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Delta Sigma Theta’s CMAC Hosts Impact Week 2025: Celebrating 112 Years of Service and Activism

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s 112th Founders Day Celebrated with “Impact Week 2025 (Photo Provided). The Chicago Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter (CMAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,...

Meet the new Chicago Board of Education

Chicago Public Schools' newly elected board members. (Illustration by Becky Vevea/Chalkbeat, photos by Colin Boyle and Mauricio Peña/Block Club Chicago and courtesy) This story was originally...

José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez, Civil Rights Leader and Young Lords Founder, Dies at 76

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a fierce advocate for justice and the founder of Chicago’s Young Lords, has died at age 76. His sister, Daisy...

Walgreens to Close Five South Side Chicago Stores, Leaving Communities in Pharmacy Deserts

Photo Credit: Mike Mozart, Flickr Walgreens will close five Chicago stores in the coming weeks, a company spokesperson confirmed to NBC Chicago. The closures, planned...

Dorval R. Carter, Jr. Retires as CTA President After 40 Years in Public Transportation

Dorval R. Carter, Jr., a giant in the public transportation world, announced his retirement as President of the Chicago Transit Authority, effective Jan. 31....

Coyote Found Hiding in Cooler at Chicago Aldi Store, Safely Apprehended

Coyote being apprehended at an Aldi store in Humboldt Park in Chicago (Screenshot from Instagram). The rumor you heard was true, and there is a...

Chicago Urges Residents to Prepare for Extreme Cold: Warming Centers Available January 13-15

Photo Credit: Getty Images The City of Chicago encourages residents to be prepared for drop in temperatures beginning Monday, January 13 through Wednesday, January 15...

Cook County Judge Caroline Glennon-Goodman Temporarily Reassigned After Allegedly Sharing Racist Image in Text

Cook County Judge Caroline Glennon-Goodman (inset) has been reassigned and referred to the Judicial Inquiry Board after sharing a racist image in a text...

Trinity United Church of Christ Receives $5 Million Grant to Amplify Black Spirituality with ‘Rooted’ Series

Trinity United Church of Christ, led by Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, has received a $5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its...

Historic $1.9 Billion Deal Finalized for CTA Red Line Extension to Chicago’s South Side

A rendering of the 103rd St. Station. The long-awaited Red Line Extension project for Chicago’s South Side is finally moving forward. On Friday, local and...
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