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As Chicagoans affected by President Donald Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz sat as guests in the U.S. House chamber, the president declared the country was in a “golden age” and boasted about border security, tax cuts and his targeted enforcement of those who lack legal status.
Nearly an hour into Trump’s recordlong State of the Union address, the president asked members to stand if they believed “the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.” Democrats remained seated, some shaking their heads, as Republicans rose to their feet.
Five days after he was lumped into a group called “major sleazebags” by President Donald Trump, Rick Woldenberg sat in the gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives in awe of where he was, listening to the president’s State of the Union address as the guest of U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park.
Woldenberg a Highland Park resident, is the CEO of Vernon Hills-based Learning Resources, Inc. The company sued the Trump administration in April over the tariffs Trump imposed and their potential impact on the company.
Washington, DC – Tonight, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:
“What we heard tonight were more lies from the most disgraceful president in our nation’s history. The truth is that one year in, Trump has broken virtually all the promises he made to the American people:
The chair of the McHenry County College board will be a guest of U.S. Rep. Bill Foster at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that Suzanne Hoban, Founder and Executive Director of the Family Health Partnership Clinic, will be his guest for this year’s State of the Union address. The Family Health Partnership Clinic provides health care to uninsured adults in McHenry County, Illinois.
Just what impact the U.S. Supreme Court decision on tariffs will have on local business is tough to tell, one local economic development leader said.
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that President Trump exceeded his authority when invoking tariffs based on an emergency powers act from the 1970s.
But that does not quite settle the question, said Doug Pryor, chief executive officer for the Will County Center for Economic Development.
Elected officials and civil rights leaders in Will County remembered the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. as a tireless fighter for equal rights and a voice for the voiceless.
Jackson was 84 when he died Tuesday. He was a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran twice for U.S. president.
Woodstock has received $3.15 million in federal dollars for the upcoming Route 47 widening project. But city officials say they’re still on the hook for $9.5 million in project costs.
Woodstock had asked for $3 million from U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, who submitted the request for Community Project Funding.
The request was approved as part of the fiscal 2026 federal budget, officials said Wednesday.
AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- West suburban Aurora marked seven years since the mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Company on Sunday.
Russel Beyer, Vincente Juarez, Clayton Parks, Josh Pinkard and Trevor Wehner were killed when a disgruntled employee walked into the company's warehouse and opened fire Feb. 15, 2019. A sixth employee was shot but survived.