ISBE Seeks To Waive State Assessments, Address Drop In Public School Enrollment During Pandemic wglt.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wglt.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Illinois Legislative Black Caucus members expressed measured support, and points of concern, for Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposed budget Wednesday following
According to the Chicago Monuments Project, “many art historians regard Lincoln Park’s ‘Standing Lincoln’ as one of the 19th century’s greatest masterpieces of public art.” But the project also has placed the statue on a list of 40 monuments that are being reviewed.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed Wednesday to confront the “hard truths of Chicago’s racial history” by launching a public process to review the fate of 41 statues, plaques and works of art, including those of four former U.S. presidents: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant and William McKinley.
Six months ago, Lightfoot ordered two statues of Christopher Columbus “temporarily” removed in the middle of the night after receiving “intelligence that gave us great concern” something bad was about to happen.
Pritzker budget plan keeps spending flat, closes $900 million in corporate loopholes herald-review.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from herald-review.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.