The Chicago Star was a weekly publication, founded in 1946 and financed by Trade unions.
[2] In an introduction to a book about Davis, John Edgar Tidwell indicated that the first issue was launched on July 4th to "[wrap] itself in the holiday's symbolic meaning.
[5] In 1947, the Spokane Daily Chronicle called the paper "a red weekly" saying that it "has most of the markings of a Communist front publication.
"[6] The Chicago Star had a goal to "promote a policy of cooperation and unity between Russia and the United States"[4] seeking to "[avoid] the red-baiting tendencies of the mainstream press.
"[1] One of its writers was Richard Durham, who would later produce the notable radio series Destination Freedom.