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A federal officer wearing military gear walks in a city street surrounded by tear gas.

Trump’s Secret Police 'Surge' Into More U.S. Cities, Including Chicago and Albuquerque

By Shani Saxon
Muddy Waters. Black and white archival photo of Black man with short dark hair wearing white shirt and tan pants.

Muddy Waters’ Chicago Home Receives $50,000 for Restoration

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Brown-skinned Black woman with short salt and pepper hair, dressed in a blue windbreaker jacket

Chicago’s Black Residents Make Up 70 Percent of COVID-19 Deaths

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm
A Most Beautiful Thing. Five Black men posing in front of the Lincoln Park Boat House with oars.

WATCH: Five Black History-Making Rowers Pull Together in 'A Most Beautiful Thing'

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm

Jussie Smollett Countersues City of Chicago for 'Extreme Emotional Distress'

By N. Jamiyla Chisholm

Demanding Better Wages, Smaller Class Sizes and More, Chicago Teachers Go on Strike

By Ayana Byrd
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