Sen. Durbin, Rep. Schneider attending Gun Violence Survivors' Week in Highland Park
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Congressman Brad Schneider will be in Highland Park for Gun Violence Survivors' Week.
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Congressman Brad Schneider will be in Highland Park for Gun Violence Survivors' Week.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Congressman Brad Schneider will be in Highland Park for Gun Violence Survivors' Week.
Gunman Adam Lanza opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut – killing 20 children, all age 6 or 7, and six educators.
Funding for the trail comes from a $20 million federal grant.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Congressman Bobby Rush, and other dignitaries will speak about future plans for the Englewood Nature Trail.
Federal lawmakers want action to protect the program before the new Congress when the GOP is expected to take over the House.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, is urging lawmakers to save migrant youth from deportation. Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, said it's now or never to save the program.
Hundreds of people have been sent unannounced on buses to Chicago in the last two weeks.
Durbin released a statement saying he is "only experiencing minor symptoms."
The calls for gun control in the United States are growing loud.
Ahead of the expected spike in summer violence - and the tragedy in Texas, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is calling for sensible gun reform.
It's another big step in cutting down pollution on Chicago streets.
All children deserve a childhood free from abuse.
In the letter, the lawmakers asked CTA President Dorval Carter to enact a provision required by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA, to improve safety for both passengers and transit workers.
A large group gathered Sunday for a rally outside the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Ukrainian Village.
"The United States must provide the weapons for the Ukrainian resistance, the protection of those who have fled, and the survival of those who are caught in the crossfire of Putin's invasion," Durbin said.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Friday vowed to move swiftly to confirm President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee, federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, to make her the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court.
A field hearing led by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) on Monday focused on finding a solution to gun trafficking and reducing gun violence in Chicago.
"I don't see a means for reaching that," said Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate. "I want it. I think we are much more likely to deal with discrete elements."
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, who had urged President Joe Biden not to force Lausch out until a successor is in place, said they're pleased Biden agreed to their request.
Gov. JB Pritzker said "America elected a President and Vice President who will lead with compassion, restore dignity to the office, and give us hope for a brighter future."
Pritzker said he agrees with U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin that Republicans were able to use the controversies recently swirling around Madigan to their advantage on Election Day
Former Vice President Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in Illinois and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin won reelection on Tuesday, continuing a pattern of Democratic dominance in the state.
President Donald Trump has said he plans to nominate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's successor this weekend, after her memorial services are held.
Congress has taken off for the weekend without extending the weekly $600 jobless benefits that would help millions of workers who are struggling during the pandemic.
