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• Robbins Mayor Darren E. Bryant Secures Landslide Re-Election, Celebrates Progress and Growth

  03-05-2025 16:00 via chicagodefender.com
  
  Mayor Darren E. Bryant receives the Oath of Office from Justice Nathaniel R. Howse Jr. (Photo Credit: Studio 1204).
  Darren E. Bryant, Mayor of Robbins, Illinois, was sworn into office after achieving a massive re-election victory during the April 1 General Election. Mayor Bryant garnered nearly 80% of the vote against outgoing Trustee Tiffany Robinson. Four years ago, Mayor Bryant was dubbed the youngest mayor in America. But the progress to which Mayor Bryant performed was that of an elder
  
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• When the Heat and Storms Come, Lies Will Not Save Us

  03-05-2025 15:00 via chicagodefender.com
  
  When the storms come harder and the heat comes earlier, it does not matter who you voted for. You still have to rebuild your home. You still have to find a way to breathe clean air. You still have to keep your family safe.
  That is why what the Trump administration is doing right now to the National Climate Assessment should make every American furious.
  This week, Trump dismissed the scientists writing the next National Climate Assessment and announced they will be “reevaluating” its
  
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• Jussie Smollett, City Of Chicago Reach Settlement In Hate Crime Hoax

  03-05-2025 14:30 via chicagodefender.com
  
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  The city of Chicago and actor Jussie Smollett have reached a settlement six years after he allegedly orchestrated a hoax hate crime against himself, per NBC News.
  In April 2019, city officials sued Smollett, accusing him of submitting a false police report on January 29, 2019 for a hoax hate crime. The lawsuit sought $130,000 used on the police investigation into the incident in which authorities said Smollett falsely claimed he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attac
  
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• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Slams Trump’s ‘Relentless Attacks’ On Judges

  03-05-2025 13:30 via chicagodefender.com
  
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  Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson condemned the Trump administration’s “relentless attacks” on federal judges on Thursday (April 1) during a conference with legal insiders in Puerto Rico.
  “ Across the nation, judges are facing increased threats of not only physical violence, but also professional retaliation just for doing our jobs,” Jackson said, per Politico. “And the attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidat
  
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