The Ultimate 2025 #SummerTimeChi Calendar: Black Chicago’s Can’t-Miss Events

May 31, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Illinois iLottery Player Wins $1.67 Million Playing FastPlay Ultimate Diamond Jackpot

May 31, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

From Breakdown to Breakthrough: How Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health Is Healing Chicago

May 30, 2025

By: Monique Roberson

Karen Eubanks Jackson Makes History with ASCO Patient Advocate Award for Black Breast Cancer Advocacy

May 30, 2025

By: Special to The Chicago Defender

Race Against Gun Violence Returns to Chicago’s Grant Park on June 5 to Inspire Change

May 30, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

Mayor Brandon Johnson Breaks Ground on $34M Affordable Housing Project in West Humboldt Park

May 30, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Trump Commutes Federal Sentence of Gangster Disciples Leader Larry Hoover, But He Remains in State Prison

May 29, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

UNCF Black & White Ball Returns June 14 with After 7 and $1M Scholarship Goal

May 29, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

CHA Board of Commissioners Approves Community Enhancements for Altgeld Gardens

May 28, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Roseland Vigil Will Be Held for 2-Month-Old After Death Ruled a Homicide

May 27, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender