If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an account here and check out our how-to post to learn more. Opinions are the writer’s own and not those of Blavity’s. ____ The day Senate Bill 2090 (SB 2090), Voting in Jail, was signed into law, Chicago Votes — an organization committed to educating, training and […]
Illinois teen is currently recovering after he was attacked by a Granite City police K-9 on last week during a traffic stop. The dog latched onto the teen’s leg and wouldn’t let go, officers tased the animal in order to get the K-9 to let go of him. Devondrea Williams told KMOV after he was attacked, “I […]
Illinois has become the first state in the nation to prohibit police from lying to minors during interrogations. On Thursday, Governor JB Pritzker signed the bill “which prohibits the use of deceptive tactics by all law enforcement when interrogating a minor,” CBS reported. An essential tenet of good governance is recognizing the need to change […]
‘My Whole Life, I’ve Been Trying to Just Stay Out of Trouble’: Two Illinois Brothers Were Wrongly Arrested, Held 33 Days In Miami Beach Two Illinois brothers now have arrest records after they were in jail for 33 days although no charges were filed against them. Miami Beach police took 20-year-old Carl McNickles and 18-year-old […]
Illinois has become the first state to pass a bill that will ban police from lying to youth during interrogations Springfield, Ill. (AP) — Illinois became the first state Sunday to pass a bill that will ban police from lying to youth during interrogations — a practice that adds significantly to the risk of false confessions and […]
Black residents in Evanston, Illinois are expressing concerns about the city’s approach to providing reparations, a plan which was approved three months ago as the first local reparations program in the country. According to the residents, part of the problem is that there are too many restrictions in the plan. The concerned Illinoisans specifically point to the city’s […]
Howard Griffith sits down with Big Ten coaches to discuss the need for change in the diagnosis and treatment in athlete’s mental well being. SUBSCRIBE to Big Ten Network on YouTube and enable alerts – new highlights and videos uploaded daily: http://www.btn.com/youtube More from Big Ten football/basketball/other sports: http://www.btn.com Watch live games and replays from […]
A family from Illinois said their goodbyes to their 15-year-old daughter who died early Tuesday morning after testing positive for COVID-19, only three days after first showing symptoms. The DuPage County Coroner’s Office released a statement Thursday saying the girl’s official cause of death was pending due to ongoing investigation. They said it could be […]
An Illinois bar owner has accused of assaulting a college student until she was unconscious has been arrested following a 10-day investigation. Steven William Homan, 47, was arrested and taken to the Adams County Jail shortly on Thursday charged with aggravated battery for an April 4 encounter with 19-year-old Jazzpher “Jazz” Evans. According to the […]
Illinois big man Kofi Cockburn is the second player to face racist comments on social media following a loss in the NCAA Tournament. Cockburn shared on Instagram a racist social media post directed at him after the top-seeded Illini lost to No. 8 Loyola Chicago on Sunday. Cockburn, who was born in Jamaica but later […]