Local Reflections on the National Urban League’s Path to Power – Part IV by Shelia Hester-Friday on August 28, 2009 Shelia Hester-Friday Author More in Local: Park Forest’s Sandra Zoellner Retires After 21 Years of Service June 17, 2026 Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 National Urban LeagueChairman, John D. Hofmeister and Rev. Jesse Jackson. (Photo: Shelia Hester-Whorton)