South Side Weekly
Community newspaper by and for Chicago's South Side. Arts, Culture, Politics. Est. 2013.
New Book Sifts Through Chicago House Music’s Complex History
Oct 11, 2024 · P oet, essayist, and activist Marguerite L. Harrold, who grew up in and around Chicago (Hyde Park on the South Side, as well as the Northwest Side and suburban Markham and Bolingbrook), painstakingly details Chicago house music’s complex history in her book, Chicago House Music: Culture and Community.. As most house heads know, everyone has their own story when it comes to the locally ...
Charles’s War – South Side Weekly
Nov 25, 2024 · Like many autistic people, Charles is terrified of thunder and fireworks – but he also happens to be drawn to the noisiest music around. But the morning after some scuzzy Saturday night show at Club Rectum, Charles would need to be ready for his job as the pianist-organist at Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church in Bronzeville. “I’m a crossover artist!”
Maggie Rivera, Author at South Side Weekly
Nov 20, 2024 · Recent Comments. Keiber Monzon on Iglesia del lado sur abrirá tienda gratuita para migrantes; Nelson Bushell on Larry Snelling Was Implicated in ’97 Corruption Scheme; Lillian D Common on A Letter to T-Spoon; Whitney Jean Alim on South Sider Grapples with Her Identity in Mariachi-Infused Play; Toby on Growing Up in the Robert Taylor Housing Projects; Brian Gorman on Best Music Historians ...
Mapping Chicago’s Racial Segregation – South Side Weekly
Feb 24, 2022 · This story was produced for WTTW’S FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION, an award-winning FIRSTHAND multiplatform, multi-year initiative focusing on the firsthand perspectives of people facing critical issues in Chicago.South Side Weekly partnered with WTTW and the Invisible Institute to co-publish text and visual reporting and analysis covering the impact racial divisions have on individuals, the city ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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 on the same formula for a decade, we decided to take a break and imagine how we can crank the dial up for the next decade of Bests.
Cook County Commissioners Hear Testimony on Jail Deaths
6 days ago · O n Wednesday, seven people whose loved ones died while being held at Cook County Jail gave testimony at a meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners’ Criminal Justice Committee. Family members’ testimony focused their experiences with how the Cook County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) operated, while representatives from the CCSO discussed policy.