U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), alongside U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), reintroduced the Combating International Islamophobia Act, legislation to address the staggering rise in incidents of Islamophobia worldwide.
On June 9, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, led 28 House colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution condemning Iran’s government for persecuting the Iranian Baha’i community, the largest religious minority in Iran with a membership of more than 300,000 people.
Last week, on the last day of Older Americans Month, the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging & Families, chaired by Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA), announced the introduction of the Older Americans Bill of Rights.
The Evanston Skokie School District 65 is left with a large void as it searches for a replacement for Superintendent Devon Horton, who is leaving the district to take the helm of a school district in Georgia.
On June 8, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after a Wall Street Journal report found that Instagram’s algorithm promoted pedophilia content and connected users searching for such content:
While State Rep. Marty Moylan (D-Des Plaines) is "passionate in solving the community’s most pressing challenges while creating opportunities," according to his website, he has not shown support for extending the Invest In Kids Tax Credit Scholarship program.
There are 39 inmates sentenced to jail in Cook County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending June 10.