care they need.
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Today marks seventy years since the Montgomery Bus Boycott began in Alabama.
Black Americans took a stand for their rights, dignity, and freedoms — and changed history.
Their bravery inspires me, and I am committed to continuing their push for equality.
Black Americans took a stand for their rights, dignity, and freedoms — and changed history.
Their bravery inspires me, and I am committed to continuing their push for equality.
December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Today marks seventy years since the Montgomery Bus Boycott began in Alabama.
Black Americans took a stand for their rights, dignity, and freedoms — and changed history.
Their bravery inspires me, and I am committed to continuing their push for equality.
Black Americans took a stand for their rights, dignity, and freedoms — and changed history.
Their bravery inspires me, and I am committed to continuing their push for equality.
Happy 207th birthday, Illinois! 🎉
The Prairie State. Land of Lincoln. The Midwest’s Blue Wall.
It’s always an honor to serve our great state!
The Prairie State. Land of Lincoln. The Midwest’s Blue Wall.
It’s always an honor to serve our great state!
December 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Happy 207th birthday, Illinois! 🎉
The Prairie State. Land of Lincoln. The Midwest’s Blue Wall.
It’s always an honor to serve our great state!
The Prairie State. Land of Lincoln. The Midwest’s Blue Wall.
It’s always an honor to serve our great state!
Of the 1,895 people ICE detained in Illinois, 1,271 lacked any criminal record and only 28 had been convicted of a violent crime.
It was never about going after the “worst of the worst." It has always been about weaponizing and normalizing racism.
It was never about going after the “worst of the worst." It has always been about weaponizing and normalizing racism.
Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record.
Newly released federal data shows that immigration agents booked in roughly 1,900 immigrants in the first half of Operation Midway Blitz – two-thirds of whom had no known criminal convictions or pe…
www.chicagotribune.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Of the 1,895 people ICE detained in Illinois, 1,271 lacked any criminal record and only 28 had been convicted of a violent crime.
It was never about going after the “worst of the worst." It has always been about weaponizing and normalizing racism.
It was never about going after the “worst of the worst." It has always been about weaponizing and normalizing racism.
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The incredibly popular tax credits from my Health Care Affordability Act have been a lifeline for families.
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The incredibly popular tax credits from my Health Care Affordability Act have been a lifeline for families.
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Donald Trump is openly against affordability.
Costs have skyrocketed because of the president's tariffs. He signed the largest cut to health care in American history and refuses to extend subsidies that can help lower premium prices.
Shameful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Costs have skyrocketed because of the president's tariffs. He signed the largest cut to health care in American history and refuses to extend subsidies that can help lower premium prices.
Shameful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips
President Trump is growing frustrated as Americans struggle with higher prices and pessimism over the state of the economy.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Donald Trump is openly against affordability.
Costs have skyrocketed because of the president's tariffs. He signed the largest cut to health care in American history and refuses to extend subsidies that can help lower premium prices.
Shameful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Costs have skyrocketed because of the president's tariffs. He signed the largest cut to health care in American history and refuses to extend subsidies that can help lower premium prices.
Shameful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
NEW: Trump’s cuts to programs like Medicaid and SNAP will cost Illinois billions in lost revenue, shrink the economy by $10B annually, and eliminate 86,000 jobs.
This is an attack on working families and the stability IL Dems have brought to our economy.
This is an attack on working families and the stability IL Dems have brought to our economy.
Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10B: report
Article Summary A report by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute found federal budget cuts could reduce economic activity in Illinois
capitolnewsillinois.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
NEW: Trump’s cuts to programs like Medicaid and SNAP will cost Illinois billions in lost revenue, shrink the economy by $10B annually, and eliminate 86,000 jobs.
This is an attack on working families and the stability IL Dems have brought to our economy.
This is an attack on working families and the stability IL Dems have brought to our economy.
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BREAKING: My bipartisan BABES Enhancement Act is now law! 👏
This law is about making it easier for parents to fly with breastmilk and breastfeeding supplies, ensuring TSA keeps its employees up to speed with its own policies and more.
Huge win for families.
This law is about making it easier for parents to fly with breastmilk and breastfeeding supplies, ensuring TSA keeps its employees up to speed with its own policies and more.
Huge win for families.
December 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
BREAKING: My bipartisan BABES Enhancement Act is now law! 👏
This law is about making it easier for parents to fly with breastmilk and breastfeeding supplies, ensuring TSA keeps its employees up to speed with its own policies and more.
Huge win for families.
This law is about making it easier for parents to fly with breastmilk and breastfeeding supplies, ensuring TSA keeps its employees up to speed with its own policies and more.
Huge win for families.
In one month, health care costs will skyrocket for over 500,000 Illinoisans because Republicans would rather line the pockets of billionaires than extend tax credits for families.
