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POLITICO Get the Illinois Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories Good Thursday morning, Illinois. I will be spending a good part of the day on Zoom and I am really hoping a cat pops up. TOP TALKER Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivered his virtual budget address Feb. 17, 2...

A city commission, created after protests against racism last year, identified five statues of Abraham Lincoln among 41 monuments that should receive public scrutiny.

Mellon Foundation to Fund Diversity Programs at Library of Congress The library will start an initiative, called “Of the People: Widening the Path,” with the help of a $15 million grant. Through this initiative, “we invest in an enduring legacy of the multifaceted American story that truly is ‘Of the People,’” Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, said.Credit...Michael Gessinger for The New York Times Jan. 27, 2021 The Library of Congress is starting an initiative to expand its collection, encourage diversity among future librarians and archivists and make it easier for members...

LACMA and Snap Inc. to bring together artists and technologists to create new monuments and murals Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Resnick Pavilion. Photo © Museum associates/ LACMA. LOS ANGELES, CA .-LACMA, in collaboration with Snap Inc., announces an ambitious new interactive initiative called Monumental Perspectives. Over the coming years, the program will bring together local artists and technologists to create virtual monuments and murals. These new augmented reality (AR) monuments will celebrate diverse histories in an effort to reflect richer and more inclusive perspectives from co...