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Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) has a joined a new effort to block Congress from getting another pay raise in upcoming government funding legislation.
Joined by Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a new letter by the three urges leaders to focus on working families instead of bestowing themselves a new pay raise.
Federal tax dollars will fund two projects in the Peoria area.
Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Moline) was joined by leaders from Peoria on Friday to announce a total of $1 million in funding for the projects.
17th Cong. Eric Sorensen (D-East Moline) joined community leaders in Lanark Wednesday morning, May 29, to announce and celebrate the $959,752 he secured to repair the city’s water infrastructure.
Sorensen secured the investment from Congress to fix water mains in the city that are experiencing an excess number of breaks.
A federal contribution to a new STEM/Science Lab Building at Illinois State University could come with the help of U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen.
Sorensen has requested funding for 15 projects in his district, including $15 million for the ISU building.
Whiteside County will receive more than $1 million to administer public health services to communities in western Illinois.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen of Illinois’ 17th Congressional District announced in a news release Tuesday that the county will receive $1,045,348.
Monmouth is embarking on a 10-year, $10 million program to remove all the lead water service lines in the community.
Democratic Congressman Eric Sorensen paid a visit to the city’s water treatment plant to help jumpstart the program by presenting a ceremonial check worth nearly $960,000.
The city of Rock Island has secured federal funding to install a roundabout at the 35th Street West intersection, near the Highland Springs Golf Course.
The $1.4 million dollar project, replacing traffic signals at the intersection, will kick off a larger project, eventually reducing four lanes
The city of Monmouth is receiving nearly $1 million in Community Project Funding to help replace its lead service lines. Those are the pipes connecting the water main to a building's internal plumbing.
A sea of uniform headstones and American flags set the backdrop for a Memorial Day ceremony on the Rock Island Arsenal on Monday.
At the event, hosted at the Rock Island National Cemetery, hundreds came to honor fallen soldiers in the U.S. military and hear about the importance of the holiday.
On Monday, May 13, 2024, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) will join Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Winnebago County Chairman Joseph Chiarelli, and Sheriff Gary Caruana to announce $847,000 Sorensen secured for a new police training center. The investment will allow Winnebago County to purchase state-of-the-art training equipment for the facility and train officers from across Illinois.