Eric Sorensen

Bloomington-Normal has nearly $2.7 million in potential projects included in an appropriations bill that has advanced from a subcommittee to the full appropriations committee in the U.S. House.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen is concerned about the impact of several recent Supreme Court decisions.

Former state representative and Secretary of State candidate Dan Brady says he's considering a run for Congress. He would run in the central and western Illinois district held by first-term Democrat Eric Sorensen.

A compromise bill to avoid an unprecedented debt default overwhelmingly cleared the U.S. House on Wednesday night – but without the support of one of Bloomington-Normal’s congressmen.

The congressman addressed various national issues during the event that featured call-in questions from throughout the 17th Congressional District, but much of the discussion centered around how he’s trying to help constituents.

The Democratic U.S. congressman talked about revitalizing both downtown Bloomington and Uptown Normal, saying there's an emphasis on "bringing our communities back together to this livable, central core."

Six Bloomington-Normal projects are included in a list of federal funding requests from the area's two members of Congress. Reps. Darin LaHood and Eric Sorensen have submitted requests for Community Project Funding for 2024.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, a Democrat from Moline, said he's also not sure how much benefit the pipelines will provide in reducing CO2 emissions.

Central Illinois congressman Eric Sorensen says he's optimistic Congress can come to agreement on a farm bill this year. The Democrat from Moline was recently appointed to the U.S. House Agriculture Committee.

Bloomington-Normal's public transportation system has received $15.8 million in federal funding in the last year to electrify its bus fleet.