WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: As conflict in the region escalates, Duckworth reiterates call for permanent mutual ceasefire that secures release of hostages and alleviates suffering of innocent civilians [CHICAGO, IL] U.S. Senator and combat Veteran Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who serves on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, issued the following statement recognizing the one-year anniversary of Hamas's terro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The amicus brief filed in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois lays out the structure of the Durbin Amendment, which aligns with the recently enacted Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition CHICAGO U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of the Durbin Amendment, filed an amicus brief in the District Court for the Northern Distric  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement marking one year since the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel: "On October 7, 2023, we witnessed a horrific terrorist attack on Israel when Hamas killed more than 1,000 Israelis and took more than 200 hostages, nearly 100 of whom are still being held in unimaginable conditions. One fact tells the grim  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SCHAUMBURG, IL Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the October 7th attack on Israel: "Today marks the one-year anniversary of Hamas' horrific and brutal attack against Israel, which saw more than 1,200 innocent people, including 46 Americans, senselessly killed and hundreds more taken hostage. Today, more than 100 hostages still   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) released the following statement on the anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks in Israel: "A year ago, Hamas carried out one of the worst terror attacks the world has seen in Israel, killing innocent men, women, and children, and capturing hostages. As we remember the over 1,200 lives lost, we continue to pray for the hostages that remain in Hamas hands, in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley(IL-05) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the October 7th attack on Israel: "One year ago today, the world witnessed the greatest assault on the Jewish people in Israel's history. Hamas carried out the brutal murder of 1,200 Israelis and the abduction of 251 innocent people. The attack horrified people across the globe and alarmed all nat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement: "It has been a year of pain and destruction. October 7 is a dark day the darkest for many Jewish people since the Holocaust and we remember Hamas' deadly attack that took the lives of 1,100 Israelis and separated 251 people from their families. A year later, we grieve for every family who is still not reunited with thei  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: HERSCHER, Ill. Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) attended the unveiling of a state-of-the-art electric school bus barn for Herscher Community Unit School District No. 2 (CUSD No. 2). This project stands as the largest electric school bus deployment effort in Illinois to date. The school district's new bus barn has been specifically designed to accommodate its electric fleet with charging infrastructur  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement marking one year after the terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel: "One year ago, nearly 1,200 people were killed in a devastating terrorist attack by Hamas. I join Israel and the global Jewish community in mourning and honoring the innocent lives lost. "In the year since, the conflict in Gaza has escalated across the region despite  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: EVANSTON Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), released the following statement marking one year since the horrific terrorist attacks in Israel: "One year ago today, the world saw the worst perpetration of violence inflicted on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. The terrorist organization Hamas took the lives of over 1,200 people in Israel, injured over 3,000 more, and captured over 200 p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: LINCOLNSHIRE, IL Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and co-founder and co-chair of the bipartisan, bicameral Abraham Accords Caucus, released the following statement to mark one year since Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on October 7, 2023: "Exactly one year ago today, at 6:29 AM Israel time, Hamas launched a barbaric, genocidal attack against Israel. Thousands   more