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State Rep. La Shawn Ford is proposing legislation that would create a commission to review and update Illinois’ history curriculum so that textbooks, class discussion and other course material more accurately reflect history through the inclusion of diverse perspectives.
Don’t be guilty of excluding people from your churches, communities and organizations based on gender, class, cliques, partisan politics and personal agendas, writes Valerie F. Leonard. Engaging in such behavior stunts progress.
The production will be performed for the first time at the suburban high school March 17-20.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chief Garry McCarthy announced this week that applications for new officers are due Dec. 16, and the entrance exam will be given in February.
West Side advocate Valerie Leonard questions the lack of diversity on Bruce Rauner’s transition team.