Illinois Democrats will keep fighting to make health care affordable for working families.
Illinois Democrats will keep fighting to make health care affordable for working families.
Illinois consumers face high health insurance prices, with Obamacare subsidies still in limbo after shutdown
Hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents will face higher health care costs if the federal government doesn’t extend enhanced tax credits.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In one month, health care costs will skyrocket for over 500,000 Illinoisans because Republicans would rather line the pockets of billionaires than extend tax credits for families.
Illinois Democrats will keep fighting to make health care affordable for working families.
Illinois Democrats will keep fighting to make health care affordable for working families.
Last year, Illinois Democrats created the state’s first ever child tax credit.
This year, we doubled the child tax credit so more money goes back into the pockets of families.
When government shows up for people, this is what it looks like.
This year, we doubled the child tax credit so more money goes back into the pockets of families.
When government shows up for people, this is what it looks like.
Illinois governor signs budget that will double child tax credit
Illinois Governor Pritzker signed a new state budget that includes a historic expansion of the Child Tax Credit, making it up to $600 per child in eligible households with kids under 12 in the next fi...
wibqam.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Last year, Illinois Democrats created the state’s first ever child tax credit.
This year, we doubled the child tax credit so more money goes back into the pockets of families.
When government shows up for people, this is what it looks like.
This year, we doubled the child tax credit so more money goes back into the pockets of families.
When government shows up for people, this is what it looks like.
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Our small businesses are the backbone of our community. They support our neighborhood’s economy and help our communities thrive.
While ICE’s terror and Trump’s tariffs have impacted them, we will continue to protect and show up for each other. Today, let's support #IL-03’s small businesses!
While ICE’s terror and Trump’s tariffs have impacted them, we will continue to protect and show up for each other. Today, let's support #IL-03’s small businesses!
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Our small businesses are the backbone of our community. They support our neighborhood’s economy and help our communities thrive.
While ICE’s terror and Trump’s tariffs have impacted them, we will continue to protect and show up for each other. Today, let's support #IL-03’s small businesses!
While ICE’s terror and Trump’s tariffs have impacted them, we will continue to protect and show up for each other. Today, let's support #IL-03’s small businesses!
While you shop for the holidays, here’s a number to remember: $766.
That’s how much Illinois families have lost so far this year due to Trump’s inflation.
That’s how much Illinois families have lost so far this year due to Trump’s inflation.
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
While you shop for the holidays, here’s a number to remember: $766.
That’s how much Illinois families have lost so far this year due to Trump’s inflation.
That’s how much Illinois families have lost so far this year due to Trump’s inflation.
Happy Thanksgiving, Illinois!
We’re incredibly thankful for our supporters, organizers, donors, partners, and volunteers who work tirelessly to elect Democrats up and down the ballot.
Wishing you all a joyful and peaceful holiday with your loved ones!
We’re incredibly thankful for our supporters, organizers, donors, partners, and volunteers who work tirelessly to elect Democrats up and down the ballot.
Wishing you all a joyful and peaceful holiday with your loved ones!
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, Illinois!
We’re incredibly thankful for our supporters, organizers, donors, partners, and volunteers who work tirelessly to elect Democrats up and down the ballot.
Wishing you all a joyful and peaceful holiday with your loved ones!
We’re incredibly thankful for our supporters, organizers, donors, partners, and volunteers who work tirelessly to elect Democrats up and down the ballot.
Wishing you all a joyful and peaceful holiday with your loved ones!
Trump’s failing economy means higher prices for families, and they are feeling it this holiday season.
From turkeys to sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving dinner just got more expensive.
Looks like another failed promise.
From turkeys to sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving dinner just got more expensive.
Looks like another failed promise.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Trump’s failing economy means higher prices for families, and they are feeling it this holiday season.
From turkeys to sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving dinner just got more expensive.
Looks like another failed promise.
From turkeys to sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving dinner just got more expensive.
Looks like another failed promise.
As Thanksgiving approaches, don’t forget:
❌ Trump fought all the way to the Supreme Court to deny families from putting food on the table this month.
❌ Illinois Republicans ripped food assistance away from 360,000 Illinoisans.
This is not leadership – it’s cruelty.
❌ Trump fought all the way to the Supreme Court to deny families from putting food on the table this month.
❌ Illinois Republicans ripped food assistance away from 360,000 Illinoisans.
This is not leadership – it’s cruelty.
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
As Thanksgiving approaches, don’t forget:
❌ Trump fought all the way to the Supreme Court to deny families from putting food on the table this month.
❌ Illinois Republicans ripped food assistance away from 360,000 Illinoisans.
This is not leadership – it’s cruelty.
❌ Trump fought all the way to the Supreme Court to deny families from putting food on the table this month.
❌ Illinois Republicans ripped food assistance away from 360,000 Illinoisans.
