blog posts The Senate has passed the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016. Jul 21, 2016 2:15 pm by Huffington PostIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Huffington Post (July 19) Illinois journalism professor Chris Benson writes that the measure can be seen as a legislative validation of the Black Lives Matter mantra. Share on Facebook Tweet Email