Danville, Illinois – An aide to Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) will be available in Vermilion County and Douglas County next week to assist area constituents with any problems they may be having with federal government agencies.

On Monday, December 9, the staff member will be at the Village of Rossville Municipal Office (120 East Attica Street) from 9:30-11 a.m. and at the Community Room upstairs at TNB Bank (900 South Progress Boulevard, Tuscola) from 1-2:30 p.m. Constituents who need assistance with a federal issue but are not available at either time period can call the congressman's Danville office at (217) 446-0664.

More information on services offered by the congressman's office is available on his website: shimkus.house.gov. On the website, constituents can send the congressman a message or sign up for weekly email updates and periodic veterans and grants electronic newsletters. Congressman Shimkus also maintains Facebook and YouTube accounts, where regular updates are posted.