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City’s upcoming vote underscores why the debate over reparations for slavery is no longer a fringe issue

The Chicago suburb of Evanston could become the first US city to offer reparations to Black residents whose families have felt the impact of decades of discriminatory housing practices. Alderman Robin Rue Simmons and the Evanston City Council have developed plans to direct revenue from a 3% tax on legalized cannabis into assistance for home

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How to help Asian Americans under attack

Across the US, Asian Americans are under attack — verbally, economically and physically. An elderly man on his daily walk was ambushed, shoved to the ground and killed. Strangers hurled insults and rocks at an Asian American family’s home. A business owner’s restaurant was spray-painted with “Kung flu,” “go back 2 China” and “hope U

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Top Fox producer dies from coronavirus

Eric Spinato, the head booker and senior story editor for the Fox Business Network, died over the weekend, the network said Monday. Spinato’s brother, Dean, wrote on social media that the cause of death had been the coronavirus. “COVID took my brother today,” he wrote. “He was a gem and one of a kind. I’m

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Theater struggles after water damage

Click here for updates on this story     MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD) — While many businesses are starting to recover from the year-long COVID-19 lockdown, Playcrafters Barn Theater copes with a second hit. Playcrafters theater had a less than loving Valentine’s Day. In February the theaters pipes froze, causing a valve to rupture. That ruptured valve sent

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