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Organization Offers Recommendations to Fix Chicago’s $1B Budget Gap

The City of Chicago is facing a double-edged fiscal crisis as it prepares for FY2025. With a staggering projected deficit of $982.4 million for...

Mayor Johnson Names New CPS Board Members Following Mass Resignations

On Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed six new members to Chicago's school board, following the resignation of all seven previous board members. Johnson acted...

Exclusive Q&A: Ralph Clark on ShotSpotter Controversy and City Council Vote

Ralph Clark, CEO of SoundThinking, spoke exclusively to The Chicago Defender about the technology's value and the implications of the council's decision (Photo...

South Side Newsroom Wins Two Pulitzers For ‘You Didn’t See Nothin’ Podcast And ‘Missing In Chicago’ Investigation

South Side nonprofit newsroom Invisible Institute was awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes for Audio Reporting and Local Reporting. Today’s announcement follows the 12-person newsroom’s...

Mayor Brandon Johnson Re-Launches Guaranteed Income Advisory Group, Joins Mayors For A Guaranteed Income Coalition

Mayor Brandon Johnson recently announced the launch of an advisory group of City of Chicago officials, Chicago City Council members, and community advocates to...

Chicago’s Enduring Legacy of the Black and Unhoused

This is Part Two of the Chicago Defender’s series Black and Unhoused: How Segregation Fueled a Homegrown Crisis, which is part of the “Healing...

City Council Passes Historic Chicago Paid Time Off Ordinance

The Chicago City Council achieved a milestone by approving the Chicago Paid Time Off Ordinance. This groundbreaking policy ensures paid time off and sick leave...

City Council Approves $51 Million for Asylum Seekers Amid Controversy

The City Council voted 34-13 for $51 million in emergency services and housing for asylum seekers in Chicago. But the passage of this ordinance...

Mayor Lightfoot’s 2021 Budget Receives Approval by City Council.

The Chicago City Council today passed the City’s 2021 pandemic budget, a financial roadmap that was balanced through a combination of savings and efficiencies,...

Its Official: Eddie Johnson Is…

...Chicago's New Police Superintendent By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer It's official Chicago, Eddie Johnson has been sworn in as Chicago's latest Police Superintendent. But before...

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