"Racism has no place in our society. We cannot hope to ever right past wrongs by committing new wrongs. Colleges that denied black applicants simply on the basis of the color of their skin committed a grave evil. The way to stop racism is to stop enacting racist policies and that is exactly what the Supreme Court has done with their ruling.
The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to end affirmative action in higher education is much more than just a bad ruling; this is an embarrassment on a global scale.
The Air Quality Index in Will County is now worse than that of Chicago--- being categorized as very unhealthy. Researchers at the Union of Concerned Scientists found a direct link between Canadian Big Oil Companies and increased wildfire activity....
According to data from the CDC, suicide was the third leading cause of death for African Americans ages 10-24 in 2020. The suicide rate is four times greater for African American men than women. African American females in grades 9-12 were 60% more likely to attempt suicide than white females.
A friend will do his best to prevent you from driving off a cliff. Your enemy will give you directions to the cliff and happily watch you plunge to your destruction. A friend cares enough to caution you about...
We take pride in our stuff. We admire, adore, and feel good about what we have. We remember days when we didn’t have much, wanted more and maybe felt poor. It felt good to get a check and even better to put a few dollars in the bank.
"Illinois will continue to be a beacon of hope for those seeking a better life. In the coming year, we will devote $25 million to Welcoming Centers, which assist in integrating immigrant and refugee communities into our state, another $38 million will be devoted to Immigrant Integration programs that help immigrants on their pathways to citizenship and over $40 million to respond to the arrival of asylum seekers. We are committed to making Illinois one of the most welcoming states to immigrants.
The debt limit is the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow to meet its existing legal obligations, including Social Security and Medicare benefits, military salaries, interest on the national debt, tax refunds, and other payments, according to the Treasury Department.
As someone who’s been organizing since I was a teenager, I can tell you that it’s hard to get people to focus on two things at once. Pick a real need and work on it in real time – that’s the way to win people over.
Joliet has been awarded $76 million from the Illinois EPA to enhance water infrastructure, which will enable the city to replace 31 miles of deteriorated and undersized water mains, replace fire hydrants and valves, and improve water quality.
