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Emmett Till and his mother honored with congressional medal

The House unanimously passed a bill to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists in the 1950s, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.

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Jonathan Jackson keeps 1st congressional seat in Democratic hands following US Rep. Bobby Rush’s retirement

The Associated Press has declared Democrat Jonathan Jackson the winner in the 1st Congressional District race, filling the seat of longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, who chose not to run again.

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17 Democrats vie to replace Rep. Bobby Rush in Congress; Rep. Danny Davis fights ‘rookie’ contender as he aims to keep his long-held seat

Three Chicago-based Congressional seats have competitive Democratic primaries.

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Hard-line conservative Reps. Boebert, Miller win primaries

Two of Congress’ staunchest conservatives repelled more centrist challengers to lock up Republican nominations on Tuesday.

What to watch in primaries in Colorado, Illinois, elsewhere

Seven states are set to host primary elections Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

Suburban man running for Congress was convicted 27 years ago of sexually assaulting a woman

A Lemont man running to be the Republican nominee in the heavily Democratic 1st Congressional District spent nearly six years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a woman, records show.

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Daywatch: Here’s what the GOP candidates for Illinois governor said at a Tribune Editorial Board session

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

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In race to replace US Rep. Bobby Rush, candidates try to break through the clutter in densely crowded field

A seat famous for its political importance to African Americans has a rare situation where there's no incumbent on the ballot.

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Dems battle for 1st Congressional District

Candidates jockey for the Democratic nomination to succeed Bobby Rush representing the historic South Side and south suburban 1st Congressional District.

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Final Day Of Mississippi Fest Canceled After Fatal Shooting

An officer shot and killed a suspected shooter at the Mississippi Mudbug Festival. Several people were taken to the hospital.

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EXPLAINER: What's behind the new federal anti-lynching law?

The history of racial violence in the U.S. is the backdrop as President Joe Biden signs the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law.

Lynching is now a federal hate crime after a century of blocked efforts

President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, the culmination of more than a century of efforts to designate lynching as a federal hate crime.

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Biden signs Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act

President Joe Biden on Tuesday was signing a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed.

Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime

President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed.

EXPLAINER: What's behind federal anti-lynching legislation?

The history of racial violence in the U.S. is the backdrop as President Joe Biden is expected to sign the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law.

Senate passes anti-lynching bill and sends federal hate-crimes legislation to Biden

The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act designates lynching as a federal hate crime and sets prison terms of up to 30 years for those convicted.

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After more than a century of trying, Congress passes an anti-lynching bill

Passage of the legislation to make lynching a federal crime is a major milestone after more than 200 attempts to pass such legislation failed over the course of a century.

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Congress Passes Emmett Till Bill To Make Lynching Hate Crime

The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is among some 200 bills that have been introduced over the past century that have tried to ban lynching in America.

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Congress passes Emmett Till bill to make lynching hate crime

Congress has given final approval to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in the U.S. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act now goes to President Joe Biden to sign into law.

Anti-Lynching Bill Passes House, Expected to Clear Senate

Named in honor of Emmett Till, the Black whose horrific murder at the hands of white men in Mississippi in 1955, the bill outlaws lynching. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMediaThe U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to make lynching a federal hate crime. Named in honor of Emmett Till, the Black whose horrific murder at the hands of white men in Mississippi in 1955, the bill outlaws lynching. The House finally passed the bill on a 422-3 vote. “That shaped my consciousness as a Black man in America, changed the course of my life, and changed our nation,” Congressman Rush asserted.

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NAACP urges federal charges in Laquan McDonald's killing

The NAACP is urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring federal civil rights charges against the white Chicago police officer who fatally shot Black teenager Laquan McDonald.

Senate Passes Bill To Honor Emmett Till And His Mother

Till was abducted, tortured and killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman at a grocery store in rural Mississippi.

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Senate Passes Bill To Honor Emmett Till And His Mother

Till was abducted, tortured and killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman at a grocery store in rural Mississippi.

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Senate passes bill to honor Emmett Till and his mother

The Senate has passed a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists in the 1950s, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.

