The studio’s Mirkopoulos Internship Program grows stronger with legislation backed by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi A roomful of esteemed film industry leaders spent their lunch hours paying tribute to less than a dozen entry-level employees at Cinespace Studios last Friday afternoon. They came for a press conference hosted by Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who spoke in […]
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Letter to the Editor I can’t help but feel that no candidate in this upcoming election is fit to be running for office. After all, the candidates are trying to sell us on the idea that their opponent is a failure, based primarily on their character and sometimes mention how things apparently had gotten worse […]
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BY REPS. JAMES E. CLYBURN (D-S.C.) AND RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI (D-ILL.), OPINION CONTRIBUTORS — 10/18/18 02:25 PM EDT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL We are firm believers in the American Dream. Both of us have lived it. One of us grew up in the Jim Crow […]
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The anti-gun violence group endorses 21 Senate and 212 House of Representatives incumbents and candidates for the midterm elections. NEWTOWN, CT — The Newtown Action Alliance has released the following statement, along with their national candidate endorsements in the Nov. 6 election: “The Newtown Action Alliance is proud to endorse 21 Senate and 212 House […]
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An estimated 50 people rallied against privatization of the U.S. Postal Service Monday (Oct. 8) at the Palatine Postal Service Processing Plant, 1300 E. Northwest Hwy., joining 500 others statewide. Luis Rivas, of National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 2076, based in Des Plaines. said though the Columbus Day holiday decreased expected turnout, community support […]
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We are extraordinarily fortunate. During the past two years, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois and Glenn “G.T.” Thompson of Pennsylvania championed the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, a bipartisan bill and the first reauthorization of the Perkins CTE Act since 2006. Both the House of Representatives and Senate passed the […]
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Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (8th) and Darin LaHood (37th) join Pete McMurray, filling in for John Williams. They talk about the opioid epidemic, their votes on Brett Kavanaugh and more. Listen to the conversation here.
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Congressmen Darin LaHood and Raja Krishnamoorthi have introduced a resolution to designate an area within the River Terrace Area of Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C. as the “Illinois Bicentennial Grove,” where four white oak trees have been planted. As the state tree of Illinois, the white oaks have been planted in honor of four prominent […]
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