The short of it
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
On a conference call today, the Barack Obama Foundation announced that the exhaustive process of selecting...
The Justice Department as part of its pattern or practice investigation into Chicago Police Department's (CPD) possible violations of constitutional and federal laws is hearing...
High Regulation vs. Low Regulation
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
Imagine a Chicago without Uber or Lyft. If Alderman Anthony Beale’s proposed changes to Chicago’s...
...A Hate Crime In Chicago
The oppression and repressive tactics never seem to stop coming from the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and those that support...
At Goodcity's annual fundraiser, the Chicago Defender met one of its social entrepreneurs: Jeffery Beckham of Black Box Creative Inc. Goodcity, spelled with no...
BEYONCE Chicago 5.27.2016
by Kai EL' Zabar
The tickets read plain and clear “Rain or Shine,” and though Chicagoans are known to brave the harshest of...
By Rev. Jesse Jackson , Jr.
Chicago Defender Contributing Writer
“That decision changed the whole Western World because it began a new global frame of reference...
Expressway Murder
by Kai EL' Zabar
Officials released information regarding two people, identified by the medical examiner's office as Eric Taylor, 43, and Camille Cooley,...
The Lucas Museum or Friends of Economic Stagnation
Chicago Defender Editorial Commentary
By Shari Runner
Our elected local officials and community members are constantly challenged by the...
