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...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Father Michael Pfleger, the Senior Pastor of The Faith Community of Saint Sabina, has chosen to combine both. In a brief interview, he...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced expanded eligibility and affordability for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), taking...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — About 60,000 property owners in Cook County should use cookcountytreasurer.com to update the name or mailing address on their tax bills, another example of...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) Chairman Carrie Zalewski today announced the release of a Citizen’s Guide on the ICC website to help the public...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The Illinois Department of Insurance can help you find out if you’re owed a portion of the millions of dollars in life insurance benefits...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — According to a 2018 study by the Illinois State Board of Education, in over 500 of Illinois’ 898 school districts, new teachers with a...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation, Cannabis Control Section has approved 26 businesses as “Responsible Vendors” authorized to provide...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Jamal J. Ifill is a Barbados-based jewelry artist and the owner of Crystal Forms. Well known for his creations for royalty and government officials,...
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CHICAGO DEFENDER — The University of Illinois at Chicago was recognized for its commitment to diversity and the social mobility of its students in the annual...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Governor JB Pritzker today announced a major step toward the sale of the James R. Thompson Center (JRTC). The Illinois Department of Central Management...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — To promote mental health care among law enforcement, state Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, supported legislation to raise awareness of common mental health issues...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has launched a series of innovative new outreach programs that will help create and expand opportunities for minority-owned companies...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools announced today that the district’s one-year dropout rate has reached an all-time low of 6.0 percent,...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Did you know that the Chicago Defender has a beer named after it? We didn’t either. Not until a phone call from Haymarket Brewing....
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Singer/songwriter/talk show host Syleena Johnson may be living and working in Atlanta but she is Chicago through and through. Johnson sat down with the...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Rio Hondo College celebrated 1,828 graduates during its 56th annual commencement ceremony May 23, including 16 students who received the college’s first-ever bachelor...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We should not wait for another one of our hero’s to be killed before we stand up to take action to prevent this...
