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• Obama Presidential Center to Bring 150 Jobs to Chicago’s South Side: “You Get a Job!”

  15-01-2026 18:56 via chicagodefender.com
  Chicago, get ready — change is no longer coming to the South Side. It’s here.Over the past few years, residents have watched as the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) rose from the ground, transforming the skyline with a structure that now towers more than 220 feet. What was once a construction site has become a powerful symbol of possibility — and now, opportunity.That opportunity comes in the form of 150 new jobs for Chicagoans.At a time when employment rates have declined shar
  
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• Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Remembering Dr. King’s Birthday and His Time Fighting for Justice in Chicago

  15-01-2026 18:24 via chicagodefender.com
  As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed Monday, January 19, 2026, offers a time to remember his life, his leadership, and the unfinished struggle for justice.Many people remember Dr. King’s leadership in the South. However, his time in Chicago was among the most challenging and eye-opening of his civil rights work. There, he faced segregation upheld by customs, economic barriers, and violence instead of laws.Why Dr. King
  
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• Shouldering Sanctuary documents Chicago under siege

  15-01-2026 17:44 via chicagoreader.com
  “Chicago, we’re here for you,” warned Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem back in October. The city, a perennial target of right-wing fearmongering, had become the epicenter of the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant agenda. Suddenly, job fairs in the Congress Hotel were inundated with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recruiters, while local alderpeople looked […]
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