- 08/27/12
AURORA – U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert and a pair of Aurora-based business groups got together this week to help small business owners and entrepreneurs find new markets for their products and services. . .
< Read more > - 08/08/12
Naperville's business community is getting nervous about the economy. U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Hinsdale) shares their concern. Biggert was presented with the "Spirit of Enterprise" award Tuesday from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at a morning gathe
< Read more > - 08/06/12
Back when we started documenting the suburbs' drug crisis in 2001, we called it "The Hidden Scourge" for a few reasons. . .
< Read more > - 07/29/12
AURORA – Area business owners had a message for Congress Friday – looming tax hikes coupled with uncertainty in Washington, D.C., will make it impossible to plan for growth and new hires. . .
< Read more > - 06/25/12
Higher education is not just a goal for students; it's a national priority that will keep the U.S. economically competitive in the global marketplace. Unfortunately, that priority could soon become another victim of election-year gridlock. . .
< Read more > - 06/23/12
Chicago-area bus and train riders, along with highway construction workers, ought to feel better knowing that gridlock appears to be easing in the halls of the U.S. Capitol. . .
< Read more > - 06/13/12
When Charles Ren heads to the U.S. Naval Academy later this month, he'll begin to fulfill a dream he's had since the age of 11. . .
< Read more > - 06/13/12
JOLIET – Standing against the background of stone and earth-moving equipment, flanked by quarry workers, U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale, took her colleagues in Congress to task Wednesday. . .
< Read more > - 06/13/12
JOLIET – Standing against the background of stone and earth-moving equipment, flanked by quarry workers, U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale, took her colleagues in Congress to task Wednesday. . .
< Read more > - 05/29/12
One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. . .
< Read more > - 05/24/12
AURORA – U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert was at Mutual Ground in Aurora Thursday to speak with local victims advocates and shelter providers about the issues of domestic violence in Illinois. . .
< Read more > - 04/23/12
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to a 90-day extension of federal transportation funding, which would avert a shutdown of construction and repair projects nationwide. Senators are pushing two-year, $109 billion transportation bill to
< Read more > - 04/22/12
The Fox Valley's representatives to Congress made a stop in Aurora on Friday morning to reaffirm their support for passing a comprehensive transportation infrastructure bill. . .
< Read more > - 04/21/12
U.S. Reps. Randy Hultgren and Judy Biggert spent time Friday advocating for including mass transit funding in any new federal surface transportation bill. . .
< Read more > - 04/03/12
Naperville's crusade against drug use among young people hit home Tuesday night, with a special forum at Naperville North High School. The high school setting was poignant, as heroin use has taken the lives of seven young people in Naperville over
< Read more > - 02/23/12
JOLIET – A 2010 survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found one in four women – and one in seven men – has suffered severe physical violence by an intimate partner. . .
< Read more > - 02/22/12
CHICAGO (AP) – A bipartisan group of Illinois Congress members proposed changes Tuesday to a U.S. House transportation bill that critics say would deprive the state of hundreds of millions of dollars in highway funds and jeopardize Chicago's tra
< Read more > - 01/17/12
Washington– U.S. Reps. Bobby Rush and Luis Gutierrez of Chicago have racked up so many absences from the House floor that their voting records are among the worst in Congress. . .
< Read more > - 11/09/11
Chicago Bears players Matt Forte and Charles Tillman teamed up with U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert and Visa Tuesday to help teach local students about fiscal responsibility. . .
< Read more > - 11/08/11
Veterans who served in World War II, Korea, Cold War, Vietnam and recent conflicts will speak to students during the Downers Grove North event Thursday. . .
< Read more > - 11/06/11
The calls started in mid-May, two weeks before a looming congressional hearing. Staff members across the vast U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development were racing to check in with hundreds of local agencies to determine the status of housing co
< Read more > - 11/03/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two bills aimed at making it easier for smaller businesses to raise capital passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday in an unusual showing of bipartisan support. . .
< Read more > - 09/09/11
Sept. 11, 2001, is now The Day, just as Dec. 7, 1941; Nov. 22, 1963, and April 4, 1968, were The Day for other generations. . . .
< Read more > - 08/31/11
JOLIET – Veterans and political leaders met Monday for a brainstorming session on potential uses for the future mega-clinic in Joliet. . .
< Read more > - 08/31/11
Armando Salazar gets good gas mileage in his compact car but with suburban gas prices again hovering just below $4 a gallon, he says "good gas mileage" just isn't enough. . .
