U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, speaks after she toured the semi-conductor lab Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at the Northern Illinois University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology building in DeKalb. Underwood was visiting NIU to celebrate the university receiving $1.5 million in federal funding to upgrade its microchips manufacturing lab. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)
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