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With the unanimous endorsement of the City Council’s Health and Human Relations Committee, the full City Council is scheduled to consider the measure, backed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, at its meeting scheduled for Jan. 18. 

The owner said the noose was left from Halloween display, but Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th) said it didn’t matter why the noose was hung because people still saw it as a racist symbol from the days of lynching.

A presentation at the People United to Stop Hate (PUSH) Symposium analyzed the link between anti-LGBTQ+ extremism and anti-Semitism.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The Chicago Commission on Human Relations is now empowered to “investigate and adjudicate complaints” of “discrimination and retaliation related to housing.” The ordinance

The mayor and two council members squabbled Tuesday night -- at times with a fair amount of acrimony -- over whether people living outside city limits should be able to serve on city boards and commissions.

City of Indianola Boards and Commissions Openings

KX947 New Country FM Canadas #1 station for country music. Includes updates on traffic situations, dates for local events, and the latest in country music.

2022 saw laws increasing pay equity through pay disclosure laws, curtailing employer use of noncompete agreements. Some state-paid family and medical leave laws are taking effect, legal protections for sexual harassment victims and discrimination continued to increase.

Nice weather brought thousands of people out to see the Mummers Parade in Philadelphia.