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 elders who have passed away. This month, Dr. Brooke Morgan, curator of anthropology at the […]
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 court employed technological enhancements to stream audio and video of certain court proceedings on the […]
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 tomorrow, July 1, 2023, and encouraged employees to check their check to ensure the increased […]
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 noted. Among those studied, 363 beaches had potentially unsafe levels of fecal contamination on at […]
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 apprehension data reported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection as well as gotaway data. A […]
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 historic event as we celebrate six decades of service to the Muslim community and broader […]
