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*Illinois Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Friday June 20, 2025 ( 2 items )  

Duckworth to Hegseth: "Let the Military Get Back to Its Real Job Defending Americans, Not Policing Them"
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth to Hegseth: "Let the Military Get Back to Its Real Job Defending Americans, Not Policing Them" * June 18, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) excoriated Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for deploying American servicemembers to police and intimidate their fellow Americans in our nation's communities, something that actively undermin  more

Duckworth, Durbin Announce $30 Million in Federal Funding for O'hare Airport Runway Extensions
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Announce $30 Million in Federal Funding for O'hare Airport Runway Extensions * June 18, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $30,000,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Authority for O'Hare International Airport. The federal funding w  more