Illinois lawmaker, Kwame Raoul, has Haitian ties

We’re still trying to set up an interview with Illinois State Sen. Kwame Raoul, who had an aunt and several cousins missing as of late Saturday. Other relatives, he told the Chicago Tribune, are sleeping in a courtyard. Raoul’s parents emigrated from Haiti in the 1950s, and he grew up in Chicago. Raoul, 45, visited [...]

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