Frontrunners Kelly, Krishnamoorthi and Stratton Vie for Senate Seat
Here’s where the leading candidates to replace Sen. Dick Durbin are on the issues.
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Public Meetings Report — March 12, 2026
A recap of select open meetings at the local, county, and state level.
The Exchange: ATLAS COMPLEX
The Exchange, the Weekly’s poetry corner, offers our thoughts in exchange for yours.
The Future of The 78 is Soccer
The Chicago Fire broke ground on their incoming stadium last Tuesday, signalling a new era for the long vacant area.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 84
While he didn’t match King’s commanding stature or Obama’s ultimate political triumph, Jackson became a moral and political force all the same.
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Book Reviews
Sol Butler: A Forgotten Olympian in Jim Crow America
A once internationally known Black athlete comes alive again in a new biography detailing, in part, his life—and death—on the South Side of Chicago.
Sandra Jackson-Opoku Is Doing It Her Way
Two decades after finding renown as a literary novelist, Sandra Jackson-Opoku has begun a new chapter as a cozy mystery author.
Representing Redemption
A violence interrupter who grew up in Chicago’s gang culture tells his story in a new book he co-authors.
Rapper and Author Jabari Evans on the Influence of Women in Drill Music
Jabari Evans, rapper and author of Drill Rap, Sex Work, and the Digital Underground, on women in male-dominated spaces and the streaming era.
The Complicated History of the Globetrotters
Q&A with Mark and Matthew Jacob, authors of Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports.
Notes
A Much Needed Moment of Pause at Third Thursday’s Open Mic
South Side Weekly and Build Coffee and Books hosted the first of our Third Thursdays open mic and writing workshop.
This Violence is not New
Maintaining attention and solidarity with immigrant communities is essential, not just when citizens are affected.
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