Chicago Crusader Newspaper

The Indiana Democratic Party, also known as the Indiana Dems, is set to nominate a two-term Porter County clerk and a public health executive as the party’s nominees for comptroller and treasurer, two of the state’s top financial oversight roles. Porter County Clerk Jessica Bailey and Coumba Kebe, a first-generation American and founder of Scope […]

The United States recently honored the anniversary of the United States’ holiday known as Memorial Day. If you think about it, holidays offer us the opportunity to keep track of history. Memorial Day has as its purpose reminding people to honor, or at least, recognize the contributions that our soldiers have made toward the safety […]

Chicago is mourning the sudden loss of Spencer Leak Jr., vice president of Leak & Sons Funeral Homes and one of the city’s most respected figures in business, civic life, faith, and the African American community. Leak died Sunday, May 31. He was 56. Family members confirmed his passing, though the cause of death has […]

After months of extensions and delays, DuSable Black History Museum and Education President Perri Irmer on May 15 filed her response to a whistleblower lawsuit that alleges she and the Black institution misused funds intended for the education and programs department. The plaintiff in that lawsuit, Dr Kim Dulaney, alleges Irmer retaliated against her when […]

Students from high schools across Northwest Indiana were recognized for their academic achievement and future promise during the Urban League of Northwest Indiana’s 2026 Scholarship Awards Luncheon held Thursday, May 21, at Chateau Banquets in Merrillville. The annual luncheon brought together scholarship recipients, parents, educators, donors and community supporters to celebra...