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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Schneider To Occupy Former JFK Office

North Shore Congressman elect puts emphasis on the present.

Each day Rep. Elect Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) walks through his office door on Capitol Hill he will be walking into history but the present is what is foremost on his mind as he prepares to serve the people of the 10th Congressional District.. The office Schneider will occupy in suite 317 of the Cannon House Office Building was the office of then Rep. John Fitzgerald Kennedy between 1947 and 1953 when the former President was starting his career in elective office. Earlier: Schneider Forges Relationships During Orientation “It is cool, but most important thing is the work I was sent to do,” Schneider said. “I’m excited to get to work, to start working on the issues we talked about in the campaign.” One of those issues is the partisan …

Kevin Killion

5:23 am on Friday, December 14, 2012

“I was talking to a Republican (freshman) who said ‘I’ve seen the Grover Norquist pledge (to never vote to raise taxes) and I didn’t sign it. We need tax reform. This cannot work anymore.’” So, that means that Schneider and this supposed Republican colleague are in favor of higher taxes, clear and simple.   more ›

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Northbrook Public Library's Most Wanted List: Oct. 2

Check out one of these great reads from the library.

Looking for a great new read? Here's a list of the top most wanted books at the Northbrook Public Library last week, courtesy of the Readers Services desk: This Beautiful Life by Helen Schulman When their 15-year-old son forwards a sexually explicit video of a 13-year-old girl to his friends, which then goes viral, the Bergamots find their social and professional lives in jeopardy and decide to fight back, resulting in disastrous consequences that catch them completely off guard. Fiction. New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb When a formidable killer she brought down years earlier escapes, New York homicide cop Eve Dallas races to prevent him from resuming his attacks on child victims and exacting revenge on Eve herself. Mystery. Goddess of …

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