NNPA NEWSWIRE — High-profile speakers like Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz are set to deliver speeches at the convention, and numerous dignitaries,...
THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — At least three complaints alleged that officers at stations where they tried to file a report in-person told them to instead call...
NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS — Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965, at age 39 while speaking at the Audubon Ballroom. He was shot a...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The curfew comes as a result of escalated violence seen after peaceful protests that took place in downtown Chicago. Mayor Lightfoot expressed her...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — “Empire” returned from its winter break on Wednesday. It was also the first episode that aired since co-star Jussie Smollett was charged with felony disorderly conduct,...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — The Chicago Police have officially named Smollett as a suspect for filing a false report.
DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A 7-year-old boy who was one of seven people shot to death in Chicago over the holiday weekend was...
A new movie, second term for mayor and summer approaching has all eyes on Chicago’s politicians, police, people, and body count by Ashahed M. Muhammad Special...
DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Victims of police torture under former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge would share $5.5 million, receive an apology and...
CHICAGO (USA Today) — After recording the fewest number of murders in decades last year, violence is soaring: a 40% increase in shootings and 29%...
DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police officers initiated stop, question and frisk encounters at a much higher rate last summer than their New...
(Chicago Reporter) – The City of Chicago paid $54.2 million in settlements and verdicts for police misconduct cases last year, including more than $9.5 million...
by Andrea V. Watson Special to the NNPA from the Chicago Defender CHICAGO – Homicides are down in Chicago this year and the statistics haven’t been...
(The Huffington Post) – A report to be presented to the United Nations next month alleges the Chicago Police Department has engaged in “ongoing, pervasive”...
