Chicago mourns death of Civil Rights activist Dr. Conrad Worrill

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago is mourning the life of Dr. Conrad Worrill.

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Visitation was held this afternoon on the city's South Side Sunday.

Worrill was a professor at Northeastern Illinois University and founding member of the National Black United Front.

Worrill, a Chicago civil rights activist with the Million Man March and host on WVON, died on Wednesday, his daughter said.

He was a key player in the push to elect Mayor Harold Washington.

And he worked for widespread observance of Kwanzaa.

Worrill was 78 years old.