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The Daily Northwestern

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

Though she voted in favor of the coronavirus relief package, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) criticized the bill, calling it “far from perfect.”

Here’s how Illinois elected officials are pushing for coronavirus legislation

May 3, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Evanston’s elected officials at the federal and local levels have been at the forefront of pushing for legislation to aid their constituents. U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky...

Democratic Presidential hopeful Joe Biden takes the stage with his wife, Jill, and sister, Valerie, right, during a campaign rally at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Biden declared victory in the Illinois presidential primary on March 17.

Joe Biden wins primary in Illinois, Suburban Cook County

March 18, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary in Suburban Cook County, the Cook County Clerk’s Office reported. Biden secured the nomination with 62.71 percent of the suburban...

Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th). Revelle supported passing the resolution.

City Council approves nationwide denuclearization resolution

January 14, 2020

City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution supporting nationwide denuclearization as part of the international Back from the Brink movement at Monday’s meeting. Back from the Brink has...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin won re-election Tuesday night, pulling in over 50 percent of the votes.

Durbin urges Drug Enforcement Administration to reduce opioid doses

November 4, 2019

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) recently urged officials at the Drug Enforcement Administration to improve regulations on opioid prescription rates in response to the nationwide crisis. Durbin and U.S....

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill/) listens to the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, January 24, 2006. Durbin on Wednesday introduced legislation to eliminate the green card backlog in the United States.

Durbin co-sponsors legislation to eliminate green card backlog

October 16, 2019

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) jointly introduced legislation to eliminate the family and employment backlog for green cards by increasing the number of cards issued. Durbin, the Senate Democratic Whip...

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