City
Adler Planetarium Expands Chicago Youth STEAM Programs with $1 Million Gift
By: The Chicago Defender
5th Annual Cook County Juneteenth Illinois Celebration to Be Held June 14th
By: The Chicago Defender
Rooted in Community: LCDC’s Chicago Prize Finalist Projects Push for Equity
By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor
The Ultimate 2025 #SummerTimeChi Calendar: Black Chicago’s Can’t-Miss Events
By: The Chicago Defender
Entertainment
Lil Wayne Lights Up 2025 BET Stage With ‘A Milli’ Performance
By: Black Information Network
Doechii Calls Out Trump’s ‘Ruthless Attacks’ On LA Protestors At BET Awards
By: Black Information Network
Sly Stone, Funk Pioneer & Frontman Of Sly And The Family Stone, Dead At 82
By: Black Information Network
The Ultimate 2025 #SummerTimeChi Calendar: Black Chicago’s Can’t-Miss Events
By: The Chicago Defender
City, Life, Style
The Ultimate 2025 #SummerTimeChi Calendar: Black Chicago’s Can’t-Miss Events
By: The Chicago Defender
What to Do in Chicago This Weekend: Kendrick Lamar, Ribfest, Angel Reese and the Sky, and More
By: The Chicago Defender
Samantha Chatman Launches ‘Mama, I Made It!’ with Tina Knowles as Featured Guest
By: The Chicago Defender
Branford Marsalis to Headline Jazz Institute Gala: A Night That Honors the Past and Sounds the Future
By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor
Politics
Republicans Warned: Protect Health Credits or Pay Politically
By: Stacy Brown, NNPA
Speaker Welch Secures $40M for Proviso West Sports Complex in State Budget
By: The Chicago Defender
Eric France Becomes Latest Candidate in High-Profile 2nd Congressional District Contest
By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor
Mayor Brandon Johnson Talks DOJ Inquiry, Public Safety, and Building a Safer, More Affordable Chicago
By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor
National
Lil Wayne Lights Up 2025 BET Stage With ‘A Milli’ Performance
By: Black Information Network
Doechii Calls Out Trump’s ‘Ruthless Attacks’ On LA Protestors At BET Awards
By: Black Information Network
Sly Stone, Funk Pioneer & Frontman Of Sly And The Family Stone, Dead At 82
By: Black Information Network
Dr. Ngozi Ezike on Closing the Cancer Survival Gap in Black Chicago Communities
By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor