After three years of uncertainty, Lake County forest preserve commissioners have committed to repairing and preserving the historic Adlai E. Stevenson Home in Mettawa.
Ethics reform advocates say they re disappointed but not surprised little was done during the Illinois legislature s spring session to curry the public s trust, even as former House Speaker Michael Madigan s indictment in March put public corruption back in the spotlight. But they still hold out hope for the future.
Chicago (AP) A new state law lets homeowners in Illinois request the removal of racist language from property deeds, decades after the language was deemed unenforceable and outlawed. WBEZ reports that restrictive covenants barring Black people from owning a property or labeling properties "white only" can be edited more easily due to the change. State Sen. Adriane Johnson, a Buffalo Grove Democrat, was among the law's sponsors. Johnson says the covenants aren't enforceable but making it simpler to edit them is "another way of righting the wrongs from the past."
CHICAGO (AP) - A new state law lets homeowners in Illinois request the removal of racist language from property deeds, decades after the language was .
CHICAGO (AP) A new state law lets homeowners in Illinois request the removal of racist language from property deeds, decades after the language was deemed