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How Darin LaHood, Eric Sorensen voted on ICE funding bill
The U.S. House voted to approve a $70 billion ICE and Border Patrol funding package. Here's how Peoria's congressmen voted. Read More
Pullman duo enters off-beat boat race to Alaska
Andy Jacobs and Eric Sorensen are a couple of normal guys from Pullman with a highly abnormal goal: Along with four friends, they plan to start – and possibly finish – a somewhat deranged boat race that stretches 750 miles from Port Townsend, Washington, to Ketchikan, Alaska. The start date is June 14. Read More
$8M in federal funding awarded to Sauk Valley-area Head Start programs
More than $25 million in federal funding – including $8 million to the Tri-County Opportunities Council in Rock Falls – has been awarded to Head Start programs serving families across northern and central Illinois, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Rockford, announced Tuesday. Read More
Meet the Republican candidates for Illinois' 17th District
Two candidates will be competing for the Republican nomination for Illinois' 17th Congressional District, with the winner running against U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen in the general election. Read More
Dillan Vancil wins Republican primary for IL-17
Dan Vancil held a 14-month-long campaign on affordability, immigration and breaking monopolies. He will be competing with incumbent Democrat Eric Sorensen for the 17th Congressional District seat. Read More
Feds to provide $1.8M for Project NOW Head Start program
The funds, announced by U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen on Friday, come from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Read More
Durbin to bring original 'Dreamer' to Trump’s State of the Union speech, as several Illinois Dems boycott it
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, along with U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley, Sean Casten, Delia Ramirez, Jan Schakowsky and Eric Sorensen, say they won't attend the annual address, with Duckworth calling it "another campaign rally full of lies." Read More
Eric Sorensen of Illinois says he will skip Trump State of the Union
Eric Sorensen, who represents much of the Peoria area, is among a number of Democrats who say they are skipping the State of the Union. Read More
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Sorensen challenger officially removed from Illinois 17th Congressional District race
A Rockford Democrat running against Rep. Eric Sorensen in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District primary has officially been removed from the ballot, leaving Sorensen without a primary challenger as he seeks a third term Read More
COVID-era health insurance subsidies debated this week
U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen said Congress must avoid shutting down the government as lawmakers bring back discussions on health care subsidies that led to October shutdown. Read More
As Illinois ends grocery tax locals can replace, food inflation debate continues
Discussions to end the grocery tax heat up as Rep. Eric Sorensen warns about rising food prices amid easing inflation. Read More
Illinois politicians vote to end 'secrecy, speculation' of Epstein files
Darin LaHood, Eric Sorensen and Robin Kelly were among the Illinois politicians to release statements after voting on the release of the Epstein Files Read More