Thursday, February 5, 2026

Search results for keyword: civil rights found in 53 News.

obituaries
  • by david hall
The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95

James Lawson iintroduced Gandhian principles to American civil rights workers, showing how direct action could expose the immorality and fragility of racist white power structures.

chicago-school-board
  • by david hall
What you need to know about Chicago’s elected school board

City voters will elect school board members this fall for the first time. We break down how candidates get on the ballot and how to vote.

police-reform
  • by david hall
Chicago police misconduct files will soon be made public. ‘This is a huge step forward for transparency’

The move brings light to a disciplinary process that has long faced criticism for being secretive and overly lenient.

suburban-chicago
  • by david hall
Evanston’s reparations program violates equal protection in U.S. Constitution, lawsuit claims

The conservative group Judicial Watch filed a class action arguing that Evanston’s first-in-the-nation reparations plan violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment because it uses race as a requirement for eligibility.