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8 Illinois KFC Locations Closed Forever this Week With No Warning
This is not what you want to hear if you love fried chicken fast and live in Illinois. At least 8 locations in the state closed permanently this week and it appears they did so with no warning whatsoever. I saw this report just shared by Yahoo News. They say...
Urgent Recall of Fudge Sold in Illinois Due to Dangerous Mold
There are few things more disgusting in life than when you grab what you're expecting to be a delicious food item only to learn that it's been taken over by mold. It's more than just annoying and now there's an urgent recall in Illinois due to fudge that has the potential to be a mold monster.
Big Change Coming to 108 Illinois Target Stores to Stop Theft
If you have worked any length of time in retail, you know theft is one of the biggest dangers to survival of a business. Target knows this and has announced a big change that will likely affect all 108 stores in Illinois if it hasn't already. Yahoo Finance just shared...
SRC president on community college funding panel
A state commission in Illinois is studying the funding formula for the state’s community colleges. The Adequacy and Equity in Community College Funding Working Group’s members include Spoon River College President Curt Oldfield along with other community college presidents, chief financial officers, faculty members, and others. Oldfield said...
National Radio Day: Black Stations And The Pioneers Who Helped Shape Their Programming
In honor of National Radio Day, which falls on Aug. 20 every year, we are taking a look back at some of the hero’s both past and present who trailblazed into the industry with their iconic ideas. In what was once considered as Black Radio’s “Golden Age,” from 1920 to the late 1940’s African American radio stations began to rise out of cities like Chicago and Atlanta. Their AM and FM dials offered unique programming in a time where Black American’s relied heavily on their community to provide news, information, and knowledge.
Covenant Living promotes Kallheim to general counsel
Covenant Living Communities and Services has promoted Cory Kallheim to the position of general counsel. Kallheim replaces David Erickson, who vacated the role when he was named Covenant’s president and CEO in June. Kallheim spent more than 17 years with the legal department at LeadingAge, culminating in the position...
Democratic convention education platform big on accomplishments, defends federal department
Democrats at their party’s convention in Chicago have unveiled an education platform that combines old priorities such as universal pre-K and free community college with slams against Republicans over Project 2025 and “private school vouchers.” Democrats focused their platform on the accomplishments of the past four years and measures such as President Biden’s student debt […]
Watch: Bishop William J. Barber II shares his thoughts about what he’d like to see at the 2024 DNC
Chicago Defender Managing Editor Tacuma Roeback caught up with the influential Bishop William J. Barber II during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In this insightful interview, Bishop Barber, a renowned minister, social activist, and professor at Yale Divinity School, shares why he’s in Chicago and discusses his ongoing fight for social justice through the Poor People’s Campaign and Repairers of the Breach.
DNC Dispatch, Day 3: No One Wants to Hurt My Feelings
Big news: I finally got to the bottom of this cheesehead nonsense. Apparently, the Wisconsin Democratic Party issued all 90 of its delegates foam rubber cheese headgear, and instructed them to wear it during Tuesday night’s roll call, which was conducted by party secretary Jason Rae, himself a Wisconsinite. They all did, except for Governor Tony Evers, who read the delegation’s vote.
Live from the DNC, it could be one of your favorite online influencers
CHICAGO (AP) — Across this week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, more than 200 online influencers, streamers and other social media personalities have been capturing and livestreaming their impressions of what’s going on.
Pro-Palestinian protesters hold final march on Chicago Democratic National Convention
Please note: This content may be disturbing for some viewersThousands of protesters gathered once again at Union Park Thursday, before taking to the streets on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.The Coalition to March on the DNC rallied before again marching on the DNC. They represent a number of organizations that fight for the rights and liberation of oppressed people and against the exploitation of workers.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe fourth day of pro-Palestinian protests brought the largest crowd ABC7 saw so far this week. While there were one or two...
'Win With Black Women' organizes for VP Kamala Harris through Zoom calls; founder attends DNC
A woman who inspired tens of thousands of people to mobilize behind Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with ABC7 Thursday at the Chicago Democratic National Convention about how years of well-organized Zoom calls turned into millions of candidate donations."Win With Black Women started with 65 friends wanting to take action back in 2020. Now, four years later, those Zoom calls are filled with tens of thousands of Black women inspiring millions more across the county.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch"We like to call it a collective love letter from Black women to ourselves," "Win With Black...
Illinois quick hits: K-9, suspect killed in Alton; Texas delegate robbed in Chicago
K-9, suspect killed in shootout in Alton One suspect and a K-9 police dog were killed following an apparent shootout Thursday in Alton. Illinois State Police reports officers from the Alton Police Department engaged in gunfire with a suspect. The suspect was shot and taken to a hospital with injuries, where he was later pronounced dead. ...
Louisville man looks back on his time at the 1968 DNC, where he attended as a teen
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - While the 2024 Democratic National Convention is coming to a close, Louisville resident David Thurmond is reflecting on his own time at the DNC in Chicago back in 1968. It’s hard to ignore the similarities between the Democratic National Convention in 1968 and the one in...
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