Author: staff

Still, amid the numbness, as memories and tributes began flooding out with a heavy blend of sadness and appreciation, so many who had been inside McClure’s circle at some point realized their experience was far from unique. For just about everyone McClure encountered, his presence left an imprint, his personality brightening their world. He had been so gregarious, caring, driven.

“I was just down there yesterday and saw so many more Black faces, young Black people, ” said Jo MaMa. “I was like, ‘I don’t know who you are — and usually, if you’re gay in this town, I know you.’ But aside from that, to see so many strangers of all colors, walking around, going to lunch, having drinks was really cool.”

The law would apply to both public and private colleges and universities. It would prohibit college athletes from promoting sports betting, alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, vaping products, adult entertainment or any other product “considered to be inconsistent with the values of a postsecondary institution” or which would bring “embarrassment, scandal or ridicule” to a college or university.

The law would apply to both public and private colleges and universities. It would prohibit college athletes from promoting sports betting, alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, vaping products, adult entertainment or any other product “considered to be inconsistent with the values of a postsecondary institution” or which would bring “embarrassment, scandal or ridicule” to a college or university.

On Sunday, Buckner told the Tribune he felt the background checks on Police Board speakers were “a horrible abuse of power.” He noted how the bill’s passage comes at an important time, especially for communities of color, as sweeping criminal justice reform legislation — the abolition of the cash bail system, the elimination of the requirement to sign sworn affidavits when filing complaints against cops, among other measures — soon goes into effect in Illinois.