This is not leadership – it’s cruelty.
Another successful summit in the books!
Over a hundred Democrats came together in Monmouth for our first annual Western Illinois Democratic Summit.
Thank you to Warren County Dems, our county chairs, volunteers, elected officials, and Democratic candidates for showing up strong. 💙
Over a hundred Democrats came together in Monmouth for our first annual Western Illinois Democratic Summit.
Thank you to Warren County Dems, our county chairs, volunteers, elected officials, and Democratic candidates for showing up strong. 💙
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Another successful summit in the books!
Over a hundred Democrats came together in Monmouth for our first annual Western Illinois Democratic Summit.
Thank you to Warren County Dems, our county chairs, volunteers, elected officials, and Democratic candidates for showing up strong. 💙
Over a hundred Democrats came together in Monmouth for our first annual Western Illinois Democratic Summit.
Thank you to Warren County Dems, our county chairs, volunteers, elected officials, and Democratic candidates for showing up strong. 💙
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The President of the United States is calling for sitting Members of Congress to be killed.
Every death threat against them and their families will be on his hands.
Regardless of your party, every American should loudly condemn this.
Every death threat against them and their families will be on his hands.
Regardless of your party, every American should loudly condemn this.
November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The President of the United States is calling for sitting Members of Congress to be killed.
Every death threat against them and their families will be on his hands.
Regardless of your party, every American should loudly condemn this.
Every death threat against them and their families will be on his hands.
Regardless of your party, every American should loudly condemn this.
It’s no wonder why Trump wanted to hide this.
Unemployment is up and manufacturing lost 6,000 jobs, bringing losses to 49,000 under Trump.
In Illinois, Democrats’ workforce investments brought several manufacturing businesses to our state this year, creating thousands of good-paying jobs.
Unemployment is up and manufacturing lost 6,000 jobs, bringing losses to 49,000 under Trump.
In Illinois, Democrats’ workforce investments brought several manufacturing businesses to our state this year, creating thousands of good-paying jobs.
New data shows the unemployment rate has increased to 4.4%.
This is the highest unemployment rate since October 2021.
This is the highest unemployment rate since October 2021.
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It’s no wonder why Trump wanted to hide this.
Unemployment is up and manufacturing lost 6,000 jobs, bringing losses to 49,000 under Trump.
In Illinois, Democrats’ workforce investments brought several manufacturing businesses to our state this year, creating thousands of good-paying jobs.
Unemployment is up and manufacturing lost 6,000 jobs, bringing losses to 49,000 under Trump.
In Illinois, Democrats’ workforce investments brought several manufacturing businesses to our state this year, creating thousands of good-paying jobs.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Every day, trans Americans suffer immense scrutiny from the far-right. Service members have been banned from the military, and veterans have had their benefits stolen from them. Now, multiple members of Congress have used slurs and called for trans people to be institutionalized. (More below)
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Every day, trans Americans suffer immense scrutiny from the far-right. Service members have been banned from the military, and veterans have had their benefits stolen from them. Now, multiple members of Congress have used slurs and called for trans people to be institutionalized. (More below)
How does the Trump administration honor National Education Week? By dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.
Instead of uplifting students and teachers, Republicans are making education unaffordable and inaccessible.
Here’s what that means for Illinois ⬇️
Instead of uplifting students and teachers, Republicans are making education unaffordable and inaccessible.
Here’s what that means for Illinois ⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
How does the Trump administration honor National Education Week? By dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.
Instead of uplifting students and teachers, Republicans are making education unaffordable and inaccessible.
Here’s what that means for Illinois ⬇️
Instead of uplifting students and teachers, Republicans are making education unaffordable and inaccessible.
Here’s what that means for Illinois ⬇️
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Access to a good education, no matter where you live or how much money your family has, is fundamental to the American Dream. By shutting down the Department of Education, President Trump is throwing away the future of countless children.
Trump administration announces dismantling of parts of the Education Dept.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March seeking to close the department, but only Congress has the power to do that.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Access to a good education, no matter where you live or how much money your family has, is fundamental to the American Dream. By shutting down the Department of Education, President Trump is throwing away the future of countless children.
Despite Trump’s sudden “support” for releasing the Epstein files to save face, he called it a “hoax” AGAIN — a slap in the face to the survivors who spoke out at the Capitol this morning.
Illinois Democrats in the House just voted to release the files and deliver justice to the survivors.
Illinois Democrats in the House just voted to release the files and deliver justice to the survivors.
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Despite Trump’s sudden “support” for releasing the Epstein files to save face, he called it a “hoax” AGAIN — a slap in the face to the survivors who spoke out at the Capitol this morning.
Illinois Democrats in the House just voted to release the files and deliver justice to the survivors.
Illinois Democrats in the House just voted to release the files and deliver justice to the survivors.