Javonte Anderson
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Toledo, OH, United States
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Challenges to Black voting rights harks back to Jim Crow era
Lawmakers and historians note a barrage of restrictive voting laws since the November presidential election that seem aimed at turning back the clock. → Read More
‘We just pray that we get the strength to keep going day by day.’ Family cancels pilgrimage after third brother dies of coronavirus
Family cancels pilgrimage after third brother dies of coronavirus → Read More
Extra-alarm fire hits West Side auto supply business, sending 250 firefighters to scene
About 250 Chicago firefighters were battling an extra-alarm fire in a commercial building in the Lawndale neighborhood Thursday morning, according to the Fire Department. → Read More
FBI looking for suspect who fired rifle on Metra platform
FBI looking for suspect who fired a rifle on McCormick Place Metra train platform. → Read More
Police looking for driver in fatal East Garfield Park hit-and-run
Police are asking for help in identifying the driver of an SUV who fled after striking and fatally injuring a man in the East Garfield Park neighborhood earlier this fall. → Read More
No Thanksgiving reunion for couple after man barred from U.S. visit by Customs officers at O’Hare
An African man and his American girlfriend's plan to spend the holiday together was derailed after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at O'Hare International Airport refused him entry into the country, the couple said. → Read More
Some Catholic schools in the Chicago area will shift to remote learning after Thanksgiving
About 20% of archdiocese schools are expected to switch to remote learning next week. → Read More
Cook County sheriff gives coronavirus update at jail, asks community for help heading off next wave
At a Cook County Jail coronavirus update, Sheriff Tom Dart pushed back against the narrative that jail staffers were negligent in responding to the virus and pleaded with the community to follow public health guidelines for COVID-19. → Read More
Soldier Field’s Veterans Day ceremony scaled down but ‘still means a lot to us at heart’
With America suffering the coronavirus pandemic, Soldier Field officials held a small Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday, deviating from large-scale ceremonies of years past. → Read More
Coronavirus pandemic forces changes in Chicagoland Veterans Day ceremonies
With the nation grappling with another surge in COVID-19 cases, the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt almost every aspect of life, including how we publicly celebrate the veterans who served our country. → Read More
Algonquin woman who fled to Colorado faces charges in double homicide believed to be domestic violence
An Algonquin woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of two people who were found dead in a home in the northwest suburb Sunday evening, police said. → Read More
Crews respond to large fire off Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue
Several Chicago area fire departments responded to a large blaze at a business just north of the Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue, fire officials said. → Read More
Fire at business off Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue extinguished after hourslong fight
Several Chicago area fire departments responded to a large blaze at a business just north of the Stevenson Expressway near Cicero Avenue, fire officials said. → Read More
Chicago-area voters shatter records as they cast ballots with ‘a sense of hope and purpose’
Chicago-area voters shatter records as they cast ballots with ‘a sense of hope and purpose’ → Read More
Lawsuit: Medical response took 8 minutes after man shot by Waukegan police
Mother of Marcellis Stinnette, Black teen killed by Waukegan police, files lawsuit. → Read More
‘Standing together, they can’t stop us.’ Families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Jacob Blake and Alvin Cole speak at Grant Park rally to urge people to vote.
Greeted by a standing ovation and chants of “say her name,” Breonna Taylor’s mother and the families of other people of color shot or killed by police gathered for a rally in Grant Park Thursday to urge people to vote and “get the change we need.” → Read More
Tweet about 102-year-old woman voting goes viral, and Obama says ’102 never looked better!'
A tweet showing a 102-year-old woman after voting went viral Wednesday after it caught the attention of former President Barack Obama. → Read More
How St. Malachy school beat the odds and thrives as a Catholic school on Chicago’s West Side
For more than three decades, Holy Cross Parish in Deerfield has been the quiet backbone for St. Malachy Catholic School on the West Side. → Read More
Our Lady of Angels school, site of devastating 1958 fire, has fire sprinkler system installed
Our Lady of the Angels, sIte of Chicago devastating fire gets fire sprinkler system → Read More
Chicago judge accused of trying to kiss cop, propositioning court reporter in elevator, making sexually suggestive comments to assistant state’s attorney resigns
A Cook County judge resigns after multiple sexual harassment allegations. → Read More