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Sorensen Advocates for Workers’ Rights
January 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of making sure workers have the right to collectively bargain. 

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Testifying before Transportation and Infra Committee
January 11, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) spoke before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to support upgrades to Mississippi and Illinois Rivers’ navigation infrastructure and call for improved clean drinking water and wastewater inf

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Peoria Airport
January 10, 2024

PEORIA, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is joining the Department of Transportation (DOT) to announce $500,000 for the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria (MAAP) to expand service to new destinations in the western United States.

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Freeport
January 9, 2024

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Greater Peoria Economic Development Council (EDC) will receive $20,000 to help drive economic growth and bring investment and jobs to Central Illinois.

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Sorensen Applauds Investments in Central Illinois Infrastructure Projects
January 9, 2024
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is joining the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to announce $20,000 for the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council (EDC) to help find ways to bring investment and jobs to Central Illinois.
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Sorensen Applauds Investments for Local Projects in Northern Illinois
January 8, 2024

ROCKFORD, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is joining the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to announce a $1,000,000 grant for the Region 1 Joint Planning Commission and its partners to address brownfield sites in Northern Illinois.

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Rep. Sorensen, pictured in Nov. 2022
January 5, 2024

FREEPORT – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is applauding a decision from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow the City of Freeport to continue receiving vital housing resources under the agency’s rural development programs.

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Testifying before Transportation and Infra Committee
January 4, 2024

Whiteside County is getting financial help from the federal government to provide public health services.

Issues:Health Care
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Freeport
January 4, 2024

FREEPORT, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is applauding a decision from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow the City of Freeport to continue receiving vital housing resources under the agency’s rural development programs.

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Stethoscope
January 4, 2024

ROCK FALLS, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing $696,899 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Whiteside County to administer public health services to underserved populations. 

Issues:Health Care