How Illinois SNAP users can double their purchasing power for fruits and vegetables.| South Side Weekly
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing. The post Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children appeared first on South Side Weekly.| South Side Weekly
t’s no secret that Chicago boasts the best skyline and one of the most beautiful coasts in the country. So cruising on Lake Shore Drive—renamed in 2021 as Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable Lake Shore Drive—has got to be one of the best things about living in Chicago. If you decide to drive or even […] The post Best Cruise: Lakeshore Drive appeared first on South Side Weekly.| South Side Weekly
was too young to get into the clubs. But with my best friend or cousin, we would walk about a mile from our house, going east, passing corner stores, eloteras, and el Arco de La Villita, following the faint sound of the tambora. We’d try to balance on the tracks in front of Cook County […] The post Best Taste of Cultura: Plaza Garibaldi — Little Village appeared first on South Side Weekly.| South Side Weekly
here’s a color line to the politics of parks in Chicago. Last year, an analysis in Borderless magazine found residents of Latino neighborhoods have 41% less access to parks than the average Chicagoan. Such inequities are part of the longstanding environmental racism plaguing Little Village that necessitated the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO). LVEJO […] The post Best Unsung Park in the City That Deserves Respect: Piotrowski Park appeared first on South Side Wee...| South Side Weekly
“Ya sabes las movidas,” my maternal grandfather Raymundo Velásquez would say. “You know the moves.” Movidas means “moves.” But colloquially, like in this expression, a movida is a “play,” a course of action to get by, get around, get through or get over. A movida can be a shortcut through the city, the place where […] The post Actual Best Burger in the City That Speaks to the Essence of Being Mexican: Cerdito Muerto appeared first on South Side Weekly.| South Side Weekly
n April 2019, I was hired to write for Showtime’s The Chi. Some writers dream of getting staffed in Hollywood but I didn’t. In fact, I was adamantly against working in Hollywood, whose entire history is bound up in promoting capitalism, imperialism, white supremacy and U.S. hegemony from Birth of a Nation to Westerns. By […] The post Best Revolutionary Weeknight Utopia: Pueblo Night Market in Pilsen appeared first on South Side Weekly.| South Side Weekly
vaguely remember being fed in a high chair in my mom’s avocado-green kitchen when I was a baby. Aside from that, some of my earliest food memories are of eating at La Posada on 26th and Ridgeway, Papa Charlie’s on Taylor and Morgan, and Atotonilco’s original location on 26th and Springfield. Of those places, only […] The post Always Gonna Be the Best Taqueria (Especially After the Club): Atotonilco’s appeared first on South Side Weekly.| South Side Weekly
s a radical queer, I spent my life disinterested in the heteronormative institution of marriage. But after five years with my partner, Sean James William Parris, I knew I wanted us to ride-or-die together, forever. I’d play out the image of us old and dancing with shrunken, shriveled bodies like California Raisins in my head […] The post Best Place to Get Curry Chicken for a Last-Minute Gay Wedding: Jamaican Jerk King appeared first on South Side Weekly.| South Side Weekly
y mom grew up on California Boulevard across the street from Cook County Jail. She was one of the first Latinas to run marathons in Chicago. Some of my first memories are of my dad driving us to my mom’s early-morning races, posting up at finish lines, and cheering her across them. Growing up, our […] The post Best Run Club(s): Las Sandias and All South Side Mexican Ones appeared first on South Side Weekly.| South Side Weekly
hicago is unique because it’s diverse and segregated. Finding organic diversity isn’t hard but it’s not typically the default. Almost every Saturday in the summer (and some fall dates) I try to visit the outdoor 61st Street Farmers Market put on by Experimental Station. Launched in 2008, the market is intentionally on the border of […]| South Side Weekly
Prepare by organizing important documents, making a childcare plan, and remembering to exercise your right to remain silent.| South Side Weekly
Thousands in crisis get involuntarily hospitalized despite little evidence of effectiveness.| South Side Weekly
Speakers were divided on whether CPS should include a projected $300 million TIF surplus in the 2026 budget.| South Side Weekly
President Donald Trump’s DOJ is turning the spirit and letter of the 1964 Civil Rights Act on its head.| South Side Weekly
As the Trump administration escalates its response to nationwide protests with military deployments and inflammatory rhetoric, many are asking just how far this descent into authoritarianism could go| South Side Weekly
