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At yesterday's Zoning and Planning Commission Public Hearing, city officials and employees apparently found Black issues to be "irrelevant" to the topic of rezoning the Calumet Country Club. The zoning of the country club has been the topic of discussion at many hours of Zoning and Planning Commission meetings over the past several days. Diversified Partners, a real estate development company based in Arizona, plans on utilizing the site for a warehouse development project.

Today is the 9th day of the “DON’T BE McFOOLED" Peaceful Educational 90 Day PROTEST against McDONALD’S CORPORATE SYSTEMIC RACISM against AFRICAN-AMERICANS

Danette Wilder spent years building up her company. Now it has to survive a recession that could put a generation of Black entrepreneurs out of business.

For nearly a year, election administrators across the country weathered the pandemic while facing attacks and threats — leading many officials to resign or retire. In Georgia, little was done to prevent it from happening again.

United Center Vaccination Appointments Open Thursday for Illinois Seniors (Chicago, IL) - Beginning Thursday, March 4 at 8:30 a.m., Illinois seniors can schedule their first COVID-19 vaccine appointment at the United Center vaccine site, which will begin to administer a limited number of vaccines on March 9, with a full opening March 10.

The head of Alaska’s leading tribal health organization has stepped down after a former assistant accused him of “forcing and requiring sex” to keep her job. He denies wrongdoing and says their relationship was consensual.

Another Pontiac Corrections Officer Arrested  (Pontiac, IL) - Another Corrections Officer at the Illinois Department of Corrections, Pontiac Correctional Center was arrested.

Major Universities are Using Race as a “High Impact Predictor” of Student Success - Major universities are using their students’ race, among other variables, to predict how likely they are to drop out of school.

Jokic scores 17 in the 4th, leads Nuggets past Bulls (Chicago, IL) - The Bulls came into their game against the Nuggets on Monday night well-rested, with their game on Sunday against the Raptors being postponed due to contact tracing.

Clark County Deputy hit van; rolled squad car 4 times (Clark County, IL) - This is an accident from last week, where an on-duty Clark County Sheriff's Deputy, in his assigned squad, was traveling on a 2-lane highway south of Marshall, Illinois.