24/7 LiveChicago & Suburban Cook Co.North SuburbsWest SuburbsSouth SuburbsNW Indiana
  • SOCIETY

'Chicago Defender' displays rare photographs

WLS logo
Thursday, February 12, 2015
wls

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Rare photographs from the Chicago Defender archives were on display Wednesday night.

The event was the first of many leading up to the paper's anniversary this spring. A celebration is scheduled for May 8 at Harold Washington Library.

Report a correction or typo
Copyright © 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.

Related Topics

  • SOCIETY
  • CHICAGO
  • HISTORY
  • PHOTOS
  • AFRICAN AMERICANS
Watch Live
ON NOW

Top Stories

Man hit by plane at Denver airport ID'd; officials give new details

  • 2 hours ago

Popular restaurant owner in ICE custody, facing deportation

  • 21 minutes ago

Cop shot, critically hurt at hospital makes progress, family 'hopeful'

2 charged in crash that caused deadly collapse of Baltimore bridge

  • 2 hours ago

Tiger Woods' prescription drug records will be given to prosecutors

  • 1 hour ago

Kash Patel testifies on Capitol Hill amid controversies | LIVE

  • 21 minutes ago

Dr. Marty Makary out as FDA commissioner

  • 1 hour ago

CPD squad car damaged in rollover crash on South Side, video shows

  • 1 hour ago
ABC7 Chicago
Topics
HomeWeatherTrafficWatchPhotosApps
Regions
Chicago & Suburban Cook Co.North SuburbsWest SuburbsSouth SuburbsNW Indiana
More Content
Local NewsU.S. & WorldI-TeamPoliticsEntertainmentConsumer & Business
Company
About ABC7 ChicagoABC7 Newsteam BiosCommunity JournalismTV ListingsAccessibilityEmploymentContests, Promotions & RulesCommunity
Privacy Policy
Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
Children's Privacy Policy
Your US State Privacy Rights
Terms of Use
Interest-Based Ads
Public Inspection File
FCC Applications
Copyright © 2026 ABC, Inc., WLS-TV Chicago. All Rights Reserved.