We can look around us today to see people who are leaving a lasting legacy in our state," Frerichs said at a ceremony honoring eight Black community leaders.

The Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce honored outstanding member businesses and volunteers during its annual meeting Thursday, ...

Dave Markward has studied racism in America since a trip to Selma, Alabama, in 2018 opened his eyes to the prevalence of ...

An Illinois-based Black health advocacy group is demanding more tax dollars for Black HIV care. Officials from the group ...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - The family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police in Illinois in July 2024 ... was killed after Sean Grayson, a white sheriff's deputy, fired three ...

The Black Leadership Advocacy Coalition for Healthcare Equity (BLACHE) let their voices be heard in the state capitol Wednesday as they demanded more funding for Black HIV care in Illinois.

In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will be ... the first domino in a long list of people that will self-sabotage." ...

Jackie White, a native of Centralia, Illinois, in 1968 became the first Black person to officiate an NBA game.

(The Center Square) - An Illinois-based Black health advocacy group is demanding ... funds that were promised four years ago and believes white organizations are getting preferential treatment ...

"For the first time in our nation's history, a Black institution owns property of a white supremacist group. Metropolitan ...

(Reuters) - The family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police in Illinois in July 2024 ... Massey, 36, was killed after Sean Grayson, a white sheriff's deputy, fired three shots ...