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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin met with faith and community leaders in Springfield over the weekend at Union Baptist Church to discuss legislation to address…
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On Monday, Allaijah Davis and her friends Nykeyla Henderson and Ariona Fairlee led an estimated 1,000 peaceful demonstrators down Capitol Avenue in…
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Protests and in some cities looting and destruction the past week in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police have taken place…
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Springfield Black Lives Matter Protests Continue, Demonstrators React To New Charges In Floyd’s CaseBlack Lives Matter protests in Springfield continued Wednesday. Young activists said they aren't giving up on voicing their concerns anytime soon. Korde…
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At Tuesday’s Springfield City Council meeting, several officials praised protesters who took the streets in the capital city for being peaceful. A few…
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More than a thousand demonstrators shouting ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘No Justice, No Peace’ took to the streets in Springfield again Monday, demanding an…
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As outrage and protest against police brutality and racial injustice has spilled into the streets of cities across the country, several Black Illinois…
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Thousands of cars circled downtown Springfield Sunday afternoon to protest recent police killings.JoAnne Bardwell drove her SUV down Ninth Street Sunday…
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One of the four women featured in the award-winning documentary Knock Down the House will be at UIS Thursday. Cori Bush is running for Congress in a St.…
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President Donald Trump’s administration has been in power for a year now. “State of Trump” is our series discussing what’s changed in Illinois, and what…