South Side Weekly
2 days ago · Community newspaper by and for Chicago's South Side. Arts, Culture, Politics. Est. 2013.
Public Meetings Report — January 16, 2025 – South Side Weekly
6 days ago · At the Chicago City Council Budget Hearing for the Department of Law, the city’s corporation counsel, Mary B. Richardson, introduced the office’s fourteen staff members …
Studio Freelove Makes Practicing Art Accessible
Oct 18, 2024 · Valdez created Studio Freelove with a focus on accessibility. The studio offers three ways for artists to pay for the collective after being selected: a full pay model where …
The Complicated History of the Globetrotters – South Side Weekly
Nov 7, 2024 · M any of us know about the Harlem Globetrotters, a South Side all-Black basketball team, and Abe Saperstein, its Jewish, Chicago-based promoter. The Globetrotters had its …
After Intense Debate, City Council Passes 2025 Budget
Dec 17, 2024 · This story was co-published with The TRiiBE.. O n Monday, the City Council passed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed 2025 budget in a 27–23 vote. It was the Johnson …
Best of the South Side 2024
I f you’re thinking, “Huh, it’s been a while since I saw one of these…” you’d be right. Our last Best of the South Side issue, which celebrated ten years of BoSS, came out in 2022. After iterating …
Hilliard Homes Tenants “Heartbroken” After Fatal Shooting in a …
Dec 12, 2024 · M ore than two months after a fatal shooting in the Hilliard Towers Apartments, tenants are still waiting for answers about what happened, whether it could have been …
The Chicago Housing Authority Explained – South Side Weekly
Feb 25, 2022 · O riginally intended to replace overcrowded, deeply impoverished neighborhoods, Chicago’s midcentury public housing developments initially offered significantly better living …
Inside Chinatown’s Century-Long Fight for Power - South Side …
Dec 26, 2023 · C han and other civic leaders attribute the exclusion to Chinatown’s lack of a political voice and involvement, to the detriment of the community. In 1998, Chan founded …
South Side Michelada Festival Triumphs in New Location
Jul 18, 2024 · L ast weekend, Miche Fest returned to the South Side, putting international stars side by side with local vendors, DJs, and artists. More than 10,000 people attended the festival …