Chicago Black Network

11/08/2022

Go exercise your right, vote!

12/09/2021

We may be hibernating, but rest assured our minds are on warm Chicago Summer days. Stay safe foodies.

Chicago Food Truck Festival
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02/05/2021

Looking to get vaccinated? Get in the queue.

https://vaccine.cookcountyil.gov/

06/03/2020

Love and good food can change the world.

04/24/2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/politics/read-the-mueller-report/?utm_term=.e701f3ee03b3

Attorney General William P. Barr has released the full, redacted report detailing Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

03/19/2019

Thankful for the support of the Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600. I will fight for our children and their education in the Fifth Ward.

03/14/2019

Machine politics has to end. 20 years is too long for someone to serve as an alderman in a City voted as one of the most corrupt. We have to change this behavior.

03/05/2019

Happy Birthday Chicago. #182

Chicago Food Truck Festival
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01/25/2016

How this Chicago family paid off $120,000 of debt.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/aja-mclanahan-paid-off-debt-171432328.html

When Aja McClanahan, 36, married her junior high sweetheart after college, the Chicago native knew exactly how her life would unfold. She didn't expect to be tackling a $120,000 debt.

12/18/2015

19th Annual CHRISTMAS IN THE WARDS: Holiday Toy Give-Away

http://chicagodefender.com/2015/12/17/19th-annual-christmas-in-the-wards-holiday-toy-give-away/

06/04/2015

An AIDS-free generation in Africa is possible. Take to see how. Chicago Food Truck Fest

You can help take this June. Make a purchase at participating food trucks with your Bank of America card and we’ll donate 40 cents to (RED) – enough for one day of life-saving HIV/AIDS medication.

11/19/2014

This 11-Year-Old From Chicago Collects Toys For Kids Who Have Less Than He Does, Is A Real-Life Santa Claus.

http://chicagodefender.com/2014/11/10/this-11-year-old-from-chicago-collects-toys-for-kids-who-have-less-than-he-does-is-a-real-life-santa-claus/

He’s an 11-year-old with a heart of gold. For the third year in a row, Samuel Love, a fifth-grader from Chicago, is hosting an ambitious toy drive so that kids who may be going through difficult ti...

11/19/2014

Chicagoans of the Year 2014: The Jackie Robinson West Baseball Team

Jackie Robinson West’s dramatic run to a Little League U.S. title uplifted a city and captivated a nation. The inside story of how these South Side kids pulled it off

http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/December-2014/Chicagoans-of-the-Year-2014-The-Jackie-Robinson-West-Baseball-Team/

Jackie Robinson West’s dramatic run to a Little League U.S. title uplifted a city and captivated a nation. The inside story of how these South Side kids pulled it off

11/18/2014

Mo. Gov. Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Ferguson Decisions.

http://chicagodefender.com/2014/11/17/mo-gov-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-ferguson-decisions/

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday ahead the announcement of findings of…

11/14/2014

Rest in peace Mayor Jane Byrne! She was a creative thinker. Thank you for your service.

11/14/2014

Best New Cheap Eats in Chicago. Check it out!

http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/November-2014/Cheap-Eats-Chicago/

Looking for cheap thrills? Our critics found 48 amazing meal deals, all recently opened, from Mexican to Indonesian and everything in between.