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Mayor Johnson Sends Delegation to Southern Border to Address Migrant Crisis

Mayor Brandon Johnson is sending a small delegation of state and city officials, faith and philanthropic leaders to the Southern Border to get a...

Rev. Jesse Jackson Celebrates 82nd Birthday at Rainbow PUSH

On the eve of his birthday, Rev. Jesse Jackson had a party. On Saturday, family, friends and local dignitaries attended a birthday celebration for the...

Chicago Street Race Revs Up for 2024, Returns to Grant Park in July

100 laps. 220 miles. Downtown Chicago. NASCAR's Chicago Street Race is returning to Grant Park next Summer on July 6-7. The National Association for Stock...

Chicago Mourns the Loss of Civic Leader and Activist Joyce Chapman

The term "community pillar" often gets overused, but the City of Chicago truly lost one in the passing of civic leader and organizer Joyce...

City Council Unanimously Confirms Larry Snelling as CPD Superintendent

Larry Snelling is the new Chicago police superintendent. During a special meeting on Wednesday, the Chicago City Council unanimously confirmed him as the city's...

Youth Employment Up 19 Percent From 2022 Through One Summer Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson recently announced that over 24,000 young people were employed through the One Summer Chicago program during the summer of 2023, representing...

UChicago Medicine Begins $815M Project for State’s First Cancer Care Pavilion

The University of Chicago Medicine broke ground Tuesday on its $815 million project to build the state’s first and only standalone structure dedicated to...

Chicago Inks Near $30 Million Deal to Create Migrant Tent City

The City of Chicago inked a nearly $30 million deal with a private security firm to set up a massive, winterized tent city for...

Comcast Gives $250K for Digital Navigators, 1,000 Laptops to Chicago Libraries and Non-profits

Photos Provided Company leaders join Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Public Library Commissioner Chris Brown to announce the next phase of its more than...

CD Top 6 Stories of the Week: City-Owned Grocery Store, Hamilton’s Return, Karyn White Performs and more…

Here are the top stories from the Chicago Defender for the Week of Sept.11-16: Chicago Takes Bold Step Towards Municipal Grocery Store to Tackle Food...

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