Matteson to Honor Kendall Gill at Cook County’s Largest Independence Day Concert Featuring Kenny Lattimore and Leela James

June 30, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Greater Bronzeville Family Fest Returns June 21 with Free Food, Music, and Community Resources

June 21, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

UNCF Raises More Than $1 Million at its “A Mind Is…” Gala

June 20, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Tacuma Roeback: Black Maternal Mortality Is a Crisis—And Men Must Help Change That

June 18, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

Dear Me Care Circle’s Pre-Mother’s Day Brunch to Celebrate Caregivers in Chicago

May 8, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Cook County Volunteers Renovate Homes for Seniors in Maywood During National Rebuilding Day

April 27, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

‘Spend in the Black’ Was Just the Beginning: Event Sparks Bold Vision for Black Economic Power

April 20, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

Society of Mannequins Honors Toni Preckwinkle, Awards 2025 Scholarship at Legacy-Filled Luncheon

March 23, 2025

By: Marshelle Sanders

Cook County Declares March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

March 22, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Jerry Butler, Soul Legend and Former Cook County Commissioner, Dies at 85

February 21, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor