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Power Lines
November 6, 2023

MOLINE, IL - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are announcing investments to lower costs for Northwestern Illinois farmers and small businesses and strengthen the energy grid in rural communities. 

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Sorensen Applauds Decision to Select Illinois for Midwest Energy Hub
November 6, 2023

PEORIA, IL - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing over $275,000 in funding awarded to four rural and small businesses and agriculture producers in Central Illinois to lower energy costs and strengthen their energy resilience.  

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Housing
November 3, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing nearly $177 million for Illinois under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to provid

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Western Illinois University
October 31, 2023

ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are announcing $146,749 for Western Illinois University (WIU) in Macomb to help rural and small businesses and agricultur

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Sorensen Applauds Investments for Local Projects in Northern Illinois
October 26, 2023

ROCKFORD, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the U.S.

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Map depicting Bloomington-Normal
October 25, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are announcing $499,784 for a project to grow more trees in Bloomington and Normal, which will improve air and water

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October 24, 2023

ROCKFORD, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the U.S.

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Map depicting Bloomington-Normal
October 23, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing over $4.2 million in federal grant funding for Head Start education programs in Central Illinois. 

Issues:Education