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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Illinois senators secure federal funding for sexual assault prevention

February 13, 2017

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announced Thursday that over $1 million dollars in federal funding has been allocated to the Illinois Department of Public Health to support...

Sen. Dick Durbin looks on at then-Representative Tammy Duckworth as she accepts victory in her race for the Senate in November. Both senators voted against Secretary of State Rex Tillerson today.

Illinois senators oppose Tillerson, other Trump nominees

February 2, 2017

Both Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) voted against the nomination of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson today and have shown opposition to other Trump administration nominees. In...

Sen. Dick Durbin speaks at the Northwestern School of Law in 2015. Durbin cosigned a letter with Sen. Tammy Duckworth urging Gov. Bruce Rauner to “stand up” for Illinois residents in the face of a potential repeal of Obamacare.

Illinois Democrats warn Rauner over potential Obamacare repeal impacts

February 2, 2017

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) urged Gov. Bruce Rauner to oppose a repeal of the Affordable Care Act in a letter sent Tuesday. In the letter, the senators point to the potential...

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) poses for a picture alongside 98-year-old labor activist Beatrice Lumpkin at an event in Chicago. Schakowsky denounced Trump’s executive action to restrict immigration from seven countries and pledged to continue to advocate for immigrants.

State Democrats voice support for bill to nullify Trump’s executive order

February 1, 2017

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order barring immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, Illinois Democrats have voiced support for a bill that would nullify the order. If...

The crowd at Sullivan High School in Rogers Park cheers during a “know your right” event. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders on immigration and refugees were a “miscarriage of justice.”

Durbin, Schakowsky condemn Trump’s recent executive orders

January 30, 2017

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) condemned on Sunday President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration and federal funding for sanctuary cities at an event...

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