< Read more > - 08/12/11
Village officials on Friday gave U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert a tour of Downers Grove's initiatives in environmental sustainability. . .
< Read more > - 08/11/11
The Issue Asian carp are bottom-feeder fish that pose a threat to the Great Lakes' multi-billion-dollar fishing industry, according to officials. The State of Illinois has been against closing locks on the canal to prevent the invasive fish from getting to Lake Michigan. . .
< Read more > - 08/09/11
With the nation's credit rating downgraded for the first time and the Dow Jones plummeting 634 points – and counting – U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert wants people to know that the job of reconciling our debt is far from over. . .
< Read more > - 08/09/11
There was a bright spot Tuesday amid all the dire economic news of the past week. . .
< Read more > - 07/19/11
A dozen lawmakers from Illinois are petitioning the chief of Medicare and Medicaid Services to reject his agency's decision to "disallow" a provision in the state's Medicaid reform law that seeks to verify recipients' identities and incomes before giving out health benefits. . .
< Read more > - 06/08/11
A veterans health-care facility in Joliet could still be at least a year away from taking shape, Rep. Judy Biggert told a crowd of about 30 veterans and local residents in Bolingbrook on Tuesday. . .
< Read more > - 06/08/11
"The nation that forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten." U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Hinsdale) quoted President Calvin Coolidge Tuesday, using one of Silent Cal's rare pearls of spoken wisdom to open a veterans forum at the Bolingbrook Municipal Building. . .
< Read more > - 05/17/11
As the 2014 deadline for reauthorizing No Child Left Behind approaches, educators all over the nation are debating what a new version of the standards-based reform package will look like. U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Hinsdale) sponsored a forum on the topic Tuesday at the administrative offices of Indian Prairie School District 204, inviting education officials from throughout her congressional district. . .
< Read more > - 05/13/11
A U.S. congressional panel voted on Friday to reform the troubled government flood insurance program amid heavy flooding along the Mississippi River from the Midwest to the Deep South.
< Read more > - 05/09/11
Hinsdale, IL –U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert awarded Stephanie Lenchard Warren, a Hinsdale Central student, first place for this year's Congressional art competition during a ceremony Saturday at the Hinsdale Public Library. . .
< Read more > - 05/04/11
We will never forget. Although they joined in a collective sigh of relief that Osama bin Laden no longer poses an imminent threat to U.S. security, most of those who weighed in this week on the killing of the Sept. 11, 2001, mastermind weren't about to suggest the war against terror has come to an end. . .
< Read more > - 04/27/11
A group of North High students got to see how Congress works first hand this month, thanks to a non-profit program called, "Close Up." "Close Up," according to its website, is the nation's largest civic educational organization. It was the 31st year that North students traveled to Washington D.C. through this program. More than 200 students have traveled to the nation's capital since that time. . .
< Read more > - 04/22/11
When U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert asked the senior citizens at Villa St. Benedict's in Lisle on Thursday how many of them were better off than their parents had been, nearly all of them raised their hands. But when the Hinsdale Republican asked how many of them expected their children to enjoy the same standard of living that they had, not one hand went up. . .
< Read more > - 04/20/11
Hinsdale, IL –As part of McDonald's National Hiring Day, Rep. Judy Biggert tried her hands at a "McJob" yesterday at McDonald's Spring Road Restaurant, 1120 W. 22nd St. in Oak Brook. . .
< Read more > - 04/20/11
Since the House passed the 2012 federal budget blueprint last week, area senior citizens have busied phone lines at U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert's office, wondering if their Medicare and Social Security benefits are safe. In response, the Hinsdale Republican met with nearly 100 seniors Wednesday morning at Mayslake Village in Oak Brook to explain how they might be affected. . .
< Read more > - 04/14/11
U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-13th, kicked off Financial Literacy Month events this April by giving Hinsdale South High School students a chance to put their financial literacy skills to the test with the help of soccer greats Cobi Jones and Brian McBride. . .
< Read more > - 04/07/11
A House subcommittee yesterday approved a bipartisan bill to reauthorize and reform the nation's flood insurance program. The 10 Republicans and eight Democrats on the Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee approved the bill on a voice vote. . .
< Read more > - 03/31/11
When most people think of homelessness, the image that comes to mind is of "a grizzly man on a city street," says Diane Nilan. This is not exactly what she sees. . .
