114th Congress

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 – The International Franchise Association (IFA) applauds the launch of the bipartisan Congressional Franchise Caucus (CFC) by co-chairs Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN). Both congressmen are leaders on the issues important to franchise businesses and understand the vast contributions franchise small businesses make in their communities.The IFA also appreciates the bipartisan support of the Caucus by the founding members, including Representatives Ami Bera (D-CA), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), George Holding (R-NC), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Phil Roe (R-TN), and Scott Tipton (R-CO).

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke on the House floor about the imperative need to limit our impact on the climate, and also prepare for the climate impacts, like increased flooding, that are now inevitable.

Our legislation will help law enforcement officials better enforce current gun laws and ensure that guns stay out of the hands of dangerous individuals.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke on the House floor about his experience attending a gun show in Crown Point, Indiana.

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) spoke on the House floor in remembrance of Leslie Witt, famed disc jockey of WXRT, who passed of ovarian cancer.

Giant white cylinders for liquefied natural gas rise above the vast parking lot of the Hodgkins UPS facility.

NORWOOD PARK — Hundreds of homes in Norwood Park and Edison Park directly under the path of flights to and from O’Hare Airport will be soundproofed with a $20 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, federal officials announced.

Currently, one in five women and one in sixteen men are sexually assaulted on college campuses in the United States. Sadly, a staggering 90 percent of those cases go unreported.