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Ezike has been at forefront of Illinois’ response to pandemic
Knox College announced today that Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, will be the speaker at the 2021 Commencement exercises in June.
Ezike, the first Black woman appointed to lead the 143-year-old state agency, has been at the forefront of Illinois’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing steadfast leadership and expertise. A board-certified internist and pediatrician, she also is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Rush Medical College in Chicago.
“Dr. Ezike has become a familiar and respected face for Illinois, and has also been recognized nationally, as a result of her exceptional leadership in managing pandemic response and reporting,” said Teresa Amott, President of Knox College. “We are honored that she has agreed to speak at our Commencement and provide words of wisdom and perspective to the class of 2021, who are graduating in these unprecedent
As he walked out of prison a free man earlier this month, Jessie Rankins barely greeted his wife, exchanging only a few words without kissing or hugging her. He
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Cook County Asks To Exit Inmates Empire Filming Suit
Law360 (December 18, 2020, 8:57 PM EST) Cook County asked an Illinois federal judge Thursday for a quick win over claims that Twentieth Century Fox unfairly profited from using a juvenile detention center to film parts of the show Empire, arguing the detainees were only minorly inconvenienced through that process.
Evidence shows that the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center detainees who sued over the filming missed only one or two days of school and recreation and missed out on minimal family visits across the 12 days that Empire cast and crew filmed in portions of the facility during summer 2016, the county told U.S. District Judge Rebecca.