< Read more > - 03/29/11
The house tour was like any other that might be given to a first-time visitor. Welcomed at the door there was the walk from the kitchen to the living room, and after admiring the view, a stop at the bedrooms and then the walk to the basement and back up again. . .
< Read more > - 03/22/11
Illinoismay be one step closer to keeping Lake Michigan safe from the invasive Asian carp, which threaten to destroy the fishing industry on the lake. A new law went into effect this week banning live Asian carp from the United States. "This is a long-overdue victory for wildlife preservation," said U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, a Hinsdale Republican who has been fighting to keep Illinois waterways safe from the voracious species for nearly a decade. "These carp... have caused tremendous ecological and economic damage. This ban will ensure that other fragile ecosystems aren't exposed to the same biological threat. . .
< Read more > - 03/03/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Draft legislation to overhaul the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program will be unveiled next week, said the Republican chairman of a congressional insurance oversight panel on Thursday. . .
< Read more > - 02/24/11
Lemont, IL–Hundreds of employees working along Lemont's canal breathed a collective sigh of relief late last week after an amendment that recommended a closure of Lake Michigan waterways failed in the U.S. House. . .
< Read more > - 02/18/11
Suburban lawmakers are praising a U.S. House vote rejecting a proposal to shut down the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal in hopes of stopping Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan. "It's a great relief that we were able to defeat this amendment," said U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, a Hinsdale Republican. . .
< Read more > - 01/25/11
More than 800,000 combat veterans live in Illinois. They each have a story to tell. Approximately 1,000 veterans across the nation die each day. They can no longer tell their stories. Someone needs to record veterans' stories for future generations. U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-13th) and Downers Grove North High School students are taking on the job. . .
< Read more > - 01/01/11
Legislation that will provide more suburban low-income seniors with affordable housing options has passed both houses of Congress. Co-sponsored by Hinsdale Rep. Judy Biggert, the Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act allows the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to dole out funds to remodel low-income housing for seniors. The legislation, which is awaiting President Barack Obama's signature, also makes it easier for owners to convert properties into housing for low-income seniors. . .
< Read more > - 12/23/10
WASHINGTON – As the housing market came crashing down in 2008, the giant mortgage company Fannie Mae took an unprecedented step to help tackle the rising tide of foreclosures. It named an exclusive group of law firms that would help rapidly carry out the unsavory task of filing legal paperwork to remove homeowners from their homes. . .
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- 07/16/10
House supporters of the US-Korea free trade agreement said yesterday they need to start working now to pave the way for Congressional approval after the White House settles outstanding issues that have been holding up action on the accord (WTD, 7/15/10). . .
< Read more > - 06/10/10
U.S. House leaders named 20 Democrats and 10 Republicans, including 13th Congressional District Representative Judy Biggert, to work with senators on a panel designed to merge financial-regulation bills passed by the two chambers into a single measure for President Barack Obama's signature. . .
< Read more > - 06/06/10
Argonne National Laboratory has a baseball stadium-size, X-ray machine that enables scientists to examine a vast array of materials in slivers as tiny as several atoms wide, work that some believe is key to breakthrough research on everything from curing cancer to making the perfect fuel cell. . .
< Read more > - 05/13/10
There are about 950,000 homeless children in public schools in this country. That staggering number was recorded by t he U.S. Department of Education for the 2008-09 school year and represents a 40 percent increase over the previous year. . .
< Read more > - 05/06/10
It's agreed. Taxpayers hate the bailouts. So do I, and so do most of my colleagues. In fact, many of the big Wall Street firms that received funds under the original bailout have already paid it back because they hated the political strings and bad PR that came with the money. Good for us. Now, let's stop the next one. . .
< Read more > - 04/29/10
More than 1,200 job seekers took advantage of an opportunity to showcase their skills to employers of all kinds last week at a job fair hosted by U.S. Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL-13) at the Romeoville Recreation Center. . .
< Read more > - 04/21/10
(Crain's) – Canadian National Railway Co. has reported just a tiny fraction of the highway delays caused by stopped or slow-moving trains at rail crossings in the Chicago suburbs, adding fresh controversy to its 2008 acquisition of Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. . .
< Read more > - 04/13/10
Salt Creek Ballet opened its 25th Anniversary Season with "Swan Lake, Act II" at the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage over the weekend (April 10th &11th). The Sunday performance was attended by Congresswoman Judy Biggert, now an Honorary Board member of Salt Creek Ballet after joining the board as a director in 1990. . .
