City Worker Denied Surgery to Relieve Pain
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
On January 7, 2013, city worker Reginald Williams Sr., who has worked with...
CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE
DUI STRIKE FORCE PATROL – ALONG DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY
The Chicago Police Department will be conducting a DUI Strike Force Patrol...
Lately, our headlines and soundbites have amplified the crime, budget crises, social disparities and broken criminal system that have been pushed to center stage,...
State of Illinois and Chicago Pays Billions To Banks While Cutting Services To The Poor
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
In a familiar scheme where...
Today, in a letter addressed to Chicago Teachers Union President, Karen Lewis—Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has pulled the plug.
After CTU's 40-member...
Will Burns Says Goodbye to Chicago's 4th Ward
Alderman Will Burns announced his resignation as Chicago's 4th Ward Alderman. Burns will taking a position with...
FOP Contract Arbitrator Says "Destroy All Records"
Part III
Last week on January 15, in Judge Peter Flynn’s courtroom the drama surrounding the FOP (Fraternal Order of...
On Thursday, a federal judge granted the release of the surveillance video showing a white Chicago police officer fatally shooting a 17-year-old black January 7,...
