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Three local Democratic members of Congress, Jan Schakowsky, Mike Quigley and Robin Kelly, have signed a letter asking for a federal investigation into how petcoke – also known as petroleum coke – is handled and what its health effects are.

Quigley and Polis say it amounts to punishing the victims when prisons replace the threat of physical and sexual abuse with the isolation and cruelty of solitary confinement.

"The NHL tells the world that hockey's for everyone, well it's only for everyone if people have access."

"We formed the Congressional Hockey Caucus, to advance the game, and for me, principally, that means providing greater access to the sport for all kids."

A few weeks ago, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it was awarding $461,724 to the village to hire three new firefighters. Quigley, who serves on the House Appropriations Committee, pushed for the grant, and came out to see where the money was going.

"At this point in time it just stigmatizes a large segment of our population for absolutely no health reasons."

Quigley invited Ameya Pawar to be his guest at Tuesday's State of the Union speech. The extended Pawar family serves as a reminder of "how much talent comes from immigration," Quigley says.

"You may lose folks to the extremes on both sides, but in the final analysis, the bipartisan efforts are going to be the only things that succeed."