< Read more > - 04/12/10
With what seems like the entire governing class of the United States obsessed with health care reform, Judy Biggert sees a national jobless rate hovering near 10 percent, an Illinois rate of 11.4 percent and figures it's time we concentrated on jobs. The Republican representing Illinois' 13th District sponsored a Federal Grant and Contracting Supermarket on Friday at the Naperville campus of Northern Illinois University, drawing almost 500 people seeking information on government assistance for small business. . .
< Read more > - 04/09/10
Earlier this week, the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce brought together a mix of 20 business members to review the timeline and impact of health care legislation with Congresswoman Judy Biggert in downtown Naperville. . .
< Read more > - 04/07/10
From health care to national security, U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert addressed a variety of topics on the minds of North Central College students Tuesday. . .
< Read more > - 03/24/10
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) has made her pick for this season's "Dancing with the Stars," and her choice is off to an impressive start. . .
< Read more > - 03/23/10
WASHINGTON -- On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court shot down Michigan's second attempt to close the Chicago locks. . .
< Read more > - 03/21/10
U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-13th, of Hinsdale, plans to support a repeal of the health-care bill passed late Sunday night. . .
< Read more > - 02/16/10
CHICAGO -- Asian carp seem to be moving into the Great Lakes more quickly than state and federal agencies are formulating plans to stop them. . .
< Read more > - 02/12/10
CHICAGO – Illinois members of Congress on Thursday said "no" to a plan to sever the waterways linking the Illinois and Mississippi rivers to Lake Michigan. . .
< Read more > - 02/11/10
Members of the Illinois delegation on Thursday lashed out at Michigan officials and others fighting to close Chicago-area locks to keep out Asian carp, calling the attempt a political ploy that threatens jobs and could increase the likelihood that carp reach the Great Lakes. . .
< Read more > - 01/28/10
WASHINGTON – Keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes was the topic of a bipartisan meeting in the capital Wednesday morning. In a one-on-one telephone interview, U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale, told The Herald-News that the purpose of the meeting was to get House and Senate officials from neighboring states up to speed on what has been done and what plans are in the works in the battle to keep the invasive carp from taking over the waterways. . .
< Read more > - 01/27/10
Higher gas prices, damaged roads and more expensive road salt are just a few of the things U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-13th, of Hinsdale, said every resident of northern Illinois can expect if action is taken to close the locks on the I & M Canal. . .
< Read more > - 01/26/10
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Judy Biggert will host a meeting of House and Senate leaders from around the Great Lakes on Wednesday morning at the U.S. Capitol to work together on finding ways to keep Asian carp from invading Lake Michigan. . .
< Read more > - 01/22/10
Legislation urges closing of waterways "While some announcements may catch headlines, they do nothing to keep the Asian carp from destroying the Great Lakes," said U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R- Hinsdale. . .
< Read more > - 01/22/10
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--An Obama administration proposal to limit the trading activities of Wall Street banks is an overreaction that could make it harder for people to get auto loans and home mortgages, a Republican congresswoman said Friday. Rep. Judy Biggert (R, Ill.), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, said the proposal amounted to overregulation that would likely slow the pace of economic recovery in the U.S. . .
< Read more > - 01/21/10
While most of the political energy in Washington is being spent on heath-care reform, there are other pressing issues facing the nation, including education. . .
< Read more > - 01/12/10
LISLE -- A $250,000 federal grant will provide full or partial scholarships for at least 10 women to complete Benedictine University's new Master of Science in Leadership program. U.S. Rep Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale, visited the university Monday to announce she had secured the education funding as part of the 2010 omnibus appropriations bill signed by the president last month. . .
< Read more > - 01/05/10
With the debate over the security benefits body scanners provide versus the downside of what's been called a virtual strip-search coming to O'Hare, local congressmen generally are backing the controversial technology. . .
< Read more > - 12/17/09
U.S. Rep.Judy Biggert (R-13th) recently joined a bipartisan group of House colleagues to introduce legislation that would keep shelter doors open to victims of domestic violence and their children. The bill, H.R. 4116, would reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, which provides local shelters with critical funding for emergency housing, crisis counseling and support services. . .
< Read more > - 12/03/09
Congressmen in The Beacon-News area were predictable this week in their support of President Barack Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, which he announced during a national address Tuesday night. . .
< Read more > - 08/25/09
ROMEOVILLE -- Eco-terrorists are here and threatening to wreak havoc on the Great Lakes. They are silver and bighead Asian carp, and DNA shows they have been at the Lockport locks, not far from an electric barrier system designed to keep them out of Lake Michigan. . .
