Chicago OEMC Issues Heat Safety Alert as Temperatures Expected to Soar

June 21, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Things to Do in Chicago This Weekend (June 20–23, 2025)

June 20, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

UNCF Raises More Than $1 Million at its “A Mind Is…” Gala

June 20, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

‘Hairspray’ at Beverly Arts Center Champions Youth, Inclusion and Joy as Resistance

June 19, 2025

By: Inez Woody

Mayor Brandon Johnson to Veto Chicago Teen Curfew Ordinance Expanding Police Powers

June 19, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Juneteenth in Chicago 2025: 20 Events Celebrating Black Freedom and Joy

June 19, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Tacuma Roeback: Black Maternal Mortality Is a Crisis—And Men Must Help Change That

June 18, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

Lem’s Bar-B-Q Receives James Beard ‘American Classic’ Honor, Monday Night

June 17, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Onyx Medical Wellness to Open South Shore Clinic Serving Black and LGBTQ+ Communities

June 17, 2025

By: Site Editor

‘No Kings’ Protests Draw Millions Nationwide, Thousands Rally in Downtown Chicago Against Trump

June 16, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor