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Sen. Tammy Duckworth criticized Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for what she called a period of "failure" during his time atop the Pentagon. Duckworth also decried the focus on renaming bases and warned against sending troops to police U.S. cities. Ladda Tammy Duckworth[3] (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving since 2017 as the junior United States senator from Illinois. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented Illinois's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. It's time for Pete Hegseth to let the military get back to its actual job and stop forcing it to do DHS's. If he wants to be DHS Secretary, he can apply for it once he's fired from the job he has due to his incompetence. pic.twitter.com/3qoQ6TeGE8 — Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) June 18, 2025 Duckworth to Hegseth: "You are blowing through money like...

Maligayang Bati, pinsan! Flashback to our first meeting in the Philippines. This was at a mall in Marikina right? Cheers cousin, with sago't gulaman! Join ka dito. Join us & help build our Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website   IL.pinoybuilt.com .  Click on a tag below to browse.

Not 'Bye Chicago'; See you soon. June 3, 1979. Sunday. Chicago, IL. My parents lived here for four years; Joy and I called Barr Tower home for three years. At first, we lived in a one-bedroom apartment in Apt. 805. After my lola, Joy and I joined my parents, we moved into Apt. 1202, a two-bedroom apartment. June 3 was our last day at Barr Tower & Chicago. We were moving west to Cali. We took our time, making it a 5-day trip/vacation from Illinois to California. On my lap, I carried a fishbowl with our 6 goldfish the whole way. 📷 Tito Narding Photo credit again to Tito Narding. My dad commented in our family chat: When we were crossing the Mississippi, I felt sad. Looking at the rear view mirror I whispered thank you Chicago. We will be back. I would move back by myself in April 1989.  Promise kept. I recently found my April 1989 photos (last ones in Vallejo, and first ones in Chicago). I'll scan and upload as time allows. Warren N. Barr Sr Tower in 2018 Below i...

Posing in front of our 1976 Cutlass Supreme June 3, 1979. Sunday. Chicago, IL. Thanks to timeanddate.com , I can confirm it was a Sunday when we drove off from Chicago.  Photo credit goes to Tito Narding. He was there when Joy, my Lola and I arrived in Chicago three years earlier; he was the only one there to see us off. I distinctly also remember Joy and I had one more week at school at St. Sebastian School (so we missed the last five days of school). Maybe I told one friend, Brian, that we were moving. I should have said bye to Mrs. Martha Schreiber, my 5th grade teacher. At least, Mrs. Goldader (my first ever teacher in the USA) is my friend on Facebook. I uploaded this to Facebook in 2012. I'll have to re-scan for better resolution when I come upon the original. Across the street from Warren Barr Tower, where we lived, my mom just had to cross the street to go to work back then. Good times! In front of Illinois Masonic Hospital where my mom worked. 1976 Oldsmobile Cutla...

Flashback to our last meeting in Chicago. 

Flashback Summer of 1985 Daly City, CA. I drove Frances & Liza (and their Tita Myrna) to Daly City after they had stayed at my parents' house. That's where Liza and I met. Frances and I had been classmates in sixth grade in St. Sebastian School in Chicago. Frances was 18; Liza was 19. Frances Pacis, their niece, Liza Franco.

Flashback: One December day Flying United Airlines after a quick trip to my "sweet home Chicago" with Joy and Vince. I was 25 years old. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) The Blues Brothers - Sweet Home Chicago - 1080p Full HD

Happy Birthday cousin! If your professional vows were August 15, 1997, this photo was either 8/15 or August 16 (Tess' birthday). I remember it was very hot, as you can see from my sweat. LOL. May God bless you always. 

Chicago Christmas Flashback December 25, 1978. Chicago, IL. Our last Christmas in Chicago as a family it would turn out. (I moved back in April 1989 by myself). Joy is in the 5th grade at St. Sebastian School in this photo. Our living room window faced Sheffield Ave .  I always loved how my mom had plants in our apartment. Too bad we don't have photos from Apt 805, our previous apartment in Barr Tower. Our window faced the back towards Sheffield Ave. APT 1202: Joy Scanned on my Lenovo laptop on Windows 11 at maximum resolution 1200 dpi. When I used to scan on my Macbook on the same printer, max resolution was 2400 dpi. I've got to fix my Macbook. Photo cropped in Photoscape and quickly edited in Lightroom Classic. Special Request Please support our Pinoybuilt website/community by leaving a comment below (Google account required). Thank you! Maraming salamat po!  

Chesca & I highly recommend Chicago Pizza & Oven Grinder Co.! July 7, 2022. Chicago, IL. Hanging out in my old neighborhood with my baby girl, although my family I lived in the Lakeview Community Area. Chicago Pizza & Oven Grinder Co. is in the Lincoln Park Community Area, just south of Lakeview. 2121 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614 Lincoln Park Community Area Lincoln Park's boundaries are precisely defined in the city's list of official community areas. It is bordered on the north by Diversey Parkway, on the west by the Chicago River, on the south by North Avenue, and on the east by Lake Michigan. Special Request Please support our Pinoybuilt website/community by leaving a comment below (Google account required). Thank you! Maraming salamat po!  

Some say there's a boom in Filipino restaurants and food shops in Chicago, and one Albany Park bakery is expanding the delicious offerings with traditional foods in a very modern setting. Umaga Bakehouse 4703 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60630

Watching a Cubs game in mid-July July 12, 2022. Chicago, IL. Wrigley Field. July 12, 2022. Chicago, IL.

Dinner at Sushi Station in Elgin July 6, 2022. Chicago, IL. Join us & help build our Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website   IL.pinoybuilt.com . Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.

Flashback to Summer 2022 July 6, 2022. Elgin, IL. Dinner with the Rivera family. Cheers Chicagoland Fil-Ams! Join us & help build our Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website   IL.pinoybuilt.com . Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.

The Rivera Family, my sister & me Flashback to December in Chicago, IL. This was the last time my sister and I got to visit Chicago with both Jun and Allan there, my brothers from another mother.  December 1991. Chicago, IL Join us & help build our Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website   IL.pinoybuilt.com . Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.

July 6 morning in ORD, Chicago, IL Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), 10000 W Balmoral Ave, Chicago, IL 60666, USA Cheers Chicagoland Fil-Ams! Join us & help build our Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website   IL.pinoybuilt.com . Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse. illinois,chicago,chicagoland,fil-am,filipino-american,

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BULLS at NUGGETS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | November 4, 2023 The Denver Nuggets defeated the Chicago Bulls, 123-101 tonight in Denver. Nikola Jokic finished with a team-high 28 points along with 16 rebounds and 9 assists for the Nuggets, while Michael Porter Jr. tallied 27 points, 6 rebounds and 5 3PT FG in the game. Nikola Vucevic recorded 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. The Nuggets improve their record to 6-1 with the win, while the Bulls fall to 2-5 for the season.

Police say they plan to pursue additional charges against a man accused of beating a woman and choking her with a zip tie during a carjacking in Harwood Heights, Illinois, on Wednesday Chicago Tribune: A 24 year-old Urbana man faces attempted murder and aggravated vehicular hijacking charges after he allegedly zip-tied a woman’s neck and stole her car in Harwood Heights, authorities said. A 24 year-old Urbana man faces attempted murder and aggravated vehicular hijacking charges after he allegedly zip-tied a woman’s neck and stole her car in Harwood Heights, authorities said. https://t.co/M7Mp0HKwZy — Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) September 3, 2023

Eighty-two-year-old Estrella Alamar made it her mission to preserve and share the history of Filipino Americans in Chicago.