Statue task force considers adding, removing state monuments Last year, then-House Speaker Michael Madigan called for the removal of Stephen Douglas image from the Capitol grounds. Douglas, who served as Illinois secretary of state, a state Supreme Court justice and as U.S. senator, was a slave owner. Jerry Nowicki/Capitol News Illinois
Updated 5/19/2021 4:33 PM
SPRINGFIELD A state House task force continued its discussion about reevaluating controversial statues and whether new monuments commemorating minorities should be added to the state Capitol grounds.
The hearing Wednesday is the second meeting of the bipartisan Statue and Monument Review Task Force, which was formed by Speaker Emanuel Chris Welch, a Hillside Democrat, last month. The purpose of the task force is to conduct a review of monuments on state property and proposals for new monuments or statues.
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NYC schools reopening for fall: Here’s what we know so far
Updated May 18, 2021;
Posted May 18, 2021
Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter is pictured in this file photo speaking with students at PS 45 in West Brighton. (Staten Island Advance/ Alexandra Salmieri)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The 2020-2021 school year is nearly over, and many families and school staff are starting to wonder what the next academic year will look like as New York City plans for all students to return to school in-person in the fall amid the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Porter was joined by city Department of Education (DOE) leadership, as well as parent leaders from Staten Island’s District 31 Community Education Council (CEC), to hear from families and share information.