Articles filed under Tammy Duckworth
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Biden will stump for Democrats in Chicago; Trump to stop in suburbs
Sep 27, 2016 5:51 PM - Vice President Joe Biden jets into Chicago Wednesday to help raise money for U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's Senate campaign a few hours after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump entertains guests at an exclusive luncheon in Bolingbrook. -
Duckworth asks regulators to aid tollway in dispute with Canadian Pacific
Sep 24, 2016 4:36 PM - Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth is asking the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to intervene in a dispute between the Illinois tollway and the Canadian Pacific Railroad. At stake is a western bypass around O'Hare International Airport. -
Judge allows workplace case against Duckworth to go to trial
May 12, 2016 1:25 PM - An Illinois judge on Thursday tentatively set a trial date well before the November general election in a 7-year-old workplace retaliation lawsuit accusing Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Duckworth of ethics violations while she led the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs. Union County Judge David Boie rejected an effort by government lawyers to dismiss the lawsuit, allowing the case to go to trial in August and remain a campaign issue for Duckworth. The Illinois congresswoman is trying to oust Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk in November. Duckworth did not attend the hearing. -
Duckworth backs proposal to reduce college costs
Apr 28, 2016 9:11 PM - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth Thursday joined other congressional leaders in supporting a measure to help make college costs more affordable, according to a news release. -
Schaumburg Business Association watching 8th District race closely
Aug 26, 2015 5:11 PM - Members of the Schaumburg Business Association say they're eager to work with the person who replaces U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, who is running for U.S. Senate. Duckworth, who spoke to the group Wednesday, "has done an exemplary job in reaching out to businesses," SBA President Kaili Harding said. -
Duckworth whistle-blowing hearing collides with campaign
Aug 2, 2015 2:59 AM - A whistle-blower lawsuit dating to U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's tenure as head of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs is set for an initial hearing Tuesday in a trial set to play out next year during her pursuit for a seat in the U.S. Senate. -
Images: Congresswoman Duckworth at work in Washington D.C.
Nov 12, 2014 12:23 PM - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth is finishing her first term in Congress. -
Images: Tammy Duckworth's Illinois National Guard Duty, October 2014
Nov 12, 2014 12:23 PM - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth went through her final drill weekend with the Illinois National Guard this year at Camp Lincoln in Springfield. -
A soldier's story of undying valor
Nov 12, 2014 9:02 AM - Editor's note: This story appeared Nov. 27, 2005 in the Daily Herald. WASHINGTON -- On the morning of Nov. 12, Army Maj. Ladda "Tammy"Duckworth lies half-awake in her bed. An IV pumps antibiotics into her right arm. -
10 years after losing her legs, Duckworth returns to flying
Apr 29, 2015 10:04 AM - "When I got back in a helicopter, it felt like home." Ten years after she lost her legs when a rocket-propelled grenade hit her helicopter in Iraq, Tammy Duckworth is beginning to fly again. This has been a year of many changes for Duckworth, who said she misses being a soldier but finds strength in her friendship with the soldiers who saved her life.
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