Sunday, March 22, 2026

Search results for keyword: civil rights found in 54 News.

obituaries
  • by david hall
Susan Duncan dies at 89; South Side educator and mother of former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan

For 50 years, Mrs. Duncan ran Sue Duncan Children’s Center, an after-school program serving kids on the South Side. 'She really felt that education was a way to ameliorate the injustices in society,' her daughter said.

politics
  • by david hall
Fact check: Viral tweet wrongly claims Brandon Johnson blamed Richard Nixon for Chicago violence

Richard Nixon defenders piled onto the Chicago mayor after a conservative media outlet clipped a comment Johnson made at a news conference addressing Fourth of July weekend violence.

News
  • by david hall
Video of Eric Garner's death shook NYC. 10 years later, when is it OK to film the NYPD?

Experts say you have a First Amendment right to film the NYPD in public, as long as you don’t interfere with what they’re doing or break the law.

police-reform
  • by david hall
New data shows an increase in police traffic stops across Illinois in 2023

At least 4 out of every 5 police agencies in the state reported higher rates of stopping Black and Latino drivers compared to white drivers.