Illinois struck down laws that kept free Black people from entering the state in 1865, a year after the Illinois Colored Convention of 1853, where men and women from across the country worked to ...

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The racial wealth gap, the legacy of redlining and the lack of affordable housing all drive the high rates of Black homelessness in Illinois. This is outlined in a report from the Institute for ...

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If Illinois residents spend 30% of their check on rent, they are considered “rent burdened.” According to the report, Black residents are more likely to experience rent burden than White residents.

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(WASHINGTON) — The official portrait of first lady Melania Trump was unveiled by the White House on Monday. The image, released in black and white, was taken in the residence by photographer Régine ...

The Army released the name of the third crew member of the Black Hawk helicopter that slammed into an American ... Trump's musings that the Army crew was to blame. Speaking at the White House briefing ...

So cruel and regressive policies that dehumanize our neighbors or strip away fundamental freedoms will have no home in Illinois.” Welch is beginning his third term as the first Black person to ... or ...

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