Schakowsky

Rep. Jan Schakowsky To Host Twitter Forum Thursday

Glenview, IL Patch | Posted 10.12.2011

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is planning to host her first Twitter town hall tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 13) from her Twitter account @janschakowsky. She's i...

Mr. President: This is What We Need

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 11.02.2011

Deborah Weinstein

We need jobs. The monthly snapshot of the unemployed, (in August still 9.1 percent), tells only part of the story. Looking over a whole year, close ...

Why I Voted Against the Bowles-Simpson Deficit Reduction Plan

Rep. Jan Schakowsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Jan Schakowsky

We are on an "unsustainable fiscal path," to quote the report. But there is another grave threat to both our economy and our democracy: the alarming redistribution of wealth.

Silence of the Lambs

Diana Meehan | Posted 05.25.2011

Diana Meehan

I'm an ethical being and I'm tired of living in a wealthy society that does not care for the most vulnerable in our midst -- the elderly, the children, the poor and, yes, the women.

Ted Kennedy Booed At Schakowsky Town Hall

Progress Illinois | Josh Kalven | Posted 05.25.2011

We attended Rep. Jan Schakowsky's health care town hall meeting in Niles last night where over 2,000 people showed up, packing a high school auditoriu...

Ryan Grim

Schakowsky: CIA Investigation Will Go Deeper Than Cheney's Program

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), chair of the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, told the Huffington Post that the 9/11 secret counterte...

Ryan Grim

Dem Rep: CIA Officials Could Be Charged For Lying To Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), chair of a key intelligence subcommittee, called for an investigation Friday to determine if the CIA lied to the Congres...

Sam Stein

Schakowsky: Blagojevich Should Step Down Now

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

As the full extent of Rod Blagojevich's alleged scheme to auction off the vacant Illinois Senate seat became known, some of the Governor's Illinois co...