Rosemary Foster Rosemary Foster has been serving as our Kankakee County Board representative for Pembroke and Sun River Terrace for past 6 years. As Kankakee County Board member, she works on the Executive and Financial Committees. Her connections with key community leaders introduced her to the world of politics. While attending Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the oldest church in Pembroke where most everyone went back then, she met Ms. Hayes, one of our community’s pillars. M

Hair extensions used primarily by Black women contain a “shocking” range of dangerous chemicals, including breast carcinogens, new research shows. Source: By Liza Gross February 11, 2026 https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11022026/unregulated-hair-extensions-harmful-chemicals A hairdresser braids a client’s hair with synthetic hair extensions in Lusaka, Zambia, on Aug. 15, 2023. Credit: Lillian Banda/Xinhua via Getty Images Elissia Franklin is an analytical chemist with an in