< Read more > - 08/21/09
On August 5, Rep. Judy Biggert (R–IL) visited Dominick's Pharmacy and Adventist Hinsdale Hospital in the Chicago area to learn more about pharmacist-provided comprehensive patient care services. Biggert is a member of the GOP-led Health Care Solutions Working Group, which works to provide solutions for health care reform. An article on pioneerlocal.com stated that Biggert hoped to use the pharmacy visits to "look at all facets of health care and find ideas she could introduce to health care legislation.". . .
< Read more > - 06/10/09
A "liquidity" test should define whether a credit default swap (CDS) will be considered "standardized" or "customized," a split which will determine how the contracts will be treated under upcoming derivatives regulations, Robert Pickel, CEO of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), told the House Financial Services subcommittee on June 9. . .
< Read more > - 04/20/09
Evonne Kosnar has a full time job, but gets a different kind of paycheck than you might expect. Every day, she runs her 9-year-old daughter Erica to several different kinds of therapy and extracurricular activities, including wheelchair ballet. Her reward is the smiling face of her daughter, who doctors said would never be able to talk or walk. . .
< Read more > - 04/19/09
U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert donned a brown UPS jacket Friday for a ride in a familiar delivery truck that's the usual dirt color on the outside but green on the inside. About 150 gathered for the Friday morning event, where UPS showcased one of seven hydraulic hybrid trucks the company has been working with the Environmental Protection Agency to develop during the last two years. . .
< Read more > - 03/26/09
Mayor Daley of Homer Glen will be sharing the limelight this Saturday with Congresswoman Judy Biggert and Ronald McDonald; but the limelight will actually be candlelight. Earth Hour 2009 promises to be bigger and better than ever with a "flick of a switch" celebration at McDonald's located at Bell Road and 143rd Street in Homer Glen. . .
< Read more > - 03/18/09
Just over one year ago, Jim Canup of Braidwood came to the Braidwood City Council with a request: Support the establishment of a VA Hospital on the current site of Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet. . .
< Read more > - 10/31/08
October 30, 2008, Washington, DC. The National Network for Youth, the nation's leading advocacy and service organization for runaway and homeless youth, is celebrating a major victory in fulfilling its members' missions – to help more than a million youth each year overcome homelessness and similar dislocations. . .
< Read more > - 10/24/08
Placing runaway teens in alternative housing will be easier for NCO Youth & Family Services and similar organizations if proposed federal legislation targeting homelessness becomes law, an agency official said. Currently, minors are not considered homeless under the law, making it difficult for the Naperville-based agency to immediately provide them with housing instead of referring them back to their families or to the state. . .
< Read more > - 09/26/08
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. congressional Republicans remain reluctant to throw their support behind a $700 billion asset-buyout plan, and instead presented alternative plans Thursday afternoon. One would allow banks to purchase insurance for mortgage-based assets, while another would boost the resources of the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department to allow them to extend loans to banks. . .
< Read more > - 06/17/08
Increased rail freight traffic would create a "nightmare" if Canadian National Railroad acquires the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway, Plainfield officials said Monday. But officials worry there may be no way to stop the $300 million acquisition that is pending approval by the Federal Surface Transportation Board. . .
< Read more > - 06/17/08
PLAINFIELD -- Plainfield officials have enlisted the support of a federal ally in their quest to avoid traffic gridlock if Canadian National is approved to buy the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. On Monday, U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale, and village officials toured some of the railroad crossings that could be exponentially busier if the CN purchase is approved by the Surface Transportation Board. . .
< Read more > - 05/25/08
Progress is supposed to quash discrimination, many would say. But cutting-edge genetic advancements are seeding a whole new branch of prejudice. . .
< Read more > - 04/02/08
More firefighters in Lemont and Homer Township can be hired soon, thanks to $1.4 million in grants from the federal government. U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert presented $948,000 to the Homer Township Fire Prevention District and $316,000 to the Lemont Fire Protection District on March 27, at a gathering of fire chiefs, area mayors and fire department personnel at Lemont Fire Station 1. . .
< Read more > - 03/22/08
We turn the key in the ignition, and the car starts up. When our rooms grow dark, we flip the switch, and the lights go on. When we want to relax, we turn on our TV sets, and hundreds of channels are available for our entertainment.
