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Cardiss Collins, first African-American Congresswoman from Illinois, dead at 81

CHICAGO – Cardiss Collins, the first African-American woman to represent Illinois in Congress, died of complications from pneumonia at a Virginia hospital, a family friend announced Tuesday.

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