After a mass shooting outside of Artis, a Black- and queer-owned restaurant in River North, Alderman Brendan Reilly (42nd) pushes to close the space for good.| South Side Weekly
It’s yet another Trump action that also hurts his own voters.| South Side Weekly
The CPD committed to releasing “merit” promotion lists in 2017. Now, the city claims doing so would be an invasion of privacy.| South Side Weekly
New data from the Office of Inspector General shows the department overspent its DNC allocation by nearly 60%.| South Side Weekly
The retaliation lawsuit the three renters filed against their former landlord, Pilsen Rentals LLC, shows the limits of tenant protections in Chicago.| South Side Weekly
An officer in the department’s “fusion” center told 911 dispatchers Homeland Security Investigations—a division of ICE—were calling for help. He also wanted to avoid media attention.| South Side Weekly
A march and rally were spearheaded by the younger voices now surfacing in the Southeast side. They do not want to inherit the polluted air, soil, and water.| South Side Weekly
Janie Pochel is co-founder and lead advisor of Chi-Nations Youth Council, which helped organize the July 17 solidarity rally that set the stage for the City’s removal of three Christopher Columbus statues in Grant Park, Little Italy, and South Chicago. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. The conversation about the fake history […]| South Side Weekly
Best of South Shore & South Chicago from South Side Weekly's 2018 Best of the South Side issue.| South Side Weekly
A tribute to a few of the amazing people and places that left us in 2020, published in South Side Weekly's Best of the South Side issue.| South Side Weekly
Best of Avalon Park, Calumet Heights, and Chatham from the South Side Weekly's 2019 Best of the South Side issue.| South Side Weekly
In a June 12 letter, the Caucus expressed frustration about CPD’s approach to federal immigration enforcement and criticized Johnson for not informing them about his pick for interim CPS CEO.| South Side Weekly
n estimated 75,000 people showed up in downtown Chicago on Saturday, June 15, as part of a national wave of protests called “No Kings”—coinciding with Flag Day, President Donald Trump’s birthday, and a D.C. parade honoring the 250th anniversary of the Army. Families, community groups, activists, and voters showed up to advocate for a variety […]| South Side Weekly
Community newspaper by and for Chicago's South Side. Arts, Culture, Politics. Est. 2013.| South Side Weekly
Best of South Chicago, published in South Side Weekly's 2020 Best of the South Side issue.| South Side Weekly
As NYC shelters limit stays to thirty days, the Weekly spoke to evicted migrants outside a Manhattan reticketing office about their next destination.| South Side Weekly
Chicago está gradualmente eliminando a Favorite Healthcare Staffing después de haber pagado $342 millones a la agencia para supervisar su sistema de refugios.| South Side Weekly
Chicago is phasing out Favorite Healthcare Staffing after paying the agency $342 million to oversee its shelter system. Records show that Favorite had a poor track record of resolving complaints.| South Side Weekly
As Election Day nears, immigrant-led coalitions provide support amid fears of mass deportations and violence.| South Side Weekly
Pro-liberation collective Go Baba! Worldwide organizes political dance nights amid the ongoing genocide in Palestine.| South Side Weekly
Questions remain on how the department will use the portion of the funds allocated for “permanent security measures.”| South Side Weekly
In 1962, Southern segregationists bussed hundreds of Black Americans to Northern cities, hoping to expose liberal hypocrisy. It backfired.| South Side Weekly
Speakers were divided on whether CPS should include a projected $300 million TIF surplus in the 2026 budget.| South Side Weekly
Experts weigh in on what you need to know if you’re planning to attend a protest this week.| South Side Weekly
Over the next five years, the South and West Sides will see much of the $1.25 billion allocated earlier this year for affordable housing and economic development.| South Side Weekly
After Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he’d send 25,000 migrants to Chicago before the DNC, City leaders take stock of how Chicago has handled surges in the past.| South Side Weekly
The Exchange, the Weekly’s poetry corner, offers our thoughts in exchange for yours.| South Side Weekly
Three years since the pilot’s creation, 94 percent of ADU permits went to Chicago’s North and Northwest zones.| South Side Weekly
Four tenant unions reflect on building collective power and the future of the movement.| South Side Weekly
Diversifying the visual narrative of cannabis users, the role of Asian Americans in the industry, and more.| South Side Weekly