Family of Sonya Massey Reaches $10M Settlement After Fatal Police Shooting, Pushes for Reform

February 12, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

COLUMN: A Final Act of Grace: Biden’s Opportunity to Redefine Pardons

January 16, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

New Trial Granted for Alleged Gunman in Hadiya Pendleton Case

January 3, 2025

By: Staff Report

Black Lives Mattered. Then America Moved On

December 15, 2024

By: Word In Black

COLUMN: Speaking of Pardons, Here’s Why Jesse Jackson Jr. Deserves One

December 4, 2024

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

Kim Foxx Reflects on Transformative Tenure as Cook County State’s Attorney in Final Report

December 1, 2024

By: Staff Report

Oak Park Detective Allan Reddins Killed in Line of Duty: First Officer Lost Since 1938

November 30, 2024

By: Staff Report

Illinois Supreme Court Overturns Jussie Smollett’s Conviction in Staged Hate Crime Case

November 21, 2024

By: Staff Report

Chicago’s Black Press Urges Mayor to Fire Officers With Oath Keepers Ties

November 15, 2024

By: Special Contributor

Eileen O’Neill Burke Elected as Cook County State’s Attorney, Pledges Safer and Fairer Justice System

November 9, 2024

By: Staff Report