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8 Years & 8 Reasons to Join The TRiiBE CON

February 15 will mark the 8th anniversary of The TRiiBE, an award-winning independent news outlet reshaping the narrative of Black Chicago in pursuit of...

Trump Administration Officials Oversee Immigration Raids in Chicago Amid Legal Challenges

Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove and "border czar" Tom Homan with ATF and Customs and Border Protection agents (Photo Credit: @DEACHICAGODiv/X).  This weekend, immigration...

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...

Michelle Obama to Skip Trump’s Inauguration

South Side Chicagoan and former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Office of Barack and Michelle Obama confirmed...

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....

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...

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...

2024 in Review, Part 2: The Milestones, Moments, Highlights and Lowlights

From L-R: Caleb Williams, Common and Angel Reese (Photo Credit: Jeremy Allen, Tacuma Roeback and Wikimedia Commons). In Part Two of the Chicago Defender’s year...

Semicolon Books, Black Woman-Owned Literary Haven, to Close Its Doors

Semicolon Books, a cherished Chicago institution and one of the city’s only Black woman-owned bookstores is closing its doors for good. Proprietress Danielle (Danni)...

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

Detective Allan Reddins, 40, of Chicago was killed in the line of duty on Friday morning. Reddins responded to reports of an armed individual near...

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