Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Underwood, local students call for Senate action on gun reformSep 26, 2019 1:00 am - When Maggie Hirschauer sits in her fifth-grade classroom in Batavia's J.B. Nelson Elementary, most of the time she's thinking about math, science and English lessons. Th...
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Where suburban congressmen stand on impeaching Trump over Ukraine issueSep 24, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider took the most aggressive stance Tuesday of suburban lawmakers supporting impeachment proceedings amid revelations that President Donald Trump tr...
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Krishnamoorthi, Durbin launch caucus to end youth vapingSep 19, 2019 1:00 am - National lawmakers Thursday launched a bipartisan Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic, co-chaired by U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Peter King, a N...
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Krishnamoorthi calls for immediate ban on flavored e-cigarettesSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - In the wake of growing anxiety over vaping-related deaths, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi on Tuesday urged an immediate ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and calle...
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Underwood blames Senate for her stalled legislative effortsSep 06, 2019 5:20 am - As freshman congresswoman Lauren Underwood ramps up her re-election campaign in Illinois' 14th District, she says a Washington reality is frustrating to her and her supp...
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Residents press Casten on impeachment at forumSep 05, 2019 5:00 am - As expected when the topic is "impeachment," no one was neutral at a town-hall meeting held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten Wednesday. But a majority of the crowd of...
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Congressman Schneider to meet Saturday with constituents in NorthbrookSep 04, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider will host a "Congress on Your Corner" event at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Northbrook Public Library and is open to the public. Schneider ...
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Schneider to meet constituents at Northbrook Public LibraryAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Congressman Brad Schneider will host a "Congress on Your Corner" event to answer questions from constituents and brief attendees on his work in Washington on Saturday, S...
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Krishnamoorthi joins suburban lawmakers seeking impeachment inquiryAug 26, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Schaumburg Democrat, on Monday joined a growing list of suburban congressional representatives supporting an impeachment investigation i...
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Rep. Schneider to discuss 2020 Census in Mundelein Aug. 26Aug 20, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider will host a community briefing on the 2020 Census from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, at Washington Elementary School, 122 S. Garfield Ave. in Mun...