The Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission (ADCRC) released on Friday, Feb. 27, Taking Account: A History of Racial Harm & Injustice Against Black Illinoisans, the state’s first comprehensive, evidence-based report examining how slavery and its vestiges produce historical harms and continue to generate inequities for Black Illinoisans. The report was commissioned[Read More…]
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Obituary: Ariel Angelo Perez | Dec. 27, 2025
A beloved father, son, and friend, Ariel Angelo Perez passed peacefully on December 27, 2025. Ariel was born in Chicago on December 9, 1989. He relocated to Llano, Texas in the summer of 2023, along with his life partner Ashley Machado and their children: Arielle, Vincent, and little Isabel. He[Read More…]
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office implements charging protocol for use of force incidents involving federal immigration agents
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) has implemented a sweeping protocol to ensure it can move forward with prosecuting ICE agents should a review of the evidence determine that felony criminal charges are warranted. The protocol, which was shared with and evaluated by criminal justice stakeholders, calls for the[Read More…]
You Matter 2 expands access to IGNITE after-school program with pay-what-you-can fee model
You Matter 2, a youth development nonprofit, is expanding access to its IGNITE After-School Program for middle school students by introducing a pay-what-you-can fee model to remove financial barriers and make high-quality after-school support more accessible for families across the South Suburbs. The new fee model includes a suggested contribution[Read More…]
Rep. Kelly introduces two bills to hold gun industry accountable
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Illinois’ 2nd District, introduced two bicameral bills, Responsible Firearms Marketing Act and Firearm Safety Act, to investigate marketing practices of the gun industry and to implement consumer safety standards for guns. The bills seek to hold the gun industry to the same[Read More…]
Cook County Clerk cautions voters about USPS postmark change that could impact mail ballots
Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon is urging voters who plan to vote by mail to take extra precautions following a recent United States Postal Service policy change that could affect whether mail ballots can be counted. Effective Jan. 1, the postal service implemented a nationwide change to how it defines[Read More…]
State’s Attorney’s Office, partners launch alternative to detention program for juveniles
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has started referring eligible youth to a pilot program that ensures juveniles charged with serious offenses remain engaged in school, receive cognitive behavioral therapy and other supports from community-based organizations, and are appropriately supervised while their criminal cases are pending. The program is available to boys[Read More…]
County officials call on State’s Attorney to charge federal immigration agents who use excessive force
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and 10 commissioners, including Kisha McCaskill, who represents the 5th District, including Flossmoor, issued a statement Thursday, Feb. 12, urging the state’s attorney to pursue charges against federal immigration agents who use excessive force. “We call on the Cook County state’s attorney to pursue[Read More…]
Limited early voting for Suburban Cook County begins at 6 locations Feb. 18
Limited early voting for suburban Cook County voters will begin Tuesday, Feb. 18, at six locations, giving voters an early opportunity to cast their ballot in the March 17 Gubernatorial Primary Election, according to the Office of Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon. Early Voting will expand on Monday, March 2,[Read More…]
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields hosting suicide prevention courses
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields is presenting a variety of free suicide prevention courses in February and March, all aimed at saving lives. The entry-level question, persuade and refer, or QPR Suicide Prevention Course, is based on a curriculum developed by the QPR Institute. The course aims to save lives and reduce[Read More…]
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