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Reforms include required implicit bias training for medical professionals. Before Vallena Adkinson’s 35-year-old daughter Helen Heath died in March from...
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The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus succeeded earlier this month in ushering in legislation that would, among other things, end cash bail. If signed...
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Nearly half of Illinois high school grads who enroll full-time at a community college get placed in a developmental education course. That includes 70% of…
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Some members of the Illinois State Board of Education are voicing concerns that the state will soon adopt high school graduation requirements too…
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The Illinois General Assembly passed an expansive criminal justice bill on the last day of the lame-duck session, which, among other changes, would end...
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An education reform bill would force schools to test children even before they enter kindergarten. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus spearheaded the…
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Illinois lawmakers spent much of their weekend session debating criminal justice reform bills. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is using the lame...
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Illinois State Representative Sonya Harper was among the most vocal critics of Governor J.B. Pritzker's attempt to distribute cannabis dispensary licenses…
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Cash bond could be eliminated in Illinois if a push by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is successful.State Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago) said…
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Members of the Illinois General Assembly’s Black Caucus Tuesday released a four-pronged agenda that they say will dominate this fall’s legislative...