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The Defender Highlights 4 Amazing Women for Mother’s Day
This Mother’s Day weekend, the Chicago Defender shared stories by or about four...
Brandon Johnson Signs Executive Orders Hours After Bein...
Brandon Johnson didn’t waste any time. Hours after being sworn in as Chicago’s ...
Brandon Johnson’s Inauguration Speech: Unify the City A...
Brandon Johnson delivered an inauguration address that primarily centered on in...
Services for Fallen CPD Officer Aréanah Preston Begin T...
Aréanah Preston will be laid to rest. A wake for the fallen Chicago police offi...
J. Pharoah Doss: NFL drafts 1 HBCU player—There should’...
Doug Williams was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1978, making him the f...
All-Male Fashion Show ‘Struts’ the Runway for a Great C...
At a large banquet hall in South Suburban Lansing, some 200 people gathered to ...
Ex-Officer Who Held Back Bystanders Found Guilty In Geo...
A former Minneapolis police officer who stopped concerned bystanders from inter...
Over 130 City Organizations Are Finalists for $54 Milli...
Today Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot named 133 Chicago small businesses, not-for-profi...
UChicago Medicine Set to Exceed 18,800 Adult Patients S...
The University of Chicago Medicine is set to surpass 18,800 adult trauma patien...
The Carr Report: Is a ‘bi-merge’ credit report in the b...
Getty Images If you’re an avid reader of my column, you know I talk more about ...