Illinois

                
  • Race to fill congressional seat draws wide attention

    Race to fill congressional seat draws wide attention

    February 6, 2009

    CHICAGO — The special election to fill the congressional seat vacated by new White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel has generated widespread interest here. Nowhere was that more evident when over 550 people jammed into...

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  • Ishmael Flory, fighter for equality, 96

    Ishmael Flory, fighter for equality, 96

    February 20, 2004

    Ishmael Flory, veteran trade union organizer, activist in the African American freedom movement, and a longtime leader of the Communist Party in Illinois, died Feb. 4 in Chicago following a long illness. He was 96. Flory...

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