Nancy was the mayor that defeated the NRA and successfully banned assault rifles from her city. She will continue that fight against the NRA and stand up on behalf of working families, immigrants, seniors, the LGBTQ community, and those without a voice," said Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. "Nancy is ...

Q: Did you win a prize or get to meet Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky? A: I haven't met her yet, but as one of the winners, I get to go to Washington in April for the House of Code event, where we get to present our apps to members of Congress, so I hope to meet her then. Shout Out is a weekly feature in ...

Presidential re-election is prohibited by the Honduran Constitution. In fact, the document goes so far as to require the immediate termination of a sitting president who dares to advocate a change to the ban. Just eight years ago, former president Manuel Zelaya was ousted after planning to hold a nonbinding ...

Two Republicans filed this morning on the opening day of petition filing for the primary election next March to compete for the chance to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) in next fall's general election. Sargis Sangari of Skokie, who heads the Near East Center for Strategic ...

Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Jan Schakowsky visited the Rohingya Cultural Center in Chicago Sunday to talk about their visit to Burma and Bangladesh. They said they weren't given the access to Rohingya communities they were promised by the Myanmar government. And Schakowsky said it's time for the ...

“Myanmar doesn't want them there,” said Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky. “They are the largest stateless ethnic group in the world. In the Rakhine province, they are living in concentration camps.” Schakowsky traveled to Myanmar and says the U.S. and U.N. need to pressure Suu Kyi to end the ...

Introduced by Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), H.R. 1638 also mandates that the report detail "new methods used to evade anti-money laundering and related laws, ... Several amendments were tacked onto the legislation including one by Rep. ... Lee Zeldin (R-NY) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) attending. [Pic]

It's so offensive to me,” said Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, a member of the House Budget Committee. “These are the people they want to go after? It's just astonishing for me that this is where they want to go in the context of this tax bill — the biggest shift from middle class to the wealthy we have ever ...

U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky of Evanston, Robin Kelly of Matteson and Cheri Bustos of Moline signed a letter saying at least 17 women have accused Trump of misconduct. The letter identifies all 17 by name and highlights three of their stories. One woman charged that Trump “pushed her against a wall and ...