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On January 25, 2024, Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced the Consumer Advocacy and Protection (CAP) Act, which would amend the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) to increase...

APN's mission is to educate and persuade the American public and its leadership to support and adopt policies that will lead to comprehensive, durable, Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab peace, based on a two-state solution, guaranteeing both peoples security, and consistent with U.S. national interests.

Local residents, businesses, schools, community workers and groups can prepare to participate in Prospect Heights’ Independence Day celebration Saturday, July 1. Each year the parade features a grand marshal, someone who has made a contribution to the city. This year, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-9th) will serve as the parade’s grand marshal. Schakowsky recently sponsored

As time has passed, nurses throughout the country have been pushing for legislation similar to what was passed in California, mandating minimum staffing requirements. More...

Earlier this week, Representatives Jan Schakowsky and Lori Trahan D-MA introduced the FTC Whistleblower Act of 2021 FTCWA, which would reward and protect disclosures about potential or suspected violations of any law, rule, or regulation enforced by the FTC.

The Triple Threat We are living through one of the most turbulent moments of our nation’s history. Some of the challenges we face are new: a pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus, and a president who refuses to lead us through a global health crisis. Other issues have been with us for a long time: systemic racism in every fixture of our society, extreme socioeconomic inequalities made worse by the current recession, and a consistent and vicious attack on reproductive health care in the state...