118th Congress
HERSCHER, Ill. – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) attended the unveiling of a state-of-the-art electric school bus barn for Herscher Community Unit School District No. 2 (CUSD No. 2). This project stands as the largest electric school bus deployment effort in Illinois to date.
CHICAGO – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement honoring the life of Laquan McDonald a decade after he was shot and killed by a police officer in Chicago:
Matteson, IL – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) celebrated the announcement that electric vehicle battery manufacturer Gotion will open a new $2 billion lithium battery plant in Kankakee County. This project brings an estimated 2,600 full-time jobs to the Village of Manteno and the surrounding community.
Pontiac, IL – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) celebrated a $45,180 federal award to the Boys & Girls Club of Livingston County in Pontiac to support a new AmeriCorps VISTA project.
University Park, IL –Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) celebrated a $45,180 federal grant awarded to Governors State University to support a new AmeriCorps VISTA project.
Matteson, IL – Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) celebrated the United States Department of Agriculture’s announcement that its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) has awarded $1,796,71.00 in grants to applicants in the Illinois Second Congressional District.
KANKAKEE, IL – As Members of Congress returned home for the August district work period, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) embarked on a comprehensive tour of farms, businesses, and health care facilities in the rural areas of her district.