Articles filed under Tammy Duckworth
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Duckworth honored to 'be in mix' for vice presidential nomineeApr 27, 2020 5:30 am - Along with fellow senators Kamala Harris of California and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Tammy Duckworth's name continues to surface as a possible Democratic vice presiden...
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth endorses Joe Biden for presidentMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - Following Super Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to pivot to crucial states like Illinois and he'll do so with backing from U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth...
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Duckworth: 'I think every Memorial Day about the guys from Illinois that never made it home'May 26, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth spends Memorial Day honoring her friends in the military who have fallen and the soldiers who kept her from numbering among the dead. “Memorial...
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Duckworth returns to Iraq for 1st time since being shot downApr 29, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth has returned to Iraq for the first time since the helicopter she was piloting was shot down during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004. The Hoffman...
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Will government shutdown affect O'Hare?Jan 07, 2019 12:00 am - Passengers moved smoothly through O'Hare International Airport Monday, but a continued government shutdown has potential to throw a wrench into the system, Sen. Tammy Du...
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Next mission for women with military service: Run for officeAug 18, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A dragon winds around a cherry tree in the tattoo across MJ Hegar's arm and back, over the shrapnel wounds she had, at one point, not wanted to see with her...
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Duckworth fears migrant kids at shelter are hungry and scaredAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth raised concerns about an organization that cares for migrant children separated from their parents Monday, saying she worried they were hungry ...
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Day after daughter's birth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth calls family best part of her 'second life'Apr 10, 2018 1:00 am - A day after giving birth to her second daughter, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates released a video of herself reading a letter of perseverance to her younger...
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Duckworth becomes 1st U.S. senator to give birth while in officeApr 09, 2018 1:00 am - This story has been corrected to say that Duckworth's daughter's middle name comes from her husband's great aunt, not her first name. Sen. Tammy Duckworth has given...
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Added Metra track will help Elgin bottleneckNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Metra officials attended the announcement Friday of the start of a project to replace an 1881 train bridge over the Fox River in Elgin. Th...