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Joliet, IL – On Wednesday, October 29 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Congressman Bill Foster's staff will hold mobile office hours at the Fountaindale Public Library in Bolingbrook, IL. All 11^th District residents seeking assistance are welcome to attend.

Aurora, IL – Nearly 200 job seekers had their resumes reviewed by potential employers and 10 attendees received job offers on the sport at a hiring event in Aurora on October 17, 2014. Congressman Bill Foster and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) hosted the hiring event for employers and job seekers in the 11^th Congressional District at the Prisco Community Center.

Aurora, IL – Today, Congressman Bill Foster joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL) in asking the Department of Transportation Inspector General to conduct an immediate investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s emergency protocol and mitigation measures at Chicago air traffic control facilities.

Aurora, IL – Representative Bill Foster released the following statement in response to the Department of Defense's announcement that certain DREAMers would be allowed to enlist in the military.

"While I am pleased that President Obama and the Department of Defense have initiated changes to allow a very limited number of DREAMers to enlist in the military, I continue to believe that we need to use executive action to allow all willing and able DREAMers to enlist," said Foster.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Bill Foster and Steve Kase, President of ASK Power, participated in a roundtable discussion on exports at the White House. The roundtable, in the Roosevelt Room of the West Wing, was hosted by United States Trade Representative Mike Froman and Assistant to the President and Director of the National Economic Council Jeff Zients. The event focused on exports for small businesses.