Meet Judge Chantelle Porter: DuPage County’s First Black Woman Judge and a 2025 Women of Excellence Honoree

March 5, 2025

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Mayor Brandon Johnson Introduces Joseph Mapp as Director of Chicago’s New Office of Re-entry

December 6, 2024

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The Support Group Launches Fundraiser Campaign to Empower Chicago Youth and Combat Gun Violence

October 4, 2024

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Black communities are using mapping to document and restore a sense of place

February 10, 2024

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Restorative Justice: How RJ Hubs is Helping Reduce Crime and Mass Incarceration

October 7, 2020

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Chicago Defender Year In Review Politics

December 28, 2017

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