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Activist Tolley: 'We should be improving our process for engaging communities'

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 12, 2021

CHANGE Illinois policy director Ryan Tolley said at a hearing that the process behind the newly drawn redistricting maps is keeping public input at a minimum.

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Thieves make off with $66,000 in merchandise at Northbrook Court Mall

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 10, 2021

Suburban police are continuing their search for up to eight suspects in connection with a theft at a Louis Vuitton store at the Northbrook Court Mall, where the thieves made off with around $66,000 in valuables.

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Morrison congratulates the students and staff of Sundling Junior High

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 29, 2021

Rep. Tom Morrison (R-Palatine) is congratulating the students and staff at nationally recognized Sundling Junior High School.

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Challenger Rabine demands Pritzker 'stop bullying Illinois children'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 4, 2021

Republican gubernatorial candidate Gary Rabine is demanding that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker finally put voters first in the battle to gain control over the COVID-19 crisis.

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Schimpf campaigns in Elgin: 'Illinois needs a governor who understands the day-to-day challenges that we all face'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 4, 2021

Former state Sen. Paul Schimpf is feeling right at home on the campaign trail during his Republican primary run for governor.

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Illinois gubernatorial challenger slams Dominican University's requirement of 'experimental vaccine' for COVID-19

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 4, 2021

Bull Valley businessman Gary Rabine is leading the charge in taking a stand against Gov. J.B. Pritzker and what a growing number of critics see as his out-of-control handling of the COVID-19 crisis.

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Rabine to Pritzker: 'Stop bullying Illinois children'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 3, 2021

Gary Rabine has had enough of what he sees as Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s one-man rule when it comes to the subject of school policy in the age of COVID-19.

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Chicago's Evita Griskenas on competing in the Olympics: 'It feels thrilling'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 1, 2021

Team USA rhythmic gymnastics Evita Griskenas has a clear and vivid picture of how she sees her time at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics developing.

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Wheeling resident Camilla Feeley: 'We all found out that we were going to the Olympics and burst into tears'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 31, 2021

Team USA rhythmic gymnastics star Camilla Feeley is hoping her run at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be as rewarding as her journey in the sport has been over the last nearly two decades.

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Smooth sailing so far for Wilmette native Maggie Shea

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 31, 2021

Wilmette native Maggie Shea and longtime best friend and sailing partner Stephanie Roble are still alive in the race for gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Loyd: 'For me being a first-timer, I’m just enjoying the experience'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 30, 2021

Lincolnwood, Illinois, native and Seattle Storm star guard Jewell Loyd is feeling right at home at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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Illinois' New Trier Republican Organization decries Critical Race Theory as 'a terrible thing to impose on our kids'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 29, 2021

The New Trier Republican Organization is going on the offensive in the fight over Critical Race Theory teachings.

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Southeast Legal Foundation says CRT suit about 'equal protection and anti-segregation'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 29, 2021

The Southeast Legal Foundation (SLF) is hailing the anti-discrimination suit filed by Evanston grade school teacher Stacy Deemar over critical race theory teachings as one about “equal protection and anti-segregation.”

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'Absolutely shocked': Former Illinois teacher blames rise in socialism, communism on textbooks, his peers

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 18, 2021

Former Illinois social studies teacher Chris Talgo thinks too many school lessons are now focused on all the wrong teachings.

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Donald Rumsfeld, former defense secretary and Illinois congressman, was a New Trier grad

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 16, 2021

New Trier High grad and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was recently feted at the school’s first Alumni Achievement Awards dinner.The 88-year-old Rumsfeld, who died earlier this month at his New Mexico home surrounded by family, grew up in Winnetka and attended New Trier High School.

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Kelly highlights lawsuit against Evanston-Skokie school district regarding CRT

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 16, 2021

Tom Kelly argues the verdict is already in when it comes to the debate about critical race theory.

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The Standing for Freedom Center is raising awareness of a lawsuit against Evanston-Skokie School District

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 15, 2021

The Standing for Freedom Center is raising awareness about a suit filed by a white Illinois grade school teacher targeting criminal race theory.

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Teacher sues Evanston-Skokie School District over CRT

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 13, 2021

A District 65 grade school teacher has formally filed suit in federal court against the Evanston/Skokie Community Consolidated district alleging discrimination over its critical race theory teachings.

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Parents fight to get kids unmasked; district plans to follow public health, school board association guidelines

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 9, 2021

Township High School District 211 parents are pushing for their kids to have the right not to wear masks if they choose to when the school year resumes next fall.

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Evanston Juneteenth, Pride groups host events, but none for Independence Day

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 5, 2021

Some people are angry that Evanston's Fourth of July Association Board of Trustees cancelled its Independence Day festivities due to COVID-19 concerns, while the separate groups that run Evanston's Juneteenth and Pride Month celebrations proceeded with their events.