Senator Durbin joins growing push to reform the filibuster
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Senator Durbin joins growing push to reform the filibuster

ByJake Johnson

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois on Monday torched the legislative filibuster as a “weapon of mass obstruction” in a speech on the floor of the upper chamber, adding his name to the growing list of Democrats demanding elimination of—or, at the very least, significant changes to—the 60-vote rule standing in the way of a voting rights…

Bronzeville may soon become a National Heritage Area
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Bronzeville may soon become a National Heritage Area

ByThe Chicago Edge

Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin want to establish a National Heritage Area under the National Park Service in Bronzeville on Chicago’s South Side. The Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act would create a National Heritage Area from 18th Street to 71st Street and Lake Michigan to Canal Street. The National Heritage Area would tell the story…