WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: EVANSTON - Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, released the following statement commemorating Casimir Pulaski Day: "Happy Casimir Pulaski Day to all those celebrating in our community, and across the state of Illinois! Today, we celebrate the extraordinary life of General Casimir Pulaski and reflect upon the great impact that one immigrant crossing the ocean over two hundred years ago had on the   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10 a.m. on March 7, 2024, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. Nominees * Amir H. Ali, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia * Melissa R. DuBose, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island * Sunil R. Harjani, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois * Robert J. White, to be   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Eric Sorensen has invited local veteran Leo "Doc" Kaalberg as his guest for the President's State of the Union Address to Congress on Thursday, March 7. Kaalberg served as a combat medic in the 1st Infantry Division, completing four tours and earning the Purple Heart twice. "As a trusted voice for the people of Central and Northwestern Illinois, it is my responsibility to make sure that my ne  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In the wake of Alabama's State Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos created during the IVF process are "children" under state law, support for U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Patty Murray (D-WA)'s legislation to protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) nationwide continues to grow. The Access to Family Building Act--which would establish  more