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Oak Park District 97 Climate and Culture Coach Maggie Cahill seems to already made up her mind in the debate about the need for a critical race theory curriculum in Oak Park District 97.

African American Businesses Received the Fewest COVID-19 Relief loans, and Grants, as Program Deadline Looms (Niles, IL) - Today, the Illinois Coalition of African American Business Organizations announces that research reports issued by the Center for Public Integrity, and the Brookings Institution reveal that African American businesses were awarded less than 2% of the loans, and grants available through the $1.9 trillion federal COVID-19 relief program  for small businesses, administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration, that is scheduled to end on May 31, 2021.

Former Harvey Mayor David Johnson Passes Away at Age 72 (Harvey, IL) - Former Harvey Mayor David Johnson passed away on Saturday at the age of 72. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Bonnye Johnson, two daughters, and siblings.

Bulls finish the season strong, beat the Bucks (Chicago, IL) - In their last game of the season, the Bulls will be playing the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night. Chicago was eliminated from the playoffs when the Wizards beat the Cavs on Friday night. Despite missing the playoffs for the 4th season in a row, the Bulls did win 9 more games this season compared to last year.

Judge Orders County-Wide Vote Recount In DuPage County (DuPage County, IL) - In a May 12, 2021 Memorandum and Order, DuPage County Judge Craig R. Belford ordered a county-wide recount of the November 3, 2020, election results for the office of DuPage County Auditor.

Lion Electric EV plant 'will add to our state's industry-leading capabilities': Joyce (Joliet, IL) - Lion Electric Company and Sen. Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) recently revealed the construction of a U.S. manufacturing facility in Will County that will add hundreds of jobs to the regional economy.

Pritzker told Northpoint development would 'create thousands of jobs' (Joliet, IL) - A group of locally elected officials have signed off on a letter to Gov. J.B. Pritzker asking him to look into getting started on the $1.9 billion Compass Global Logistics Hub known as the Northpoint Project.

Gov. Pritzker Confirms Illinois will Enter Bridge Phase of Reopening Plan on May 14th (Chicago, IL) - Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) confirmed today the entire state will move into the Bridge Phase of the Restore Illinois reopening plan tomorrow, Friday, May 14th. The Bridge Phase is the final step before the full reopening of Phase 5.

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LaVine leads Chicago to win over Toronto (Chicago, IL) - Even after losing to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night, the Bulls still have a chance to make the playoffs with 3 games remaining. Chicago can squeeze into the play-in tournament if they win their final 3 games and if the Wizards lose their last two games. The first of those final games for Chicago will be tonight against the Toronto Raptors.