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This Father’s Day weekend, Chicago is reclaiming the conversation around Black fatherhood, family and wealth.

Reclaim Father’s Day Weekend is a three-day Juneteenth weekend experience sponsored by The Solomon Group LLC, with events focused on wealth, wellness, family and celebration.

It begins Friday with the Reclaim Black Wealth Conference, a free full-day event at Northwestern Mutual Hyde Park focused on ownership, planning, estate preparedness, wellness and building what lasts.

The first 100 attendees will receive a free wealth plan with Northwestern Mutual.

The weekend continues Saturday with a family-centered 5K at Jackson Park and closes Sunday with the Father’s Day Reception and Ceremony featuring keynote speaker Harry Lennix.

Admission to Friday’s conference is free, but registration is required.

Read more about the full weekend of festivities here, then register to be in the room.

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Becoming exceptional rarely starts with one defining moment.
It is the culmination of obstacles, confidence, failure, success, 27-pound fibroid removals and everything in between. Dr. Pierre Johnson isn’t just an exception. He is one of one.

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Spencer Leak Jr., Vice President of Leak & Sons Funeral Homes, has passed away at 56.

We join Chicago in mourning a trusted community figure whose family has served generations with dignity, care and compassion during life’s most difficult moments.

Our prayers are with the Leak family, the Leak & Sons team and all who knew and loved him.

For Mental Health Awareness Month, Terran Lamp sits down with former NFL wide receiver and Cincinnati Bengals standout Mike Martin for a real conversation about life on and off the field.

From football to coaching, business and broadcasting, Mike opens up about the mental health side of being an athlete that is not always talked about.

Produced by CaveRoom Entertainment and recorded at CNW Studio.

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From the NFL to Mental Health on the Field | Mike Martin Mike Martin is a former NFL wide receiver and punt returner who played seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals after a standout career at the University of...

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Check out our publisher Cheryl Mainor Norman ‘s sit down with Lawprenuer & Managing Partner of the Solomon Group, Robert Johnson. In this conversation Johnson shares the importance of reclaiming Black Fatherhood, creating a bridge to African business, and more!

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Leadership, Fatherhood, and Global Impact with Robert Johnson On this episode of Chicago State of Mind, Cheryl Mainor sits down w...

Chicago News Weekly presents a Special Edition of “A System That Has Settled, But Has Not Stopped Changing.”
Vote-by-mail has become routine. But routine does not always mean accessible.

This enhanced edition gives the story the space it deserves, looking at what Chicago’s vote-by-mail data reveals, why postmark timing still matters, and what happens when seniors, disabled voters, homebound residents and others must work harder to make sure their ballots are counted.

Because access to the ballot should not depend on mobility, transportation, timing or knowing how to navigate a system most voters never see.

This Special Edition was produced through the Healing Illinois: Democracy Lives Here Reporting Project with Medill, Northwestern University.

Healing Illinois, an Illinois Department of Public Health initiative managed with The Field Foundation of Illinois, supports storytelling and community collaborations to address racial and systemic inequities across the state.

Read now at cnwmedia.com/e-editions.

Vote-by-mail has become a regular part of Chicago elections. But for older adults, disabled voters, homebound residents and people without reliable transportation, access still matters.
Does vote-by-mail work equally for everyone?
Read A System That Has Settled, But Has Not Stopped Changing now at https://www.cnwmedia.com/article/a-system-that-has-settled--but-has-not-stopped-changing

Produced through the Healing Illinois: Democracy Lives Here Reporting Project with Medill - Northwestern University.

is an IDPH initiative managed with The Field Foundation of Illinois to support storytelling around racial and systemic inequities.

Written by Kai El' Zabar & Laura Miller