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CBS News
12-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison announces run for Congress
Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison (D-15th) announced Monday that he is running for Congress. Morrison is running in the 8th Congressional District, which primarily includes west and northwest suburban areas in Cook, DuPage and Kane counties. The district stretches from Des Plaines westward through Elk Grove Village, Schaumburg, Itasca, Bloomingdale, Roselle, Streamwood, Carpentersville, and Elgin, and also includes well as a small part of Chicago's Far Northwest Side near O'Hare International Airport — though not the airport itself. U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois) currently represents the district. Last week, Krishnamoorthi announced his run for the U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), who is retiring rather than seeking reelection in 2026. Morrison "As the grandson of immigrants and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I didn't see people like me in public office," he wrote. "But I believe our government should reflect all of us, and I'm ready to fight for everyday people in Congress." Morrison added in a campaign video: "My grandparents immigrated to this country because they believed that if you work hard, you should be able to get ahead. My mother instilled the values in me of giving back to the community, and treating everyone with dignity and respect — and today, far too many people feel left behind, and that is simply not right." He touted his record as a Cook County commissioner as having fought to expand voting rights and mental health care funding, and to fight discrimination. Morrison, who grew up in Elk Grove Village, was elected to the Cook County Board in 2018. He represents the 15th District, a northwest suburban stretching from Des Plaines to Hoffman Estates, Streamwood, Barrington Hills, and the part of Elgin that falls into Cook County. Morrison was the youngest person ever elected to the board when he defeated three-term incumbent Tim Schneider, the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, at age 28. He's also the first openly gay member of the board. Morrison worked as a special projects coordinator for Rep. Krishnamoorthi before being elected to the County Board. Krishnamoorthi was first elected in 2016 to the U.S. House seat in which Morrison is hoping to succeed him.
Scotsman
08-05-2025
- General
- Scotsman
VE Day in Scotland: Bonfires, searchlights and dancing in the streets
Sign up to our History and Heritage newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Bonfires were lit, sweeties were thrown and people stood toe-to-toe in Scotland's street as Victory in Europe was finally celebrated. Music blared, bars were drunk dry and strangers danced into the night. The build up to VE Day had, at last, broken after days of anticipation. At 9pm on the night of May 7, a BBC newsflash reached a nation that VE Day would be celebrated the following day. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad On the night of the announcement, blazes were lit across Edinburgh and in Glasgow, where wooden struts built around tenements were set alight alongwith clothes poles and the doors from outside loos. In Scotland's largest city, there had been two nights of false victory dawns given the city's searchlights were tested in preparation for the official word that war in Europe was over. Dr Kevin Morrison, who is running VE Day walking tours across Glasgow this week, said: 'Peope weren't sure what was happening and when VE Day was going to take place there was a lot of tension in Glasgow and in other cities. 'People were waiting to get the announcement. People were expecting VE Day during the weekend because of the surrender in north west Europe. When it didn't come, people were disappointed. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'In Glasgow, the most dramatic shattering of the blackout came late at night on May 3. Floodlights were being tested in preparation for VE Day outside the City Chambers. The whole of the City Chambers was lit up and 450 people witnessed this. They thought this was to celebrate Montogomery's victory but they didn't cheer for too long.' At 3pm on May 8, Winston Churchill spoke to the nation and officially announced the war had ended in Europe. 'We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing; but let us not forget for a moment the toil and efforts that lie ahead.' he said. May 8 and May 9 were declared public holidays and the streets across Scotland flooded with people, music and cheer. In London, it is estimated that more than one million people gathered around Buckingham Palace and along The Mall. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The crowd gathered to celebrate VE Day at the end of the end of World War Two at Buckingham Palace on May 8, 1945. | Getty Images In a rainy Edinburgh, servicemen and women, factory workers and shop workers converged on the city centre with the American Red Cross Service Club in Princes St becoming a focal point. Thousands gathered outside, with chewing gum and sweets thrown down from the balconies as hats were tossed skywards. At nearby Register House, soldiers and sailors climbed up onto the Duke of Wellington statue to great excitement below. 'If no-one has fallen to his death from the Duke of Wellington's mute charger, it has not been for want of trying,' a report in The Scotsman said. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad A big party gathered near the Ross Fountain in Princes Street Gardens,where a piper jollied the crowds playing eightsome reels. Everybody joined in - including mothers with babies in their arms. There had been talk of the city pubs staying open all night, but most were closed by 8pm given they had been drunk dry. Over in Glasgow, it was recalled that the "entire city went a little mad,' according to one account. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Kemsley House, home of the Daily Record, became a focal point for celebrations with loud speakers blaring music from the windows and crowds stretching up Hope Street, Dr Morrison said. Prime Minister of Great Britain Winston Churchill makes his VE Day Broadcast to the world on May 8, 1945. | Getty Images Dancing reels spun throughout the city centre and George Square was surrounded by fairy lights. It is said 100,000 people crammed into the civic space, with just inches to spare. Dr Morrison added: 'On VE Day, everybody is out celebrating. People were also letting go of a lot of emotion following five or six years of war.' One Glasgow woman, Mrs MacDonald, in her account of VE Day given to the BBC, said: ' It's been right nice to see folks so happy here in Glasgow and I'm sure nobble grudge them as celebration after all these years of hard work and anxiety, but for many a mother in the British Isles, this night must hold sad memories as well as joy maybe more sadness than joy for some.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Mrs MacDonald's son, Roy, a medical student, volunteered for the Black Watch and was later killed in Italy. Another son was discharged from the Scots Guards after losing one of his legs. At the time of VE Day, two more of her boys were still serving in the Far East. She said: 'So I joined with other mothers of Britain in remembering our boys who have suffered death and wounds for their country. We will always remember them for what they were to us and are to us still. ' I am glad that because they fought and won, other boys are going to be spared the sacrifice that they have made, but I can't forget that the war is only half done. ' On this day of victory, I pray that soon the war in the east will be over two, so that with your sons they will soon return to safety and peace at home until then. God keeps them wherever they may be by land or sea.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad In Stirling, following a Victory Dance, a huge fire was lit in the old cricket ground on New Road with an effigy of Hitler placed on the top In Inverness, the Lord Provost summed up the conflicting emotions surrounding VE Day.
