One homeowner in the tiny community of Washington Park, Illinois, is left with a big problem after a huge city-owned tree fell on his home. More than two months after it fell, the tree is still there.
The Illinois Department of Transportation will move human remains left behind during a 1960s cemetery relocation and erect a monument to Black and poor people buried in the vicinity.
The Illinois Department of Transportation will move human remains left behind during a 1960s cemetery relocation, erect a monument to Black and poor people buried in the vicinity and include a pedestrian sidewalk and shoulder space for bicycles on the new Illinois 111 bridge.
“I’m sure Gov. Pritzker didn’t think the internet providers would be causing the digital divide, but they are,” said one member of the community who's been pushing for high speed internet for more than a decade.