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Showing posts with label Chicago. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chicago. Show all posts
Sunday, August 25, 2024

NAACP Announces Chicago as Home of the 117th National Convention

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At a press conference in Chicago, Illinois, NAACP leaders welcomed Governor of Illinois J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to...
Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor's race

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Brandon Johnson, who campaigned on his background as a public school teacher, union organizer and Cook County commissioner, will become Ch...
Sunday, January 22, 2023

4 most populous US cities now led by African American mayors for the 1st time in history

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ABC's Jonathan Karl sits down with Eric Adams, Karen Bass, and Sylvester Turner, the mayors of New York, Los Angeles, and Houston, on...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Lawsuit to block Obama Presidential Center tossed out

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A federal judge has dismissed the latest attempt to block construction of the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park. Protect Our Par...
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot test positive for Covid-19

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot has tested positive for COVID-19, and will be working from home. Lightfoot announced her diagnosis in a brief sta...
Monday, January 03, 2022

Rep. Bobby Rush to retire after 30 years in Congress

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Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) said Monday he will not seek reelection after 15 terms in Congress. Rush told the Chicago Sun-Times he made th...
Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Rep. Bobby Rush Statement on testing positive for COVID-19

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U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) released the following statement after testing positive with a breakthrough case of COVID-19: ...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Chicago to offer $2.9 million settlement to Anjanette Young over botched police raid

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration is proposing a $2.9 million settlement for Anjanette Young over a botched police raid. Alderperson...
Sunday, September 26, 2021

Obamas announce groundbreaking for the Obama Presidential Center

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Barack and Michelle Obama announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for his long-awaited presidential library will be held on Tuesday i...
Saturday, June 26, 2021

Chicago to Rename Lake Shore Drive for its Black founder Jean Baptiste Point DuSable

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The Chicago City Council on Friday passed an ordinance to change the name of Outer Lake Shore Drive to honor it's Black founder, Jean ...
Sunday, July 26, 2020

Mayor Lightfoot Says She Has 'Drawn A Very Tight Line' With Federal Agents

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In an interview on CNN, Mayor Lightfoot told Jake Tapper she has made it clear to federal authorities that if they cross the line, she wil...
Sunday, May 24, 2020

Oprah donates $5m to support Covid19 fight in communities of color In Chicago

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Oprah Winfrey is making a massive $5 million donation to help black and brown communities fight coronavirus in Chicago.
Saturday, April 04, 2020

Former Dallas police chief to head Chicago police force

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday named former Dallas police Chief David Brown to head the police force in the nation's third l...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Cook County State Attorney Kim Fox wins democratic primary

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ILLINOIS-Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx survived a well-financed challenge from newcomer Bill Conway in the Democratic primary Tues...
Friday, March 06, 2020

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot endorses Joe Biden

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) announced Friday she is endorsing Joe Biden for president ahead of Illinois’s March 17 primary. Lightfo...
Friday, October 11, 2019

16 police officers participated in an elaborate cover-up after Laquan McDonald's death

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"Sixteen shots and a cover-up" became a familiar chant from protesters who filled Chicago streets after 17-year-old Laquan ...
Wednesday, September 18, 2019

1,000 black men marched against violence in Chicago, where was the media?

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Israel United in Christ Hosted a 1,000+ men march on August 31, 2019, to spread awareness of peace and unity amongst our community in E...
Thursday, September 05, 2019

Chicago mayor slams Sen. Ted Cruz for his tweet about Chicago violence

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) took to Twiiter to slam Republican Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) after the lawmaker revived an old conservativ...
Friday, July 19, 2019

4 Chicago police fired for alleged police shooting coverup in shooting of Laquan McDonald,

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Four officers accused of lying about the circumstances around the fatal shooting of a black teen have been fired by the Chicago Police B...
Saturday, June 22, 2019

Chicago mayor: City won't cooperate over reported ICE raids

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) said she would take “concrete steps” to support immigrant communities after reports emerged that Immigr...