WASHINGTON — In the House, the new 118th Congress was gaveled in at noon Tuesday with the four freshmen from Illinois in the chamber for a very chaotic first day, while in the Senate, Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., was sworn in for a second term.
A who’s who of elected officials from Chicago’s Democratic progressive political community — serving in the City Council, Illinois General Assembly and Cook County Board, plus the influential Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates — traveled to D.C. to celebrate one of their own — Delia Ramirez — becoming a member of Congress.
