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June 25, 2022

Naperville, IL – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after a shooting took place at a WeatherTech facility in Bolingbrook, IL:

June 24, 2022

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Clinic, which overturns Roe v. Wade: the 1973 case that established a constitutionally protected right to an abortion.

June 24, 2022

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act – the most significant piece of gun violence legislation in nearly three decades.

June 24, 2022

More than a hundred protesters of all ages lined Washington Street in downtown Naperville on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

June 24, 2022

The Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. in 1973.

The decision comes more than a month after the leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicating the court was prepared to take this momentous step.

June 23, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Last night, Congressman Foster (D-IL) voted for a bipartisan legislative package that would strengthen access to care for those grappling with mental illness and substance use disorders. The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act will strengthen and expand more than 30 federal programs to address widespread shortages in mental health professionals a

June 23, 2022

Congressmen Joe Neguse of Colorado, Tim Burchett of Tennessee and Bill Foster of Illinois have introduced legislation to identify national composting infrastructure challenges and improve recycling data measurement and reporting.

June 18, 2022

It's impossible to determine who was the happiest person at Saturday's Juneteenth celebration in Naperville.

But a good guess would be Ginger Grant-Del Valle, a Naperville resident by way of New Orleans and Chicago.

June 16, 2022

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced the introduction of the Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act to expand broadband access for low-income families in HUD-assisted housing. This bill would allow families living in HUD-assisted housing, whose children qualify for free or reduced lunch, to use federal assistance on broadband internet access.

June 16, 2022

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) voted for the bipartisan Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act: legislation that will help bring down prices in the grocery aisle and at the gas pump by giving American farmers the support they need to thrive.