SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (October 24, 2019) — The unemployment rate decreased over-the-year in September in twelve Illinois metropolitan areas, increased in one, and was unchanged in one according to preliminary data released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). Data also shows the number of non-farm jobs increased in thirteen Illinois metropolitan areas and decreased in one.

WASHINGTON DC (October 23, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee:

This week, Democrats are using the Congressional Review Act to force a vote on a resolution that would effectively repeal an IRS regulation aimed at preventing millionaires and billionaires from exploiting a tax loophole.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 23, 2019) — Born to a Chinese father and Jewish mother, and raised in the multicultural metropolis of Toronto, saxophonist Allison Au found music as a young child. Her work is a concoction steeped in the tradition of jazz but skillfully laced with elements of classical, pop, R&B/hip hop, Latin, and world music.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 23, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise on Thursday, October 24, to sunset on Friday, October 25, in honor and remembrance of Jo Ann Zimmerman, Iowa’s first female lieutenant governor elected in 1986.