New marijuana licensing bill heads to House floor
— May 24, 2021SPRINGFIELD – A bill aimed at allowing more people from distressed communities to get into the lucrative recreational marijuana business is on its way to the House floor as lawmakers…
Tag: equality
-
Senate committees discuss inequity in education, jobs
— November 6, 2020SPRINGFIELD – State education officials and youth employment advocates are proposing expanding job skills programs in areas with large minority student populations and high unemployment,…
-
Leaders talk improving racial equality, SIUE campus climate
— October 12, 2017Conversations about race, building a safer and more equitable campus and the changing face of higher education were among the issues discussed Tuesday, Oct. 10 at Southern Illinois…
-
Cook County residents to join in Jan. 21 Women’s March
— January 17, 2017On Jan. 21, women from all walks of life will wake up ready to march. At least three Rally bus coaches filled with marchers will leave Oak Park the afternoon of Jan. 20 headed for Washington…
-
ICC receives grant for Racial Justice and Equity programs
— July 7, 2018Illinois Central College received a $25,000 grant from Lumina Foundation’s Fund for Racial Justice and Equity, a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, to hire a project…
-
Suburban women ready to join national rights marches in D.C., Chicago
— January 17, 2017On Jan. 21, women from all walks of life will wake up ready to march. They will come together in cities across the country with a united purpose: “We will not rest until women…
Trending News
Hinsdale couple file $500 million ...A Hinsdale couple have filed a $500 million claim against a car ...
Renovations close RiverEdge for seasonAurora’s RiverEdge Park is known around northern Illinois as a gem when ...
Chicago police shoot two suspects ...Chicago police shot two suspects – one fatally – in separate incidents ...
Police officers receive Medal of ...Twenty-three officers from 10 law enforcement agencies in Illinois have been awarded ...
