Local Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on Nepal Earthquake by Gary Kopycinski on April 27, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Local: Park Forest’s Sandra Zoellner Retires After 21 Years of Service June 17, 2026 Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday: