On September 11th, World Trade Center fire warden and Port Authority employee Mike Fabiano thought of John Abruzzo, a colleague who was a quadriplegic. On September 11th, Abruzzo arrived at…
Read a compilation of responses from Dr. Alison Thompson, a civilian relief worker who worked in rescue, recovery, and relief efforts at Ground Zero: “I was in my apartment on…
Read clips from responses from NYPD Officer Robert (Bob) Schnelle in an interview here: “I was in Bayside, Queens, where the NYPD K-9 Unit was based. I stepped out for…
Heading into the final big weekend of the summer, the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police and local police are stepping up enforcement efforts and reminding motorists that…
Greetings and welcome back to school! I hope this finds you well as you may be hustling kids out the door and/or welcoming the new fall weather around the corner….
33-year-old CeeCee Lyles was one of seven members on the flight crew aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which took off from Newark heading to San Francisco, but then headed towards…
This summer, we traveled around the state to amazing state parks around Illinois. While we live near a major world metropolis in the 20th District, we are in a state…
On August 26th, 2021, thirteen American service members died in the Abbey Gate suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport, attributed to ISIS-K. Today we remember their heroism and sacrifice…
The Federal Aviation Administration assigns every airport in the country a three-letter identification code. This abbreviation is useful shorthand for flight scheduling and also for simpler conversation. Usually these codes…
Chicagoland residents are invited to take the first step toward a career in transportation by attending the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Career Fair this Friday at Malcom X College. This event is…