Michigan US Rep. Brenda Lawrence won't seek 2022 reelection

U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence says she plans to retire from Congress at the end of her term, becoming the 25th House Democrat to decide against seeking reelection in 2022.

Rep. Bobby Rush formally announces he won't seek reelection

Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois has formally announced he won't seek a 16th term in the U.S. House.

Longtime Chicago Congressman Bobby Rush is the latest Democrat to leave Washington

The 75-year-old former Black Panther leader won't seek a 16th term in Congress, but vowed he'll remain an activist.

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Longtime Congressman Bobby Rush announces retirement

He's the 24th House Democrat to either retire or run for another office this cycle.

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Furthering the conversation about dozens of Black women and girls who go missing without any resolution. WVON’s Candace Collum’s series this week, is doing just that.

Candace McCollum's series seeks to draw attention to the disparity in the investigations and the coverage of missing Black women and girls versus their white counterparts. The series airs four times daily this week on WVON 1690-AM November 29th - December 3rd.

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Copeland, Ingram among winners of Blues Music Awards

Singer Shemekia Copeland and guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram are among this year's the top winners at the Blues Music Awards.

Families of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Jacob Blake and Alvin Cole hold Get Out The Vote Rally

Five days before Election Day, the families of victims killed in high-profile cases of police violence are banding together for a voting rally. The families of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Alvin Cole and Jacob Blake will join forces Thursday to encourage residents to vote like their lives depend on it. The event's main goal was to "unite a community in action," according to a press release announcing the rally. Taylor, Floyd and Cole were all killed by police officers earlier this year. We've been crying, we've been protesting, we've been in the courts.

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Chicago investigating officers 'lounging' during unrest

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush looks on as Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a news conference in Chicago on Thursday afternoon, June 11, 2020, about a group of Chicago police officers in the congressman's campaign office while looters hit nearby stores. She said the officers shown have not yet been identified. Lightfoot said investigators will use department records and location data from department vehicles to identify the officers involved. Thirteen officers making popcorn, taking a nap and relaxing as I was standing shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of other officers on State Street while we got pelted with rocks, he said, reminding reporters that more than 100 officers were injured during the rioting. She also suggested that the scene that unfolded in that office suggest the officers believe they can do whatever they want.

Facebook and Twitter slammed by congressman for allowing spread of 'racist themes and language' about coronavirus

"I have been profoundly disappointed to see countless examples of misinformation and downright lies propagated on your platforms," the Illinois Democrat wrote. "Furthermore, much of this misinformation has also conveyed racist themes and language literally adding insult to injury." Rush pointed out one example of race-based misinformation about COVID-19 on Twitter from earlier in the day. The congressman tagged Twitter and CEO Jack Dorsey in a message commenting on a post that falsely claimed "Blacks are not getting Coronavirus!" Rush said in the letter that race-based misinformation about the virus can have real repercussions.

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Trump calls impeachment probe a 'lynching'

President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the House of Representatives's ongoing impeachment probe into his conduct "a lynching." But at least two Republican lawmakers defended Trump language as appropriate, and said the current impeachment process is in fact a lynching. Asked whether he understood that black Americans would be offended by the term lynching, Graham said, "No." McCarthy said that while he does not believe Democrats are conducting a fair impeachment process, "I don't agree with that language. "For three generations in South Carolina, we have understood the evil history of lynching in our state.

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Harris lands 2020 endorsement from two Black Caucus members

By Juana SummersBALTIMORE (AP) Two more members of the Congressional Black Caucus are backing Kamala Harris bid for the presidency: Reps. Bobby Rush of Illinois and Frederica Wilson of Florida. Endorsements from the caucus, which counts more than 50 members, could be influential in the Democratic presidential primary. With these two new supporters, Harris now has six endorsements from the CBC. Rush told Politico that Biden, another Democratic presidential candidate, was wholly out of touch and woefully ignorant of the nuances of the black American experience. Rush will serve as Harris Illinois campaign chair. Harris said Bidens recollections of working with the two senators were hurtful.

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