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Stanmorr Sports, the First Black-Owned Gun Range in Illinois.

Theresa Horton, Contributing Writer - March 24, 2021

There is a shift related to citizens looking for education and training in gun safety in the State of Illinois. Since the beginning of...

Obama Foundation Launches Workforce Initiative to Build the Obama Presidential Center.

Site Editor - March 11, 2021

On the heels of a successful completion of the federal review process for the Obama Presidential Center (OPC), the Obama Foundation announced details of...

Chicago Teachers Union and CPS Reach a Tentative Agreement.

Paula Shelton, Contributing Writer - February 8, 2021

The Chicago Teachers Union is reviewing the framework for a deal that could potentially have students and staff back in the classroom by the...

Senior Citizens at Assisted Living Facility are without Heat as City endures Sub-Zero Temperatures.

Danielle Sanders - February 7, 2021

As Chicago deals with the arctic cold, concerned Granddaughter, Shuronda Turner, tells the Chicago Defender she is worried about her grandmother, who lives in...

IDES Announces Progress in Implementing Continued Assistance Act

Site Editor - February 4, 2021

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) today announced programmatic updates and changes to several unemployment programs contained within the Continued Assistance Act (CAA),...

A New Beginning for Chicago’s Michael Reese Hospital

Site Editor - January 24, 2021

Israel-based Sheba Medical Center, world-renowned for its innovation model known as ARC (Accelerate, Redesign, Collaborate), has signed an official deal led by Kaleidoscope Health...

New Restaurateur Aisha Robinson Plans to Bring Some Soul to the South Suburbs with KIS Restaurant.

Kimberly Durden, Contributing Writer - January 21, 2021

The Chicago Defender got an exclusive look at KIS Restaurant, a new full-service eatery coming to Markham, IL next month. We sat down with...

Trump Commutes Kilpatrick’s Sentence, Duggan Said it Was ‘Right’

Staff Writer - January 20, 2021

In one of his last presidential acts, President Donald Trump used his presidential pardon to grant clemency to 140 federal prisoners including former mayor...