Illinois

Hate crimes against Black people up 50% in Chicago

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Rockwood School District

High School teacher fired after yelling N-word at student

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Woman gets probation for confrontation with Black bicyclists

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Sergio Mims, cofounder of the Gene Siskel Film Center’s Black Harvest Film Festival, dies at 67

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Chicago PD adopts many community-led policy changes to focus on de-escalation, sanctity of life

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Ex-Illinois cop charged in 2020 fatal shooting of Black man

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R. Kelly lawyer to deliver closing before jurors deliberate

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Rockwood School District

Judge approves $9.25M settlement in case of hundreds of laid-off Black educators

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R. Kelly ex-manager says he believed singer’s abuse denials

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Prosecutors rest in R. Kelly’s trial-fixing, child porn case

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Illinois voters may opt to vote-by-mail in all elections

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Witness: R. Kelly manager threatened her over stolen video

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Key government witness tried to extort R. Kelly, singer’s defense team says

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Mayor Lightfoot condemns political ad that darkened her skin, warned of ‘violence’ coming to the suburbs

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Desperate R. Kelly offered $1M for return of video, witness testified

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Bobby Rush

Congressman Bobby Rush on retirement after 30 years: ‘I have been blessed’

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Woman says it was her, R. Kelly in key video at 2008 trial

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Girl in R. Kelly child pornography tapes in the ’90s to testify against him

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Attorney: Don’t accept portrayal of R. Kelly as ‘monster’

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R. Kelly jury to hear opening statements at trial in Chicago

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