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Allison Madison was elected the first Black woman mayor in Mound City, Illinois.

Gift Kamau was last seen on the morning of March 30 leaving her home in Madison, Illinois, on her way to class at St. Louis University.

Dashcam video shows the officers slamming Lawrence Crosby down to the ground and punching him, despite the fact that the student's hands were raised in the air.

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Illinois has lost more people than any other state during the course of the year.

Those behind the new measure believe that the hairdresser-client relationship can be helpful in identifying victims of intimate partner violence.

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The 19-year-old college football player was awarded the 82nd Heisman Trophy for an outstanding sophomore season with the Cardinals.

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Michaels released a statement condemning any form of "discrimination or racism" against employees, and vowed to launch an internal investigation.

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A 44-year-old Illinois man by the name of Willie Bell has been charged with first-degree murder and concealment of a homicide.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ-6e8vAbG4/?taken-by=tionnanorris&hl=en A teacher’s note exposed by a black Illinois mother has gone viral after the educator complained in a letter that the student’s hair “stinks.” Tionna Norris received a letter from her daughter 3-year old daughter Amia’s teacher on Monday saying that the children were complaining that Amia’s hair stinks and advised the mom to […]

It began in the 1970’s, when carpenter Greg Zanis began building wooden crosses to memorialize lives lost. It started one when his neighbor asked carpenter Greg if he would make a cross for her lost son. Since then, Greg has become the man who makes crosses for lost lives and in his own estimation, he’s […]

As voters headed to the polls in five early voting states Tuesday, presidential candidates in both parties zig zagged across the country as they made last-ditch efforts to make an impression.

A grieving mother who lost her teenage daughter provided the gift of life to one of her closest friends. Vicki Olds, of Illinois, lost her daughter, Domonique “Nikki” Smith, at age 18 last year but donated her child’s heart so that her friend could live, reports ABC News. The touching tale unfolded after Old’s daughter passed […]