The Defender ceased print publication in 2019, but still exists in a digital format at chicagodefender.com. The Merchandise Mart as it sits along the Chicago River in 1930, the year it opened.

It's fulfilling the dream of its founder. "When I listen to my uncle, John Sengstacke, talk about the Chicago Defender, he talked about more about the paper as a civil rights organization ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 5 ... Evolving from a weekly into a daily newspaper, the Defender became a national voice for African Americans, documenting ...

A 7-year-old boy was stabbed Saturday morning in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago. Police said, around 8 a.m., a 26-year-old woman approached a 7-year-old boy inside a ...

A 15-year-old boy was listed in good condition after he was wounded overnight in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 1 a.m., officers responded to a call of a person ...

She previously worked as a digital producer and senior digital producer for ABC7 Chicago. A 14-year-old boy was shot in the city's Bronzeville neighborhood, right by several schools, Chicago ...

One of the pitchers is a member of Chicago's National League Central rival, the St. Louis Cardinals' Sonny Gray. Gray, 35, is a three-time All-Star and was once one of the better starting pitchers ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 13-year-old boy has been charged with robbing a 13-year-old girl at gunpoint on the city's South Side on Friday, Chicago police said. Police said the armed robbery happened in ...

His career in the Catholic Church began at a young age when he was selected to become an altar boy at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Chicago. Leo XIV went on to study at the minor seminary ...

The boy was in the street in the 300 block of East 37th Street about 3:20 p.m. when someone approached him and fired shots, Chicago police said. He suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was ...

The boy was in a car about 3:20 p.m. in the 5900 block of North California Avenue when someone approached him and fired shots, striking his left arm, Chicago police said. He was taken to Evanston ...