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by Ashlee Rezin
10:50pm
Tue Apr 9

Robin Kelly Headed To Congress After Winning Illinois' 2nd Congressional District Race (VIDEO)

Election 2013

Former State Rep. Robin Kelly, 56, of Matteson will be the next congressional representative for Illinois’ 2nd District, fulfilling a long-standing tradition of Democratic delegates for Chicago’s South Side and southern suburbs.

Quick Hit
by Ellyn Fortino
11:47am
Tue Apr 9

Nearly One Million Illinoisans Eligible For Health Coverage Tax Credits Under The Affordable Care Act

About 957,000 Illinoisans will be eligible for premium tax credits in 2014 that will help them pay for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, a report released Thursday from Families USA shows.

More than half of the nearly one million people who will qualify have annual incomes between 200 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty level (or $47,100 to $94,200 for a family of four), allowing the premium tax credits to reach deep into the middle class, said Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA.

“The tax credit subsidies are a game changer,” Pollack said on a conference call with reporters. “They will make health coverage affordable for huge numbers of uninsured families who would have been priced out of the health coverage and care they need.”

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Quick Hit
by Ellyn Fortino
6:59pm
Wed Apr 3

Duckworth, Seniors & Vendors Discuss Ways To Preserve Medicare & Social Security

Constituents in the 8th congressional district want Social Security and Medicare preserved, costs on prescription drugs lowered and promises made to veterans protected,  U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D, IL-8) said at a roundtable discussion held this morning at Elk Grove Village's Kenneth Young Center.

“I have never had a senior who was on Medicare or on Social Security come up to me and say, ‘Oh, please get rid of the program,’” Duckworth said to the 19 others at the table.

“I’ve never had a senior tell me, ‘You know what? I really want that $600 voucher.’ They tell me, ‘Do not privatize it.’” Read more »