John Prine Posthumously Named First Honorary Poet Laureate of Illinois

Billboard. She said no cause of death was available at press time, but it appears Rhodes died in his sleep.Born on Feb.

Rev. C.T. Vivian was one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, who worked alongside Dr.

Juice WRLD claims his first Number 1 in Ireland, making chart history in the process.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jim Belushi, Keegan-Michael Key and more are celebrating their hometown of Chicago.

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Chance the Rapper has thrown his support behind pal Kanye West’s bid to become the next President of the United States.On Monday (July 13, 2020), the 27-year-old rapper took to Twitter to share his fellow Chicago, Illinois native’s new song, revealing he was backing West over Democratic hopeful Joe Biden in the fight to end divisive U.S. leader Donald Trump’s presidential run.“And yall out here tryna convince me to vote for Biden (sic).

Peter Weber met up with girlfriend Kelley Flanagan‘s family in Illinois two months after the duo made their romance Instagram official.“Still missing two of the kids but overall a successful first dinner night! ❤️,” the lawyer, 28, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, July 9, alongside a sweet photo of her boyfriend, also 28, her parents and brothers Jim, Tom and Michael Flanagan.

Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine has spoken of his experiences with racism and encounters with the KKK.During a new Q&A with Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds, the Bloody Beetroots and Shea Diamond, Morello said he believes that “racism in this country is as American as apple pie and baseball”.Morello also spoke of his experiences with encountering the Ku Klux Klan while growing up in Libertyville, Illinois, and being pulled over by the police while Rage Against The Machine were at the height

Stars including Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Keegan-Michael Key joined a host of artists for a virtual music video to raise money for the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund, helping artists in Chicago who have been struggling with the affects of COVID-19. The six-and-a-half-minute video showcased the artists in various split-screens singing "Sweet Home Chicago" from their respective locations amid stay-at-home mandates.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia broke records for daily new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. That — among other things — had the mayor of America’s second-largest city worried about a new COVID-related crisis.“We’re going to see across this nation a testing emergency,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in response to a question from Deadline.

VOLO, Ill. -- A northern Illinois auto museum has no plan to stop displaying a Dodge Charger from the “Dukes of Hazzard” television show with the Confederate battle flag painted atop the vehicle.

A northern Illinois auto museum has no plan to stop displaying a Dodge Charger from the Dukes of Hazzard television show with the Confederate battle flag painted atop the vehicle. Statues of Confederate generals and soldiers are being taken down across the country, NASCAR has banned the flag from its races and the Confederate emblem is being removed from the Mississippi state flag.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs a reckoning wave of civic and social awareness hits the country and statues of Confederate figures in history topple, the use of the Confederate flag is finally being questioned and we are starting to see less and less of it.

Jordan Moreau A car from the 1979 show “The Dukes of Hazzard” with a Confederate flag painted on the top of it will continue to be displayed at an auto museum in Illinois.Due to the ongoing protests against racism toward Black citizens in the U.S., statues of Confederate leaders have been taken down around the country. Displaying the Confederate flag has also been banned by NASCAR.

Kristin Cavallari had a great Fourth of July celebration with her three favorite people – her kids!

Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello has released new protest song ‘Stand Up’. With lyrics focussed on racism and police brutality, the track features Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds, producer the Bloody Beetroots and singer Shea Diamond.“I grew up in the tiny lily white, archly conservative town of Libertyville, Illinois”, says Morello.