Black Lives Matter

Nicholas Stange’s American History class is just starting a unit on the Civil Rights Movement. But before they dive into history, they’re supposed to…

Members of Black Lives Matter DeKalb gathered Friday night to remember lives lost to police brutality.The vigil at Memorial Park was organized to honor…

DeKalb County -- like many counties across the country -- shattered early voting and vote-by-mail records. But that doesn’t mean the polls have slowed…

Black Lives Matter signs and paintings are being vandalized across the country. And it’s happening here in northern Illinois.Sometime over the weekend a…

The City of DeKalb is selling the old City Hall building and using some of those funds to buy body cams for police in an effort to increase police…

A DeKalb musician is partnering with a local social justice group to put on an evening of music.Violin vigils have taken place across the country to honor…

14 protesters were arrested Friday during a demonstration organized by the May 30th Alliance outside the Rockford City Market. Upwards of 50 protesters…

Tensions escalated during a “Back the Blue” rally held Saturday on the west side of Rockford. In all, 17 protesters were arrested at that and other events…

This month, people across northern Illinois came together in Rockford to celebrate Juneteenth. They also used the gathering as an opportunity to protest…

Some DeKalb residents want the city’s Mayor Jerry Smith to be more specific on plans to address police brutality. The mayor spoke at a town hall Thursday…