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CHICAGO — In trying to upend longtime U.S. Rep. Danny Davis in Illinois' 7th Congressional District Democratic primary, Melissa Conyears-Ervin is getting help from the pulpit as more than two dozen Black clergy leaders backed her candidacy Wednesday. Conyears-Ervin — Chicago’s city treasurer and wife of West Side Alderman Jason Ervin, 28th Ward — is one of the leading contenders running ...
A coalition of faith leaders from across Chicago released a “Moral Framework” ahead of today’s first city council meeting under the Johnson administration.
Millionaire businessman Will Wilson corralled dozens of Black pastors to endorse Paul Vallas, shoring up the Chicago mayoral candidate's support on the South and West sides before the April 4 runoff.
Willie Wilson’s endorsement of Paul Vallas for mayor — and the endorsement of the pastors who stood with him Sunday — could persuade Black voters to cross racial lines.
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The Rev. Angelo Kyle, a member of the Lake County Board and the president of the Lake County Forest Preserves District, said the work King began in the 1950s remains the goal for society today.