WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed legislation authored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to reduce the backlog of families awaiting approval of survivor benefits of public safety officers killed in the line of duty. The bill, passed during Police Week alongside other measures supporting law enforcement, now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration.

Summer is just around the corner and so is the heat and humidity. While many of us look forward to these hazy, lazy days it can be an extremely dangerous time of year for older adults. According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) individuals 65 years of age and older are less likely to sense and respond to temperature changes resulting in an average of 675 deaths per year.

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner today thanked the Latino community for its tremendous contributions to the State of Illinois and called for all communities to come together to expand opportunity for all people at the Latino Unity Day Celebration.

DECATUR - Governor Bruce Rauner today joined Illinois Department of Corrections Assistant Director Gladyse Taylor to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Moms and Babies program at the Decatur Correctional Center. He discussed the importance of building strong families.