Thursday, February 5, 2026

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

obituaries
  • by david hall
Bill Cobbs, actor from 'Hudsucker Proxy' and 'A Night at the Museum,' dies at 90

In Chicago, Cobbs starred in 1988-89 production of 'Driving Miss Daisy.'

obituaries
  • by david hall
Harriette Gillem Robinet, scientist, civil rights activist and lauded children's author, dies at 92

Writer believed that without knowing history, people can have no perspective on on life today.

education
  • by david hall
CPS to rename 3 schools, including one named after Christopher Columbus

That makes nine schools renamed since a Chicago Sun-Times investigation found 30 schools were named for slaveholders, and schools named after white people — mostly men — vastly outnumbered those named for African Americans, Latinos and indigenous people.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Illinois Legislature approves bill to prevent unfair real estate listing agreements

The legislation would protect homeowners from long-term listing agreements, like those peddled by MV Realty, making them unenforceable.