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Today marks 58 years since Civil Rights leaders marched from Selma to Montgomery. These are the "Courageous Eight" who spearheaded local efforts.

Have you heard that someone bought the Colonial Plaza in Waterbury? Not only that, but they have the commitment, and the money, to rehabilitate it

POLITICO Get the POLITICO Influence newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. With Theodoric Meyer and Daniel Lippman FIRST IN PI — JONES CHIEF OF STAFF HEADS TO K STREET: Dana Gresham, who was chief of staff to Sen...

Jan. 27 is Family Literacy Day, a day that celebrates adults and children reading together. The annual awareness initiative started by the non-profit national literacy organization ABC Life Literacy in 1999. The annual event is meant to amplify the importance of families reading and engaging in literacy-related activities. The initiative encourages Canadian families to spend at least 20 minutes a day participating in a learning activity together. According to ABC Life Literacy, taking time ever...

The White Moderate strikes again! 18 people still have a reason to hold out, whether that be concerns about his allegations or something else. If 51 votes wasn’t good enough for Madigan, Welch is in the same boat. A frontrunner isn’t a frontrunner without those 60. ===frontrunner isn’t a frontrunner without those 60=== Dude, what did you major in at NIU? There will be growing pains within the caucus, no matter who gets the votes or how fast. It should be interesting to watch. I suppose ch...

AP Former state Sen. Bill Morris of Waukegan has some advice for the 19 House Democrats who want to overthrow Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. “They have to come up with a better name,” said Morris, a member of the so-called Crazy Eight group of independent-minded Democrats who sparked a six-week battle in 1977 for the Illinois Senate presidency. Morris was mostly joking. “The 19,” as the group is currently known, has bigger challenges than what to call itself, not least of which...