State Rep. Carol Ammons wants descendants of slaves in Illinois to have access to free DNA testing
Black residents in Illinois who are descendants of slaves may soon have access to free DNA testing. Rep. Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) proposed a House Resolution urging support for the Family Roots Genealogy Program pilot, which aims to reconnect African Americans to their ancestral roots. The program is in partnership with the Department of Anthropology at University of […]
217 Today: Deer hunting ‘a cycle of life.’ But fewer people are hunting in Illinois
Thursday, February 29, 2024 Today’s headlines: Three film production studios received a total of $10 million in funding through the Illinois Soundstage Program. The state pension for the now-convicted aide to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is being suspended. Every year, the Champaign-based Education Justice Project distributes thousands of re-entry guides to people in Illinois prisons. […]