Zion, Illinois

Ferris Bueller is the antithesis of an affirmative rebel. He has the power to travel out and do something that he wishes with none nice worry of the results. He will what every body dreams of doing. The film, "Ferris Bueller's day without work chronicles the events within the day of a rather rebellious young man... WHO offers into an awesome urge to chop faculty and head for downtown Chicago together with his lady and his best friend" (Spurr 1997). He manages to borrow his best friend's father's…

new water features this summer, a community pool and “spray and play park.” These two projects happened separately, but combined they will give people two new ways to cool off during the heat of summer. Community pool In the fall of 2015, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville reached out to Edwardsville Mayor Hal Patton about the city’s interest in taking over Cougar Lake Pool. The outdoor pool, located at 88 Recreation Drive at SIU Edwardsville, had seen a decrease in student use. Budget…

Although Emmett Till wanted to visit his family, something had gone wrong. Just at the age of fourteen he was murdered. He had made a decision that he regretted terribly. Once he had said what he did he realized he had done something wrong. Emmett Till was born on July 25, 1941 in Chicago, he died on August 28, 1955. As he was growing up he went to a segregated school. He loved to pull pranks on his friends. Everyone that knew Emmett described him as funny, high spirited, and…

Another big Milestone was the story of Emmett Till In August 1955, a 14–year–old black boy from Chicago had recently arrived in Money, Mississippi to visit relatives. While in a grocery store, he allegedly whistled and made a flirtatious remark to the white woman behind the counter, violating the strict racial codes of the Jim Crow South. Three days later, two white men—the woman’s husband, Roy Bryant, and his half–brother, J.W. Milam—dragged Till from his great uncle’s house in the middle of…

Emmett Till was a young African American who was born on July 25 ,1941 . Emmett died on August 28, 1955 ,he was murdered for something that he did not do. This all took place when Till took a trip to Rural Mississippi to spend the summer with great uncle. Him and some friends went to a grocery store and one of Emmett’s friends dared him to talk to one of the stores cashiers, Carolyn Bryant. Carolyn reported that Till had whistled at her and touched her hand, Carolyn’s husband, Roy Bryant, and…

Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African American boy from Chicago, that got murdered While visiting family in Money, Mississippi. Bryant’s grocery is where Till and his friends went in to buy something the others left out of the store, and Till was still left in the store getting some gum. As Till left the store he saw miss Carolyn wife of store owner coming out and not think clearly Till whistled at her. Bryant’s husband and brother in law kidnapped Till at gunpoint. His body was found in the…

Lights of Zion Ministries (LOZ) is a not-for-profit Faith Based Community Service Agency, incorporated in Illinois in November 1988, and recognized as a 501(c)(3) by the IRS. OUR MISSION is to provide services and programs to at risk youth and young adults that are experiencing behavioral health issues, educational challenges and lack of skills, by engaging them in community & civic activities, and providing them with employable skills & training that would help develop them into productive…

through the harsh winter between 1838 and 1839, Latter-day Saints suffered great casualties before stumbling onto the marshy banks of Illinois along the Mississippi River. The Mormon’s quickly established a city in Illinois as followers flooded the region following the church’s exodus from Missouri. In the months following the arrival of the first settlers in Illinois, church members, under the direction of Joseph Smith who had recently been released from his Missouri jail cell, reclaimed land,…

Passionate! Enthusiastic! Dedicated! Only describes Bishop Charles A. Mickens, currently the Pastor of Lights of Zion Ministries of Chicago, IL. Bishop Mickens has been pasturing since 1998 with an extensive teaching and training process that has continued to empower individuals to live the abundant life of the Kingdom of God. In 1975, Bishop Mickens passion for teaching led him to seek out a career in Education at Purdue University, until he was drafted into the United States Army. The draft…

said Dustin J. Fink, an athletic trainer who supervises a dozen sports at Mt. Zion High School, in Illinois. “It’s most often seen in professional sports, where they are celebrated for being warriors and champions, for doing everything they can to stay on the field and…