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How a Mexican immigrant became mayor in Illinois’ Trump country. ‘People here just get along.’

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Posted October 29, 2021

Jesus Garza’s rise from Mexican immigrant to mayor of tiny Arcola, Illinois, is an improbable story from the heart of downstate Trump country.

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How a Mexican immigrant became mayor in Illinois’ Trump country. ‘People here just get along.’

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UNC board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources

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UNC board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources

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Judge grants autopsy rules requested by widow of Mississippi man found dead after vanishing

Video released in fatal law enforcement shooting of Black U.S. Air Force airman

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