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Aurora, IL – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that the National Science Foundation awarded $1,449,994 to Aurora University for their Community Network Practices to Cultivate Resilient STEM Educators project. In an effort to help address the shortage of high-quality STEM teachers nationwide, this project will recruit, prepare, and support high-achieving secondary STEM education students from local institutions.
Geneva, IL – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after meeting with Kevin Burns, the mayor of Geneva:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced the reintroduction of a bipartisan resolution in honor of Pi Day, March 14.
Pi (represented by the Greek letter π) is an irrational number representing the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle that mathematicians, architects, engineers, and scientists use in calculations. Although the decimal digits of π continue forever, the number is commonly rounded to 3.14, making March 14 the appropriate day to celebrate the number.
A bipartisan group of five federal lawmakers from Illinois is calling on the Biden administration’s top ag trade officials to bring a formal challenge against Mexico for its ban on imports of genetically engineered corn grown in the U.S.
In a letter sent March 1 to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai and USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip, the lawmakers detailed how the ban would impact Illinois farmers if the Biden administration fails to act on it via the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Crystal Lake, IL – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) issued the following statement after meeting with Haig Haleblian, the mayor of Crystal Lake, Illinois:
Belvidere, IL – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) issued the following statement after meeting with Clinton Morris, the mayor of Belvidere, Illinois:
City officials, victims' families and community members gathered Wednesday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Henry Pratt workplace shooting in suburban Aurora, which left five individuals dead.
"I don’t want families to continue to go through what I’m going through. Four years later, the pain is still there," said Diana Juarez, the daughter of victim Vicente Juarez.
The city of Aurora is holding a tribute Wednesday to remember the five men who were killed in a mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Co. on Feb. 15, 2019.
According to a post on the city’s Facebook page, the ceremony will honor victims Russell Beyer, Vicente Juarez, Clayton Parks, Josh Pinkard and Trevor Wehner.