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Chicago Hosts Top Collegiate Track & Field Athletes at 4th Annual Windy City Invitational

The Chicago Defender - February 14, 2025

Chicago is set to host one of the most dynamic collegiate track and field events in the nation, bringing together elite athletes and fostering...

‘Policy: A Family Business’ Brings Black Chicago’s Hidden History to the Stage

Tacuma Roeback, Managing Editor - February 14, 2025

Policy: A Family Business, a powerful stage production at the Harold Washington Cultural Center, explores the largely untold history of Black entrepreneurship through Chicago’s...

Illinois Winter Storm: IDOT and State Police Offer These Safety Tips

Special Contributor - February 12, 2025

Photo Credit: Getty Images By Illinois Department of Transportation The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police advise the public that a winter storm with...

Winter Storm Could Bring Heavy Snowfall Across Cook County

Site Editor - February 11, 2025

Cook County could see up to eight inches of snow as a winter storm moves across the area starting tomorrow morning. The County’s Department...

Pullman Porter Museum Celebrates 30 Years and Honors 100 Years of Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

Site Editor - February 10, 2025

National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, located at the corner of 104th and Maryland Ave. (Photo Credit: NPS Photo/Ve'Amber D. Miller). The National A....

Cook County Clerk Seeking Election Judges for April 1 Municipal Elections

Staff Report - February 8, 2025

Suburban voters can do their part for local democracy and earn some cash by working as an Election Judge for the Cook County Clerk’s...

The Untold Stories of Black Adoption: Shattering Silence and Stigma

Inez Woody - February 6, 2025

Sandria Washington and Samantha Coleman know firsthand the impact of secrecy in Black adoption. As late-discovery adoptees, they turned their pain into purpose—founding Black...

Mayor Brandon Johnson and UNCF Chicago Host 2025 Benefit Reception to Support Students

The Chicago Defender - February 5, 2025

Mayor Brandon Johnson and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) are joining forces to support students in Chicago. On Thursday, Feb. 6, the 2025...

ABC 7 Chicago Celebrates Black History Month With Special Programming, Including ‘Our Chicago: Black Hair Is…’

Staff Report - February 4, 2025

ABC 7’s Cheryl Burton, Hosea Sanders, Val Warner and Terrell Brown contribute to the station's Black History Month programming (Photos Provided by ABC 7...

First Lady of Calumet City Saprina Jones Fights Breast Cancer and Launches Support Initiative

Staff Report - February 3, 2025

Saprina Jones and her husband, Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones (Photo Provided). Saprina Jones, First Lady of Calumet City and wife of Mayor Thaddeus Jones,...