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Posts tagged Black Lives Matter
We are one Illinois
If nothing else, the last three-plus years have made clear the case for unity in our state and across the country
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Ted CoxAmeya Pawar, Ted Cox, One Illinois, Political Divide, J.B. Pritzker, Joe Biden, Chris Lain, Dylan Parker, Jean deDieu Ahorloo, Tyrone Coleman, Rachael Heaton, TreeHouse Wildlife Center, Bill Kleiman, Nachusa Grasslands, Rich Krueger, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Illinois Underground Railroad, Owen Muelder, Lee Ann Porter, Knox College, Loving Bottoms, Great River Tug Fest, Patrick Korellis, Tabitha Tripp, Black Lives Matter, Anna IL, Obed & Isaac's, 17th Street BBQ, Ulysses Grant, Stop Sterigenics, Fair Tax Amendment, Denny Jacobs
Sic transit annus horribilis
It was a very dark year, but not without glimmers of hope for the future
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Ted Cox2020 Year in Review, Annus Horribilis, Lorado Taft, Graceland Cemetery, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump Impeachment, Kamala Harris, Lauren Underwood, Jim Oberweis, Sean Casten, Jeanne Ives, Dick Durbin, Illinois Teacher Shortage, IDES, Illinois Insulin, Women's March Chicago, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery, Fair Tax Amendment, Thomas Kilbride, Michael Frerichs, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Anna IL, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Revenue, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis, Angela Jackson, John Prine, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett, Bruno the Bear, U.S. Census, COVID-19, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Vaccine
Immigrant groups tout election triumphs
Rep. Villa replaces Oberweis in state Senate; Avelar first former undocumented immigrant to be seated in General Assembly
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Ted CoxICIRR, ICIRR Action, Lawrence Benito, Kim Foxx, Karina Villa, Jim Oberweis, Dagmara Avelar, Black Lives Matter, ICE, Won Joon Kevin Lee, HANA Center, Javier Cruz, Lauren Underwood, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, DACA
Casten, Ives, Redpath clash on climate change, COVID relief
In online debate, incumbent congressman ties Ives to Trump
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Ted Cox6th Congressional District, League of Women Voters of Illinois, Sean Casten, Jeanne Ives, Bill Redpath, Climate Change, Global Warming, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19 Relief, CARES Act, Heroes Act, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ, Donald Trump, John Lewis, Kim Foxx, Ronald Reagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
U.N. head strikes at inequality
In Mandela lecture, Guterres calls for New Social Contract, New Global Deal
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Ted CoxUnited Nations, Antonio Guterres, Nelson Mandela, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Income Inequality, Health Care, Education, Me Too, Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, Thomas Piketty
Anna: Ain't No Negativity Allowed
Peaceful Black Lives Matter protest sways town with ‘history as a haven for racism’
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Ted CoxAnna IL, Black Lives Matter, Jenna Gomez, Kathy Bryan, Kiki's Coffeehouse, Anna City Council, Bonnie Burton, Pack Rats Paradise Antique Mall, Bryan Watkins, Daniel Klingemann, George Floyd
