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Jaslyn Adams
Jaslyn Adams' Family Urges Shooter To Come Forward

Chicago community members held a vigil on Monday night in honor of Jaslyn Adams, a 7-year-old girl who was shot…
by Charise Frazier
04.20.21
Hours after Lightfoot announces new COVID-19 restrictions, Birx warns during Chicago visit that closing public spaces wont be enough
Lightfoot Denies 'Homophobic, Racist' Resignation Rumors

Disillusioned by city leadership, community members have called on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to resign following a series of missteps that…
by Charise Frazier
04.19.21
Gus "Jett" Hawkins IV
Chicago School Reprimanded Student Over Braided Hairstyle

Ida Nelson believes administrators at the Providence St. Mel School in Chicago are playing into respectability politics after they told…
by Charise Frazier
03.26.21
Leroy Kennedy IV Chicago police brutality lawsuit bodycam video
Chicago Cops Beat Man For Looking 'Shocked': Lawyer

Leroy Kennedy IV is suing the Chicago Police Department for the brutal violence officers used against the innocent man as…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
02.19.21
Hours after Lightfoot announces new COVID-19 restrictions, Birx warns during Chicago visit that closing public spaces wont be enough
$281.5M Of Chicago's COVID-19 Relief Spent On Police

Lightfoot's administration squandered $281.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief money on personnel costs for the CPD during a pandemic which…
by Charise Frazier
02.19.21
Mark Clark, Black Panther Party Defense Captain
The Beautiful Life, Tragic Death Of Mark Clark

Mark Clark’s sister remembers her brother and Fred Hampton were killed.
by asha bandele
02.16.21
Chicago Police Under Scrutiny Amidst Revelations On Police Shootings
The Risk Of Rahm Emanuel In Biden's Administration

Framing attempts to dislodge Rahm Emanuel from positions of power as simply “progressive complaints” ignores his actual controversial history in…
by Anoa Changa
02.03.21
Chicago Teachers Rally For A Safe Return To Schools
Chicago Teachers Push Safe, Equitable Return To Schools

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union opted to continue remote instruction until the school district has improved safety plans
by Anoa Changa
01.26.21
Young woman wearing a face mask shopping in the produce section of a supermarket
Entrepreneur Aims To Combat Food Insecurity In Chicago

A Black entrepreneur is opening a fresh food market to address food insecurity in Chicago.
by NewsOne Staff
01.04.21
Anjanette Young
Chicago Woman Handcuffed In Botched Raid Snubs Mayor

Anjanette Young cancelled a scheduled meeting with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, city aldermen, and Chicago Police officials over her mistreatment…
by Charise Frazier
12.29.20
U.S Conference of Mayors 88th Winter Meeting
Chicago Cops In Botched Raid Given Desk Duty

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on Monday that 12 cops involved in the case have been "taken off the street," following…
by Charise Frazier
12.22.20
Anjanette Young
Chicago Woman In Botched Raid Donates To Charity

Anjanette Young plans to donate the proceeds from her GoFundMe to social justice efforts through her church.
by Charise Frazier
12.21.20
Chicago's history of systemic racism blamed for nearly 9-year life expectancy gap between Black and white residents, according to new report
Chicago Officials Call For Probe Into Botched Raid

The City Council Progressive Caucus and the Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus are urging for a probe and hearings examining the…
by Charise Frazier
12.17.20
Fred Hampton archive photos
Why We Should Always Question The Chicago PD

The Chicago police is notoriously corrupt.
by NewsOne Staff
12.04.20
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
Chicago Mayor Challenges DA To Fully Prosecute Looters

The Chicago mayor delivered a fiery diatribe against people seen on video looting and called on Kim Foxx to hold…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
08.11.20
Illinois, Chicago officials watching COVID-19 metrics but say they have no plans to tighten restrictions
Videos Show Hundreds Protesting Outside Mayor Lightfoot's Home

The mayor of Chicago faces major criticism in videos spread across social media.
by Royce Dunmore
07.25.20
Woman Holds Avocado
Chicago Teens Transform Liquor Store Into Food Market

A group of teenagers from Chicago transformed a liquor store into a pop-up fresh food market for their community.
by NewsOne Staff
07.20.20
United Airlines Boeing 767-400 ER
United Airlines Appoints Its First-Ever Black President

Brett J. Hart made history by becoming United Airlines’ first Black president.
by NewsOne Staff
06.01.20
Black Girls Rock! 2018 - Pre Dinner
14-Year-Old Chicago Teen Earns Master’s Degree In Engineering

14-year-old Dorothy Jean Tillman earned her master’s degree.
by NewsOne Staff
06.01.20
Lockers in empty high school corridor
Illinois Schools; Dangerous 'Face-Down' Restraints Allowed

A State Board of Education executive says prone restraints “could potentially block an airway" for students.
by Royce Dunmore
04.09.20
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