Black Lives Matter news
The pole outside the Ozzie and Peggy Mitchell Center in Joliet is a "symbol of the peace that I believe all people need but few people seem to want to work for," said Bishop Steven Evans.
The Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the abolishment of cash bail struck an ominous note for some leaders in Will County law enforcement but one local Black Lives Matter activist saw it as justice served.
Black Lives Matter DeKalb held a vigil Friday at Memorial Park for Daunte Wright, George Floyd, Adam Toledo and others who have been killed by police.
‘This is 2021, but we’re living in almost a reality of 1950 or 1940′
A DeKalb County Board member took issue with a comment made by another board member that was directed at Black families during this week's County Board meeting.
The Illinois State Police investigation of an altercation between Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk and two men at a Black Lives Matter protest remains pending almost three months after the incident.
A scuffle between Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk and two men at a protest May 31 still is under investigation by the Illinois State Police.
DeKalb city officials said DeKalb Police Sgt. Jeffrey Weese can’t be fired for violating the department’s code of conduct by using a chokehold during an arrest, citing past discipline and the police union contract.
After more than a month of community meetings, marches and protests with significant calls for police reform, changes are coming to the DeKalb Police Department.
More than 41 pages of recommended policy reform involving community race relations is now on its way to the DeKalb city council, after an almost four-hour meeting by the city's Human Relations Commission Tuesday.
No charges were filed Thursday at the first court appearance for the two men arrested after a scuffle with Mayor Bob O'Dekirk at a Black Lives Matter rally.
The Illinois State Police have not yet completed the investigation of Joliet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk's scuffle at a demonstration protesting the death of George Floyd.
Editor's note: The following is the list of official demands made by the Black Lives Matter chapter in DeKalb to the DeKalb city government, DeKalb Police Department and correlating countywide agencies
A small group of protesters gathered Friday outside Mayor Bob O’Dekirk’s house, at times calling for him to resign for his involvement in a scuffle at a Black Lives Matter rally.
Church leaders on Friday said video from Mayor Bob O'Dekirk's days as a police officer reinforces their call for him to resign after an incident at a Black Lives Matter rally.