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A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden's clemency list
A nonprofit leader who supports at-risk New Orleans youth. A social worker who fosters animals. A postdoctoral researcher. They are among the roughly 1,540 people whose sentences were commuted or who were pardoned by President Joe Biden on Thursday in what was the largest single-day...
AP Race Call: Republican Mike Bost wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois' 12th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Mike Bost won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. Bost, a former Illinois state legislator, won a sixth term. He survived a spirited primary in March with a challenge from former state Sen. Darren Bailey, the 2022 GOP nominee for Illinois governor. Former President...
AP Race Call: Democrat Janice Schakowsky wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois' 9th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. Schakowsky, 80, has focused on healthcare and issues affecting senior citizens in recent years. A former Illinois state legislator and onetime public school teacher, she was first elected to Congress in 1998. She...
AP Race Call: Republican Darin LaHood wins reelection to US House in Illinois' 16th District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Darin LaHood won election to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. He ran unopposed both in the primary and general election. He was first elected to Congress in a special election in 2015 to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock. LaHood is a...
