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• Attorney General Kwame Raoul Joins Coalition Opposing Trump’s Transgender Military Ban

  16-02-2025 15:00
  
  Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is taking a stand against the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service, joining a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in supporting a lawsuit to block the policy.
  The coalition filed an amicus brief arguing that the executive order is unconstitutional, weakens national security, and discriminates against transgender individuals who serve honorably in the military—including those in the National Guard across the country. The
  
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• Investing in Our Future: SCSDD and UNCF Host 2025 Scholarship Gala to Support Chicagoland Students

  16-02-2025 14:00
  
  For the third year, the Superintendents’ Commission for the Study of Demographics and Diversity (SCSDD) and UNCF, the United Negro College Fund, are joining forces to raise scholarship money for students in the Chicagoland area. The “Investing in Our Future” Scholarship Gala will be held on Friday, Feb. 21, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Drive, Tinley Park. Visit investinginourfuture.myle.com for more information.
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• Wendy Williams Signs Legal Documents To End Guardianship

  16-02-2025 13:30
  
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  Wendy Williams has formally moved to end her guardianship.
  On Wednesday (February 12), Williams signed an affidavit requesting a judge remove her legal guardian, Sabrina Morrisey, according to TMZ.
  The move comes as Williams is claiming that she’s “regained capacity” to function independently and is no longer suffering from frontotemporal dementia. Doctors diagnosed Williams with dementia last year.
  According to reports, Williams i
  
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• The Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis

  16-02-2025 01:00
  
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  The climate crisis is costing all of us a lot of money in our everyday lives. Higher utility bills. Higher healthcare costs. 
  Housing prices skyrocketing in some areas and home property values nosediving in others. Climate change – as well as the pollution that causes it and the natural disasters caused by it – is exacting a steeper and steeper financial toll on American households.
  Amidst our evolving climate realities, many Americans are feeling
  
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