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Illinois Legislative Black Caucus

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Formation
  
1969

Location
  
Springfield, Illinois

Type
  
Political organization

Membership
  
31 members

Purpose
  
public policies affecting African Americans

Region served
  
Illinois, United States of America

The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is an American political organization composed of African Americans elected to the Illinois Legislature.

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Priorities

The primary mission of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus is to assure that the interest of African-American citizens are given equitable representation in the General Assembly and that legislative action is directed to address those interests. Through the efforts of the Caucus, tremendous strides have been made in the areas of housing, health & welfare, education, employment and minority business enterprise. Specific priorities include:

  • Reform the current education funding inequalities in Illinois Schools
  • Develop a comprehensive job training program, which will focus on the top ten zip code areas with the highest unemployment statistics.
  • Make Illinois a SAC (State Apprenticeship Council) state.
  • Restore education classes to all prisons.
  • Develop comprehensive expungement legislation.

    • Current membership

    Officers are elected from within the Caucus with equal representation from both the House and Senate members.

    Officers

    The following legislators are officers of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus for the 99th General Assembly.

    History

    The first African American in the Illinois House of Representatives was in 1876. The Caucus was formally established in 1967.

    Illinois Legislative Black Caucus official website

    References

    Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Wikipedia
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