The Illinois State Museum has returned 37 wooden memorial statues, known as vigango, to the National Museums of Kenya for repatriation to Mijikenda communities. These statues are considered sacred cultural objects and are believed to carry the spirits of male ...
Read More »Circuit court to discontinue livestreaming of court proceedings
The Circuit Court of Cook County announced that, effective July 17, 2023, court proceedings will no longer be livestreamed. During the COVID-19 pandemic and under restrictions of the National Health Emergency and the State of Illinois Public Health Emergency, the ...
Read More »Cook County, Chicago, Arise Chicago Share Increased Minimum Wages Effective July 1
Cook County, IL)— Today, the Cook County Commission on Human Rights (CCCHR), City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP), and Arise Chicago shared the increased minimum wages that will take effect in Chicago and Cook County ...
Read More »Half of US Beaches Have Unsafe Pollution Levels
Among nearly 3,200 beaches nationwide that were tested in 2022, 55% had at least one day during which fecal contamination reached potentially unsafe levels. Beaches may also have experienced contamination on days when testing did not take place, the organization ...
Read More »Illegal Border Crossers So Far This Year Outnumber the Population of 8 States
At least 1.2 million people have been apprehended or reported evading capture at the southern border in the first five months of this year, according to data obtained and analyzed by The Center Square. The estimate is based on official ...
Read More »The 60th Annual Isna Convention ISNA60
Chicago, IL – The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is thrilled to announce the 60th Annual ISNA Convention, on September 1-4, 2023, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. This year’s convention promises to be a ...
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