

In 1973, the State Senator from Chicago, Harold Washington, sponsored a bill to recognize Martin Luther King’s birthday as a paid state holiday.
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Read more➡️https://uisobserver.com/news/2023/01/29/springfield-first-to-pass-bill-to-make-kings-birthday-a-holiday/
Chicago-based artist Frances Lee believes that her work has a haunting feel. This haunting feeling mirrors the images of urban industrialization.
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Read more➡️https://uisobserver.com/news/campus-news/2023/01/28/artist-raises-societal-questions-through-her-exhibit-at-uis/