SPRINGFIELD — Members of the state’s task force on statues and monuments discussed ways to relocate the statue of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and improve the…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Tuesday, May 4 said it’s time for the state to construct a new statue commemorating Martin Luther King Jr., as the current…
Willie Wilson is a man on a mission. It is not a political office that drives the frequent candidate, although he will run as an independent this fall against U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin,…
AURORA Analyst, Grammy winner featured at MLK ceremony Political analyst and author April Ryan and Grammy Award-winning recording artist and pastor Smokie Norful will…
The 27th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Luncheon returns to the Peoria Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 21. Featured speaker this year is Valerie B. Jarrett, senior…
SPRINGFIELD — Statues of two slave-owning men with historical ties to Illinois will be moved from the Statehouse grounds in Springfield to a secure storage site, a panel of four officials…
EAST PEORIA How to sign up for community, emergency text notifications Residents can sign up to get community and emergency notifications using the free CodeRED system. The registration…
Our nation has a short memory when it comes to race relations, according to an expert in social justice who will deliver the Martin Luther King Jr. Intercultural Lecture at Elmhurst…
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