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High rate of violence against Black women in Chicago prompts call for City Council task force
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBlack women account for 25 percent to 30 percent of Chicago's crime victims - but make up just 16...
Economic development leader Andrea Zopp adds a new twist to her roster: The Chicago Bears
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoThe job announcement came as a bit of a surprise. Andrea “Andy” Zopp has been the CEO of World...
Akron Urban League joins 25 other affiliates with $2.4 million gift from MacKenzie Scott
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Akron Urban League joins 25 National Urban League affiliates in sharing more than $100 million...
At 93, Xernona Clayton is still fighting the fight for peoples’ rights
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs WSB-TV continues to celebrate its 75th anniversary, we are looking back on a major part of the...
How Running This Rust Belt City Became One Of The Toughest Jobs In America
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSmoke rises from the U.S. Steel Corp.'s factory by the Gary Metro Center tracks in Gary, Indiana, on...
Hate, extremism on the rise in Illinois ‘sobering,’ Anti-Defamation League report finds
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLee Zoldan remembers the 2017 attack on her downtown synagogue every time she walks in the building....
"Call to Action" critical conversation event focuses on justice for Black women
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCHICAGO (CBS) - Investigative Reporter Dorothy Tucker moderated an impactful conversational event at...
Bill guaranteeing workers five days of paid leave in Illinois heads to Gov. Pritzker
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSPRINGFIELD – A bill that would guarantee a minimum of 40 hours of paid leave per year for all...
Chicago mayor's bumpy first year tests progressive credentials, puzzling some supporters
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoWhen union organizer Brandon Johnson was elected Chicago mayor last year, he promised to unroll a...
Fire breaks out at historic Swift Mansion in Bronzeville, Chicago Fire Department says
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNo one was injured in a Sunday afternoon fire at the Swift Mansion, a historic house in the...