Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski sat down with Brian Mackey of Illinois Public Media’s The 21st Show to speak about cuts to food aid and health care as well as her thoughts on the possibility of the National Guard being deployed to Chicago.
Lawmakers discuss impacts of One Big Beautiful Bill on Illinois residents.
U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, said Capitol Police informed her that her name was in Vance Boelter’s notes obtained by authorities.
Governor Pritzker urged Illinoisans to participate in “mass activism” and let Congress know they oppose the Trump administration’s cuts to food and agriculture programs.
Those rallying said that the congresswoman should expand her efforts to combat cuts made by DOGE, or the Department of Governmental Efficiency.
Budzinski, 47, was seeking a second term in the narrow, Democrat-leaning district that cuts through central Illinois from the St. Louis area to Champaign.
To boost turnout, Democrats have put three non-binding advisory questions on the ballot. They cover topics including property tax relief, insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization and election worker interference.
On Thursday, 27-year-old Chibuihe “Chibu” Asonye stumped with Green Party presidential hopeful Jill Stein in Champaign-Urbana.
Early voting in Illinois has begun. Voters will cast in-person ballots on March 19. Budzinski, who is seeking her second term, does not have a Democratic primary opponent.
CHAMPAIGN — The University of Illinois Police Department has requested nearly a million dollars in federal funding to open a real-time crime center. The center would enable police officers to receive more information from a growing number of surveillance methods while responding to incidents, according to UIPD spokesperson Pat Wade. If the real-time operators find
As she reaches her 100th day in office, Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski has been touring her congressional district, talking about her achievements so far.
The Springfield Democrat told Jim Meadows that one of her goals was to find ways to work constructively with members of the other party.
U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski visited the University of Illinois Research Park in Champaign on Thursday. But first, the central Illinois Democrat stopped in Decatur, where more than 400 pharmaceutical plant workers had been abruptly laid off by Akorn Pharmaceutical.
Illinois’ congressional delegation remains split on the choices for the U.S. House’s next speaker as the body took a rare sixth unsuccessful vote Wednesday afternoon. However, Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, and Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, agree on one thing: They are ready to put the voting behind them. While Bost, who represents the 12th District
SPRINGFIELD — “Thank you, and then let’s get to work,” Nikki Budzinski said on Election Night to a cheering crowd at the Hoogland Center for the Arts. Budzinski had a lot to celebrate. She successfully flipped Illinois’ 13th congressional district blue after it being a Republican stronghold for years. Most recently, five-term Republican Rep. Rodney Davis
SPRINGFIELD – Voters in Illinois’ recently redrawn 13th congressional district elected a Democrat on Tuesday night. Republican congressman Rodney Davis represented the district for 5-terms. But now the district will flip blue after first-time candidate Nikki Budzinski secured victory by more than 20,000 votes. Budzinski is a former aide to Governor JB Pritzker and President