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Community newspaper by and for Chicago's South Side. Arts, Culture, Politics. Est. 2013.
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Dec 17, 2024 · Families expressed frustration about how they were notified of loved ones’ deaths at Wednesday’s hearing. Families expressed grief at losing loved ones, frustration at their treatment by the CCSO, and called for transparency.
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 most recently, a $68.5 million property tax ...
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 prevented, and what it means for the building.. In the early morning of October 5, police responding to a call at 2030 S. State St. found a young man with apparent gunshot wounds in a vacant apartment on the building’s first ...
Best of the South Side – South Side Weekly
B est of the South Side (BoSS) is a year-round showcase of the people, places, events, businesses, and oddities on Chicago’s South Side, written by South Siders.. BoSS is an opportunity for community members from all over the South Side to capture who and what makes the South Side special for them. Our “Bests” are published year-round on a rolling basis, online and in the biweekly print ...
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Founded in 2013, South Side Weekly NFP is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to producing local journalism that is for, by, and about the South Side of Chicago. Over the past decade, the Weekly has grown from a volunteer-run newsroom to a nonprofit with eleven employees and a large network of freelance contributors. In 2022, the Weekly merged with […]
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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 successful, but ...
‘This is How You Do It Right’ – South Side Weekly
Sep 14, 2023 · S outh Side communities have pushed major environmental justice campaigns to the forefront in recent years with important gains. South Side Weekly caught up with three environmental activists who have used their unique skills and networks to fight against powerful industrial facilities and hold city officials accountable. They reflected on the last couple of years, the progression of their ...
Stadium Shenanigans – South Side Weekly
Mar 14, 2024 · E van Beverly doesn’t identify as a serious baseball fan. But as a lifelong South Sider and longtime bartender in Woodlawn bars where the game is always on, the thirty-six-year-old has an affinity for the White Sox.