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William Peeples spent 13 years on death row before having his sentence commuted in 2003 to life without parole. Since joining the Northwestern Prison Education Program, Peeples has had the chance to study scholars like Karl Marx and Kimberlé Crenshaw, and won the inaugural Janice Nora Lackey Award for Academic Excellence at Stateville Correctional Center...
The event is still growing and it brings together both young-and-old, to honor one of Dr. King's most persistent messages, asking, "what are you doing for others?"
In the Nov. 8 general election, Republican Evelyn Sanguinetti of Wheaton and incumbent Democrat Jean Kaczmarek of Glen Ellyn are running for DuPage County Clerk.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during visit to a COVID-19 vaccination site Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Chicago. Listening are Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritkzer and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., right. The site is a partnership between the City of Chicago and the Chicago Federation of Labor. AP Photos Vice President Kamala Harris made her first visit to Chicago Tuesday since her historic election, touting a “sense of renewal” on the city’s warmest day yet and urging residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 “when it’s their tur...