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In an illuminating session of "Equity in Focus," Kevin E. Hooks engaged with Todd Belcore, the dynamic leader behind Social Change.

Activity under the Gold Dome on Thursday revolved around one of the most anticipated legislative measures of the 2024 legislative session. After stalling in a Senate committee last...

George Floyd’s death reignited a movement for civil rights and calls for police to be held accountable. Since then, several states, including Minnesota and Illinois, have passed police reform legislation.

Erica Gunderson | May 23, 2021 5:30 pm One year ago, the world watched a horrific, pivotal video of George Floyd gasping for air under the knee of former police Officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. Floyd’s death sent a nation of people in quarantine out into the streets in mass protests. Major corporations issued statements in support of Black Lives Matter. Politicians promised a new direction. Thanks to our sponsors: A year later, some activists argue there is more work to be done to reach equity and social justice for Black and brown people. Todd Belcore, co-founder and executive dir...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com Apr 9, 2021 2:15 PM I was one of the likely three people who actually watched the show hearings in the Illinois House during lame-duck session regarding eliminating bail and most forms of pretrial detention. Though the hearings featured witness testimony, remarkably, the super-majority Democrats had a negligible interest in hearing from the criminal defendants in whose name these seismic shifts in criminal justice policy were being sought. House proponents neglected to call anyone whose life was “destabilized” by pretrial detention after being arrested ...