Pressley took over the mantle of the historic legislation that has been introduced in every session of Congress since 1989. [ ...

Residents debated the relationship between Envision Evanston 2045 and the city’s historic districts at a joint 1st, 3rd and ...

Hansford has had similar success with similar projects, such as in Evanston, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. It became the first city in the United States to issue reparations. According to Hansford ...

House Democrats on Wednesday reintroduced legislation that aims to find ways to deliver reparations to Black Americans who are descendants of slaves. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., is co-leading ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Michael Madigan is the latest Illinois politician convicted for abusing the power of their office, and he's now part of the culture of corruption that has been swirling since the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A remembrance and wreath-laying ceremony was held on Saturday to mark six years since five workers were killed in a mass shooting carried out by a disgruntled employee at the Henry ...

The investigative team will work with community partners such as the Evanston Public Library, school districts, the Environmental Justice Coalition and the Reparations Committee. Vargas said the ...

Joshua Carter Belleville News-Democrat Since Feb. 1, metro-east commuters have not been able to use Interstate 255 in St. Clair County from Illinois 15 to Illinois 157 because the state closed ...