Robin Kelly Announces U.S. Senate Bid to Succeed Dick Durbin

May 6, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

Robbins Mayor Darren E. Bryant Secures Landslide Re-Election, Celebrates Progress and Growth

May 3, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Kamala Harris Condemns Trump In First Major Speech Since Leaving Office

May 2, 2025

By: Black Information Network

Juliana Stratton Secures Endorsements from JB Pritzker and Tammy Duckworth in U.S. Senate Bid

April 29, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Reason Why Michelle Obama Skipped Trump’s Inauguration Revealed

April 24, 2025

By: Black Information Network

Senator Dick Durbin to Retire in 2026, Ending Over 40 Years of Public Service

April 23, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Condemns Trump’s Attack on DEI, Pledges to Defend Racial Equity in the Workplace

April 22, 2025

By: Site Editor

Biden Rips Trump’s Social Security Plans In First Post-Presidency Speech

April 17, 2025

By: Black Information Network

COLUMN: Jesse Jackson Jr. Warns of the “Al Jolson Syndrome” and the True Cost of Attacking DEI

April 13, 2025

By: Special to The Chicago Defender

The History They Fear is the Truth We Carry

April 12, 2025

By: Ben Jealous