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Media News, Midwest

Recovering the history of free Black settlements in Illinois

  • By Amelia Blakely
  • June 22, 2021

When Kimberly France, a descendant of free African-American pioneers, first approached Toni Craig to help piece together her family’s.

News, Opinion

Local news outlets should play larger role in helping community members find vaccines

  • By Jackie Spinner
  • March 2, 2021

My mother was frustrated. At 78, she was next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine under state guidance in.

News, Opinion

What it was like to cover Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan

  • By Bill Wheelhouse
  • February 23, 2021

He always meant what he said, but figuring out what he said, and meant, was the tough part.     It.

Media News, Midwest, News

Some Illinois media outlets push back against late night passage of major criminal justice reform bill

  • By Kallie Cox
  • February 16, 2021

Some news media are smarting from the late night passage of a groundbreaking Illinois criminal justice bill last month.

Media News, Midwest, News

College newspapers continue to report amid pandemic

  • By Emma Sulski
  • October 6, 2020

As classes began for the fall semester of 2020, student newspapers are working to maintain their typical coverage despite.

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