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Tag: Martin Luther King Jr.

State task force considers redesigning, moving monument of MLK Jr. 

State task force considers redesigning, moving monument of MLK Jr. 

— June 14, 2021

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…

  • Secretary of state calls for new MLK statue on Capitol grounds

    Secretary of state calls for new MLK statue on Capitol grounds

    — May 4, 2021

    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…

  • Chicago businessman champions reparations effort

    Chicago businessman champions reparations effort

    — February 18, 2020

    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,…

  • Kane County news briefs

    Kane County news briefs

    — January 15, 2020

    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…

  • Obama advisor Jarrett to headline annual Peoria MLK luncheon

    Obama advisor Jarrett to headline annual Peoria MLK luncheon

    — January 4, 2019

      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…

  • Historic Springfield Statehouse statues to be removed from exterior

    Historic Springfield Statehouse statues to be removed from exterior

    — August 19, 2020

    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…

  • Peoria County news briefs

    Peoria County news briefs

    — January 15, 2020

     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…

  • King Lecture targets next generation of freedom fighters

    King Lecture targets next generation of freedom fighters

    — February 10, 2019

    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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