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Ex-NFL Player Jon Vaughn: The Danger Inside the Movement

Part II of a three-part series. Part I can be found here on MichiganChronicle.com. By Jon Vaughn In 2020, the case that would bring more than...

Supreme Court Ruling Creates New Hurdle For Black Voters

The Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais ruling has made it more difficult to challenge district maps under the Voting Rights Act, prompting voting rights advocates...

Chicago Housing Authority awarded $2.3 million HUD grant to launch Jobs Plus program at Wentworth Garden

The Chicago Housing Authority today accepted a $2.3 million Jobs Plus Initiative grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), funding...

The Obama Foundation Introduces 2026-2027 University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars

The Foundation welcomes its first scholars from Guyana and Togo as part of its eighth cohort The Obama Foundation today welcomed its eighth class of...

Chicago Bulls guard Rob Dillingham brings free Basketball Youth Clinic to South Side YMCA

Bulls guard hosting 100 Youth for a Back-to-School Clinic that will include giveaways, discussions about mental health, confidence building & community Chicago Bulls guard Rob Dillingham...

How America’s memory of 9/11 got whitewashed

America remembers the passengers who fought back aboard Flight 93. Far fewer know about LeRoy Homer Jr., the Black first officer apparently fighting the...

Over 100 Latino faith leaders endorse Wilson for Mayor 

Candidate Pledges to be a Mayor for ALL of Chicago Over 100 Latino faith leaders representing numerous congregations and denominations joined together this morning to...

World’s largest Steppers’ Weekend celebrates 35 years of Chicago Stepping culture

Sept. 18-20 weekend celebration expected to draw more than 4,000 dancers, cultural influencers and stepping enthusiasts to Chicagolans Chicago’s legendary stepping culture will take center...

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and eXceL Charitable Foundation announce Lyle Logan keynote for 69th Labor Day Breakfast

 The Xi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., in partnership with the eXceL Charitable Foundation, will host its 69th Annual Labor Day Breakfast on Monday, September 7,...

Mayor Brandon Johnson, DPD announce Neighborhood Opportunity Fund Grants for 18 Chicago Businesses

More than $3.8 million in grants will support $10.5 million in improvement projects across South, Southwest and West Side commercial corridors. Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department...