South Side Weekly
Jan 21, 2025 · Community newspaper by and for Chicago's South Side. Arts, Culture, Politics. Est. 2013.
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 administration’s fourth budget proposal this season, which began with the mayor initially proposing a $300 million property tax increase, followed by a $150 million tax increase, and …
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 conditions to residents, and for a time were, as author Dawn Turner told the South Side Weekly, “bastions” of stability that “conferred dignity on the residents.”. But subsequent decades of …
What Immigrant Communities Should Know About Their Rights
Jan 21, 2025 · Leer en español. This article was originally published by Borderless Magazine.. W ith President-elect Donald Trump taking office, organizations nationwide have been preparing for his hardline immigration promises with Know Your Rights workshops.. Immigration advocates hope to equip immigrants with critical information about their rights in light of Trump’s plans to …
Two Mental Health Districts Added to South Side
Dec 17, 2024 · A s states and cities were squeezed by federal cutbacks across the board, they found that “mental health was an easy line item to cut,” Snedeker said. “And the city would blame the state and the state would blame the city, and the mental health clients would pay the price.” The coalition worked for a decade to keep the City’s clinics open, “and many years we were …
Mayoral Working Group Recommended Keeping ShotSpotter
Dec 23, 2024 · The working group hotly debated the question of ShotSpotter’s accuracy. Some members of the group voiced their support for the technology. One said, “Gun violence is personal to me,” adding that their house had been set on fire for reporting gunshots.
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 each day, setting a festival record, according to a spokesperson. For its sixth year, the festival—named in homage to micheladas, the spicy Mexican drink—moved from Pilsen’s …
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 impetus at Bronzeville’s Wendell Phillips High School (now William Phillips Academy High School) and went on to become a worldwide sensation that entertained millions.
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 CBCAC, which brought together existing institutions like Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, CASL, and Pui Tak Center to unite the community and strengthen its political power.
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 artists pay $100 a month; a half model where artists pay $50 and work five volunteer hours per month; and a full volunteer model where artists work ten hours.