Welch, poised for another term as speaker, reflects on growing House majority
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, who recently announced he has the support for another term as House speaker, says he looks forward to governing with an even larger supermajority than he had during his first two years. “Expanding our caucus was definitely a priority of mine,” he said during an interview with […]
Gay bar shooting suspect facing murder, hate crime charges
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The man suspected of opening fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs is being held on murder and hate crimes charges. The charges surfaced in online court records Monday, two days after the attack that killed five people and wounded many others. The charges were preliminary, and prosecutors had not […]
217 Today: Black Americans are less likely to receive palliative and hospice care than White Americans
Monday, November 21, 2022 Today’s headlines: Some Illinois lawmakers are trying to close a loophole that allows pawn brokers to offer loans at triple-digit interest rates. The electric automaker Rivian’s move to force arbitration in a sexual harassment case is raising eyebrows among advocates who worked on a new federal law banning that practice. Illinois […]
A researcher’s quest to make end-of-life care more equitable for Black Americans
The four months of care Annie Mae Bullock received for her stage 4 lung cancer were rocky at best. But the final three days of that care, her daughter Karen Bullock said, were excellent. Annie Mae spent those few days in hospice care at home surrounded by loved ones singing, chanting and praying as she […]
Urbana church remembers Colorado club shooting and transgender violence victims
URBANA – The deadly mass shooting at a Colorado nightclub was on the minds of Urbana churchgoers as they remembered transgender people who were violently killed. Nearly 50 people gathered Sunday night at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign. The vigil was already scheduled to remember transgender people murdered within the last year but had extra […]
