Press Releases
JOLIET — Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that the Will County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (WCSAPC) will receive a total of $625,000 over the next five years from the Drug Free Communities (DFC) Support Program to help prevent and reduce youth substance abuse in Will County.
JOLIET – Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) held a Fire Chief Summit in Oglesby with emergency responders across Illinois’ 14th District for a conversation about their needs and to share information on tools and key federal programs to support their departments.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that the Ottawa Fire Department will receive $713,849 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) was announced as the 2023 winner of the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF)’s Democracy Award for Constituent Service.
JOLIET – Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced she is hosting a Summer Town Hall series in every county of Illinois’ 14th District: DeKalb, La Salle, Will, Kane, Kendall, Putnam, and Bureau.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Dina Titus (NV-01), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), and Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced the Convenient Contraception Act, legislation that would improve access to contraceptive products, including over-the-counter contraceptives.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that the Black Maternal Health Caucus 2023 Stakeholder Summit will be held at the U.S. Capitol on August 1, 2023.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced the Educating Future Nurses Act to expand clinical education and training opportunities for future Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
JOLIET – Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced she will host a Veterans Town Hall at the La Salle VFW, Post 4668 on Saturday, May 27 at 12:00 p.m. She will be joined by Representative Mark Takano (CA-39), Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.