< Read more > - 03/09/08
Judy Biggert has an invitation for the chairman of the National Transportation and Safety Board. Speaking of the proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway by the Canadian National Railway, Biggert, R-13th District, had a simple request: "Come ride the rails with us.". . .
< Read more > - 02/24/08
U.S. Rep. Biggert (R-13th District) visited Saint Xavier University's Orland Park Campus to view the site of a new nursing learning laboratory for which she helped secure $191,000 in federal funding. The new lab will allow the SXU School of Nursing to increase class sizes at the Orland Campus and provide new facilities and educational tools, including portable beds, monitoring equipment, anatomical models, diagnostic examination simulators, a simulation mannequin (Sim Man) and video recording equipment. . .
< Read more > - 02/22/08
NAPERVILLE -- The federal government is handing over $143,000 to help DuPage County children become more fit. U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale, visited Naperville Central High School Thursday to present the DuPage County Regional Office of Education with the funding for a countywide physical fitness assessment project.. . .
< Read more > - 02/01/08
NAPERVILLE -- The federal government is handing over $143,000 to help DuPage County children become more fit. U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale, visited Naperville Central High School Thursday to present the DuPage County Regional Office of Education with the funding for a countywide physical fitness assessment project.. . .
< Read more > - 01/12/08
LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP -- The Will County Sheriff's Department received more than $1 million in federal funding recently. U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Willowbrook, presented checks to Sheriff Paul Kaupas and Undersheriff Marty Nowak on Thursday morning in the library of Fairmont Grade School.. . .
< Read more > - 12/03/07
It's no secret that this Congress has been painfully slow in moving legislation to the president's desk. But for the downward- spiraling housing industry, this slow pace may be both a blessing and a curse. It's no secret that this Congress has been painfully slow in moving legislation to the president's desk. But for the downward- spiraling housing industry, this slow pace may be both a blessing and a curse. . .
< Read more > - 11/02/07
Homeless children. They're not something you may think have an impact on everyday life in Illinois. With the media transfixed on the governor's poor ratings, property taxes, local crime, and Denny Hastert's plans to resign, the plight of homeless kids is an issue that has largely been ignored by our politicians and the press.. . .
< Read more > - 10/11/07
In "Override the SCHIP veto" (Editorial, Oct. 5), the Tribune urges members of Congress to "take a second look at the facts" before voting to sustain the president's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance program (SCHIP). While I agree that the president's proposal for a $5 billion extension is not enough money to cover all low-income children, that's where our agreement ends. The only way to fix this bill is to sustain the veto and get back to the table to work out a bipartisan solution that does more than provide fodder for the political parties' next round of negative campaign ads.. . .
< Read more > - 09/13/07
The U.S. House passed a measure authored by U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-13th, that will give homeless youth the same access to student aid as other students. The Biggert provision was included in the conference report on House Resolution 2669, the College Cost Reduction Act, which passed the House 292 to 97 and now goes to the President, who is expected to sign it into law. . .
< Read more > - 09/13/07
U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-13th, along with all 20 other members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation, sent a letter to Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the Illinois General Assembly Friday encouraging state officials to address Illinois' growing transportation needs. . .
< Read more > - 07/11/07
Homeless kids may have good academic records with promising futures but they can't get financial help for college because they have no way to complete a FAFSA-the form required nationwide to apply for financial aid. A bill is pending in Congress (HR 601) dubbed the "FAFSA Fix for Homeless Kids" and Diane Nilan wants everyone who cares to call their congress persons. "The Fix," which has bipartisan support, amends the Higher Education Act to include under "independent student" those who are "unaccompanied homeless youth." The bill is sponsored by Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill., and Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas.. . .
< Read more > - 07/11/07
What's happening on the Illinois River is something that would seem to be grist for the wildest fish story or a tourism bureau's dream. . .
< Read more > - 07/01/07
A thin line keeps the voracious Asian fish from overrunning Lake Michigan, and Illinois taxpayers should not have to shoulder the cost of keeping it running, U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale, said. Biggert pushed for a provision that would require the federal government to foot the bill for the long-term operation of Asian carp dispersal barriers, such as the two on the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal near Romeoville. This would save the state about $1 million a year over the course of the barriers' existence. . .
< Read more > - 06/17/07
When Woodridge-based Home Run Inn Pizza made plans to expand its production facility, company officials thought about more than sauce, cheese and dough. The company took advantage of an energy-conservation program available to Illinois companies through the Energy Resources Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. . .
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