Press Releases

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. 

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.  

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing nearly $177 million for Illinois under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to provide financial assistance to families to lower their home energy costs. 

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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 agriculture producers secure grants that will lower energy costs and strengthen energy resilience. 

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

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 quality, protect residents against summer heat, and lower household energy costs. 

ROCKFORD, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) are announcing nearly $400,000 in federal funding for programs to reduce violent crime.