Genevieve Bookwalter

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden bows his head in prayer at Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha, Sept. 3, 2020.

Joe Biden met with Jacob Blake’s family in Milwaukee, then with community members in Kenosha: ‘This is not who we are’

September 4, 2020 at 6:57 a.m.

Making a rare campaign trip to Wisconsin on Thursday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden spoke by phone with paralyzed police shooting victim Jacob Blake and met with his family before...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in Pittsburgh on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020.

Democratic nominee Joe Biden plans Kenosha trip on Thursday, countering President Donald Trump’s ‘law and order’ message

September 2, 2020 at 7:46 p.m.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will make his first 2020 campaign trip to the key battleground state of Wisconsin on Thursday, traveling to riot-torn Kenosha with what he said was...

A community meeting was held on reparations at the First Church of God in Evanston on December 11, 2019, as pictured in this file photo.

In Chicago suburb marijuana tax revenues will be used to fund reparations. Officials see home-buying help and a new STEM school as priorities.

September 2, 2020 at 3:54 p.m.

In Illinois, Evanston reparations efforts could include a new STEM school and a series of $25,000 grants to support home ownership for Black victims of housing discrimination, leaders said in...

Northfield woman now charged with hate crime over confrontation with Black cyclist at Winnetka pier; bond set at $10,000

September 2, 2020 at 3:01 p.m.

A Northfield woman whose confrontation with a Black man attempting to use a public Winnetka pier was captured on video last month has now been charged with a hate crime....

Evanston is using marijuana tax revenues to fund reparations. Officials see home-buying help and a new STEM school as priorities.

September 1, 2020 at 3:11 p.m.

Evanston reparations efforts could include a new STEM school and a series of $25,000 grants to support home ownership for Black victims of housing discrimination, leaders said in a virtual...

People attend to a wounded person, during a clash with law enforcement, on Aug. 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Kenosha leaders uneasy with Trump visit, but say they aim to ensure safety; president appears to defend Kyle Rittenhouse

August 31, 2020 at 8:29 p.m.

Local leaders in Kenosha on Monday displayed their uneasiness with President Donald Trump's planned trip to their town but said they will do all they can to ensure a problem-free...

A Lake County Sheriff's deputy watches protesters outside of the Lake County Courthouse on Sept. 25, 2020 in Waukegan. An extradition hearing was being held inside for Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, who is charged in shooting to death Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum last month during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Kenosha chief defends cops’ action in letting Kyle Rittenhouse leave scene of deadly shooting; handcuffs taken off Jacob Blake

August 28, 2020 at 9:27 p.m.

Authorities in Wisconsin on Friday uncuffed a paralyzed Jacob Blake from his hospital bed and attempted to explain how an officer fired seven bullets into the 29-year-old Black man's back...

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