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Jan Schakowsky
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by Angela Caputo
9:58am
Tue Mar 17, 2009

Schakowsky Lends A Hand To Those Who Can't Afford Citizenship

Jan Schakowsky

Last fall, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Right’s (ICIRR) documented an indisputable trend: When the Bush administration hiked citizenship fees in 2007, applications fielded by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services plummeted. At the time, ICIRR ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
7:27pm
Mon Mar 2, 2009

The Special Election Tease

Jan Schakowsky

Last week, it seemed that a special election might be in the cards after Attorney General Lisa Madigan agreed with
the argument put forth by both Rep. Jan Schakowsky and labor lawyer Tom
Geoghegan that the state could call one without regardless of whether Roland Burris ...

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by Josh Kalven
5:04pm
Fri Feb 20, 2009
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More Burris Fallout

Jan Schakowsky

Sen. Roland Burris' interim chief of staff, Darrel Thompson, jumped ship this afternoon:

Three weeks ago I was temporarily detailed to serve as Chief of Staff
to Senator Roland W. Burris. Though my tenure was relatively brief, I
enjoyed and valued my time with ...

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by Josh Kalven
6:48pm
Wed Feb 18, 2009
4 comments

Schakowsky Wants Special Election To Replace Burris

Jan Schakowsky

In a statement out this afternoon, Rep. Jan Schakowsky argues that -- regardless of whether or not Roland Burris chooses to resign -- the governor should consider him a "temporary" appointee and hold a special election to replace him:

At the time, I made ...

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by Adam Doster
11:51am
Wed Feb 11, 2009

Schakowsky, Hare Found Populist Caucus

Jan Schakowsky

Reps. Phil Hare and Jan Schakowsky already share ideas as members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Starting this week, they will join forces on another front, this time to represent
the economic insecurities of working people. Huffington Post’s Ryan
Grim explains...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
1:14pm
Fri Jan 30, 2009

Research 2000 Poll Gives Dems Edge In 2010 Senate Race (UPDATED)

Alexi Giannoulias

A new Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll out today examines the state-of-play in the 2010 U.S. Senate race.  The candidates tested include Roland Burris, Jan Schakowsky, and Alexi Giannoulias on the Democratic side and Mark Kirk and Peter Roskam for the Republicans.  ...

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by Adam Doster
1:11pm
Wed Jan 21, 2009

A Return To Sanity On Reproductive Rights

Rep. Choice

Now that former President George W. Bush has retired
to his new home in Dallas, Congress and the Obama administration will
start taking steps to undo some of the former president’s more
dangerous policies. Ensuring the government adequately protects
reproductive rights ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
11:15am
Fri Jan 16, 2009
2 comments

Schakowsky Leaves Door Open To Burris Challenge In 2010

Congress

 

Politico is reporting this morning that Rep. Jan Schakowsky is “open to running” for the Senate in 2010:

Schakowsky, leaving the Burris swearing-in ceremony
Thursday, told Politico that “time will tell” whether she’d run or not.
Asked whether she was ...

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by Josh Kalven
5:57pm
Wed Jan 14, 2009

Former Schakowsky Staffer Headed To The West Wing

Barack Obama

Lynn Sweet reported yesterday that Evanston native Jon Samuels has been hired by the Obama administration as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.  Samuels has worked for Rep. Jan Schakowsky, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, and most recently the Obama ...