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Chicago community honors Rep. Marcy Kaptur
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Sen. Durbin, Reps. Davis and Quigley join tribute
CHICAGO – On January 25, Chicago’s Ukrainian community honored senior member of Congress Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) in a tribute hosted by the local division of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America. The tribute was part of the annual Ukrainian Unity Day, commemorating the anniversary of January 22, 1918-1919, when Ukrainians declared independence and a year later united the nation’s east and west in a manifestation of independence in Kyiv. In the packed hall of Ss. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Cultural Center, the audience welcomed senior Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Reps.