Recovering the history of free Black settlements in Illinois
When Kimberly France, a descendant of free African-American pioneers, first approached Toni Craig to help piece together her family’s history……
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Local news outlets should play larger role in helping community members find vaccines
My mother was frustrated. At 78, she was next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine under state guidance in Illinois,……
What it was like to cover Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan
He always meant what he said, but figuring out what he said, and meant, was the tough part. It was……
Some Illinois media outlets push back against late night passage of major criminal justice reform bill
Some news media are smarting from the late night passage of a groundbreaking Illinois criminal justice bill last month that……
College newspapers continue to report amid pandemic
As classes began for the fall semester of 2020, student newspapers are working to maintain their typical coverage despite many……