At Western Illinois University-Macomb, the Multicultural Center is a hub of campus life. The center houses the Women’s Center, Casa Latina Cultural Center, and Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center.

At Western Illinois University-Macomb, the Multicultural Center is a hub of campus life. The center houses the Women’s Center, Casa Latina Cultural Center, and Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center.

The Democrat, who resides in Matteson in Cook County, traveled a bit farther south Thursday afternoon to speak at a town hall meeting in Eastern Illinois University's Phipps Auditorium.