This collage details how Black segregation from the past has fueled the homegrown crises of Black homelessness and affordable housing scarcity (Credit: Christa Carter-Williams).
This...
A planned $1.25 billion bond issuance announced by Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday would restructure the City of Chicago's approach to equitable neighborhood development...
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On Wednesday, Jan. 31, Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling spoke with Chicago Sun-Times reporter Tom Schuba at the Economic Club...
Jahkil Naeem Jackson is a 2-time best-selling author, social entrepreneur, student-athlete, influencer, and founder of Project I Am, a nonprofit organization he created when...
Photo: Mayor Lightfoot (Twitter)
A new healthy lifestyle hub is coming to the Auburn Gresham community. The healthy lifestyle hub located at 839 West...
Since 1996, The Lake Shore (IL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated has provided holistic solutions to social and economic problems in communities on Chicago’s...
Annually, The Chicago Defender’s Women of Excellence Awards celebrates local African American women who inspire others through their vision and leadership, exceptional achievements, and...
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined Ald. David Moore, City officials and local leaders to break ground on Auburn Gresham Apartments, a two-building, 58-unit, mixed-use...
E.G. Woode, a collective of architects, designers, entrepreneurs and journeyman working together to enhance their businesses and community, celebrated the grand opening of its...
