Illinois to annually honor Emmett Till, Chicago teen whose 1955 murder galvanized Civil Rights Movement
- Posted on July 23, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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Illinois to annually honor Emmett Till, Chicago teen whose 1955 murder galvanized Civil Rights Movement
Illinois will annually honor Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago whose 1955 murder galvanized the Civil Rights Movement and became a glaring example of failures in the justice system, under a new law Gov. JB Pritzker signed Thursday.