
Black drivers ‘stay ready,’ navigating low-level traffic stops
When police pull over Black drivers in Illinois, it’s mostly for non-moving violations
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When police pull over Black drivers in Illinois, it’s mostly for non-moving violations
State law and oversight board fall short of goals to collect law enforcement data and to reduce racial disparities in police traffic stops
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Maple & Ash say they have proof of financial misdeeds.
The firing of the lifeguard comes two years after widespread allegations at the city’s beaches and pools prompted resignations and reforms.
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The Community News Brief is harnessing the journalism expertise that’s still in Macomb to fill the local news void.
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Only about 30 hospitals statewide have beds for kids who need inpatient mental health care. “No matter what the investment is, we need to make it,” says one doctor.
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