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Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
Thursday, February 17, 2022

Chicago mother speaks out after African American hair discrimination bill named after son passes

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In 2021 4-year-old Jett Hawkins was sent home from preschool for having braids. His mom, Ida Nelson promised her son that she would mak...
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...
Sunday, October 03, 2021

Illinois State Trooper Gerald Mason dies after shooting on Chicago expressway

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UPDATE 10/03/2021: death of an Illinois State Police trooper on a Chicago expressway has been ruled a suicide, the Cook County Medica...
Monday, April 06, 2020

African Americans more likely to die from coronavirus illness

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Early data from U.S. states shows African Americans are more likely to die from COVID-19, highlighting longstanding disparities in health...
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...
Sunday, November 11, 2018

Kwame Raoul elected Illinois attorney general

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Obliterating concerns from some Democrats that the race had tightened in the final days, Kwame Raoul cruised to an easy victory Tuesday ...
Saturday, August 04, 2018

Illinois celebrates first annual Barack Obama Day

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Illinoisans honored former President Obama on Saturday with the first annual “Barack Obama Day.” The Illinois legislature last yea...
Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Chicago lawmaker picked to run Democratic Party of Illinois

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State Rep. Christian Mitchell of Chicago Tuesday was named interim executive director of the Democratic Party of Illinois, replacing Tim...
Sunday, May 06, 2018

Democrat Lauren Underwood Is Running For Congress

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This is the first of a series that will focus on African Americans running for office in the U.S. Senate or The House of Representati...
Wednesday, November 01, 2017

Dominique Brooks is missing!

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Dominique Brooks of Joliet, Illinois is missing. She is about 5-foot-6 and was wearing a blue-and-white coat with long sleeves that ha...