Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposal for an expensive new police academy picked up a new, high-profile critic Wednesday: Chance the Rapper, an acclaimed hip-hop...
The Rosenwald is redeveloped and reimagined to provide affordable housing for Bronzeville residents.
From 1929 through the 1960s, the Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments, dubbed by...
...A Hate Crime In Chicago
The oppression and repressive tactics never seem to stop coming from the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and those that support...
By the time a familiar Chicago columnist dropped the news that former Chicago Urban League President and Illinois U.S. Senate candidate, Andrea Zopp would...
"What Matters Now"
Especially If You're A White Male
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
Despite centuries of established rules and orders especially when it comes to...
...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...
Pullman Porter to Postal Worker
What Happens If Rauner Busts The Unions?
By Robert T. Starks
Defender Contributing Writer
The state budget stalemate continues because Republican Governor Bruce...
Meeting the Deadline or Getting it Right?
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
The newly appointed Police Board tasked with finding Chicago's next police chief has missed...
Can Chicago Police Really Be Held Accountable?
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
Last week, the Police Accountability Task Force (PATF), held the second of four...
