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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (Region V) concluded National Fair Housing Month with an educational event on housing equity. The event’s theme was “Building Inclusive Communities: How Illinois’ Source of Income Protection Expands Equity in Housing.”

Newly crowned Miss Mississippi, Vivian O’Neal, Miss Mississippi’s Teen, Nataleigh Nix, and Governor Tate Reeves and First Lady Elee Reeves were the special guest speakers of Representative Jill Ford’s Girls’ Day at The Capitol on June 16th.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s signature is freshly inked on the Gail Finney Memorial Foster Care Bill of Rights and which will now soon become law.

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Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com Jun 16, 2021 | 2:34 PM Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation declaring June 19, Juneteenth, an official state holiday. To commemorate the abolition of slavery throughout the United States and its territories in 1865, Juneteenth will be recognized as National Freedom Day in Illinois. The state continues to build upon efforts to actively dismantle systemic racism through robust reforms in the areas of criminal justice, education, health care, and econo...

The Illinois House voted Tuesday to make significant changes to the state’s system for awarding licenses to marijuana dispensaries, a move that lawmakers say...