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Public Meetings Report

A recap of select open meetings at the local, county, and state level in the 3/4/21 issue.

by Olivia Stovicek, City Bureau, Documenters and South Side Weekly
March 3, 2021March 4, 2021
The Housing Cliff. RESOURCES. Art Credit Raziel Puma for City Bureau

Where to Find Housing Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Find financial aid, emergency shelter, legal help, and tenant support in 2021

by Justin Agrelo and City Bureau
February 3, 2021February 5, 2021
The Housing Cliff SOLUTIONS. Art credit Raziel Puma for City Bureau

4 Solutions That Could Stem the Housing Crisis

Renters are still struggling almost a year after the pandemic began, but there are actions residents and lawmakers can take to minimize the pain

by Justin Agrelo and City Bureau
February 3, 2021February 5, 2021
Eunyoung has been here a year, Maria more than twenty, but both of these undocumented mothers are living paycheck to paycheck on the edge of the housing cliff. Art Credit Brian Herrera for City Bureau

Undocumented Renters Carry Pressure of Housing Crisis With No Safety Net

Barred from federal stimulus and living paycheck to paycheck, undocumented tenants rely on community groups—but both are running out of options.

by Woojae Julia Song, Alex Arriaga and City Bureau
February 3, 2021February 5, 2021

El nuevo suroeste de Chicago: joven, latinx, y listo para liderar

Aunque el lado suroeste cambió de mayoría anglosajona a mayoría mexicana en las últimas décadas, los recursos y la representación política no le han seguido

by Lynda Lopez and City Bureau
January 25, 2021February 2, 2021

The New Southwest Side: Young, Latinx, and Ready to Take the Reins

Though the Southwest Side changed from majority-white to majority-Latinx in the last few decades, resources and political representation haven't followed. These residents are looking to change that.

by Lynda Lopez and City Bureau
December 26, 2020December 28, 2020
Performance at TRAP House Chicago. Photo Courtesy of Rohan Ayinde

Black Artists on the South and West Sides Show Resilience in Battle with Challenges Created by the Pandemic 

As COVID-19 heightens awareness of historic disparities, many call for the city to do more for creative initiatives on the South and West Sides

by City Bureau and Corli Jay
December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
Illustration By: Haley Tweedell

Impuestos a los ricos para el bien público

Los servicios sociales están en juego en la lucha por un ‘Impuesto Justo’ en Illinois

by Alex Arriaga and City Bureau
October 22, 2020October 25, 2020
Illustration By: Thumy Phan

Broadband on the Ballot

Understanding Chicago’s internet access referendum

by Lynda Lopez and City Bureau
October 14, 2020December 26, 2020
Illustration By: Haley Tweedell

Taxing the Rich for the Public Good

Social services are on the line in the fight over the Illinois Fair Tax

by Alex Arriaga and City Bureau
October 14, 2020October 20, 2020
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Obama Center. Illustration By: Haley Tweedell.

It’s Not About Obama 

Obama Center CBA organizers remain focused on Black South Siders’ needs as rents climb.

Hardscrabbler Pt4. Illustration Credit: Eva Azenaro Acero

The Neighborhood is an Image of the City

The fourth installment in a five-part history of Bridgeport and Douglas.

Public Meetings Report

A recap of select open meetings at the local, county, and state level in the 3/4/21 issue.

All Chicago Homeless Shelters to Receive Vaccines by the End of the Month

The goal is to address the inequitable distribution of vaccines for the most vulnerable across the city.

Op-Ed: How Undocumented Chicagoans Are Ensuring a True Sanctuary City

An “inside/outside” organizing strategy and determination helped Chicago immigrants and their allies win six major immigration policy changes in five years.

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Feb 25

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Op-Ed: How Undocumented Chicagoans Are Ensuring a True Sanctuary City

Mayor Rahm Emanuel would leave office with exceptions to the sanctuary city ordinance still in place, but because of our continued coordinated organizing efforts, both inside City Hall via progressive council members and outside via campaigns led by our communities building collective power—what we call inside/outside organizing—we won measures that we had called for since 2015.

Op-Ed: How Undocumented Chicagoans Are Ensuring a True Sanctuary City

Mayor Rahm Emanuel would leave office with exceptions to the sanctuary city ordinance still in place, but because of our continued coordinated organizing efforts, both inside City Hall via progressive council members and outside via campaigns led by our communities building collective power—what we call inside/outside organizing—we won measures that we had called for since 2015.
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Feb 22

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School Desegregation History on the Far Southwest Side: Scottsdale and Ashburn experienced the wrath of white supremacy against a busing program to integrate schools like Bogan High School in the 70s. Archival photos courtesy of the Sun-Times.

School Desegregation History on the Far Southwest Side: Scottsdale and Ashburn experienced the wrath of white supremacy against a busing program to integrate schools like Bogan High School in the 70s. Archival photos courtesy of the Sun-Times. ...

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Feb 21

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A map of 80+ vaccination sites in South Side Chicago

A map of 80+ vaccination sites in South Side Chicago ...

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Feb 19

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New issue out now! Cover story by @thetriibechicago 
Plus vaccine info, AfriCOBRA, school desegregation history, homeless shelters during COVID, and more inside!
Cover illustration: @theartbyizzie

New issue out now! Cover story by @thetriibechicago
Plus vaccine info, AfriCOBRA, school desegregation history, homeless shelters during COVID, and more inside!
Cover illustration: @theartbyizzie
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Feb 15

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A Planned Amazon Warehouse in Bridgeport is the Latest Site in the Fight Against Industrial Development on the South and Southwest Sides: As some Chicagoans disproportionately reap the benefits of the city’s growing logistics sector, others bear a disproportionate burden.

Story by Amy Qin

Illustration by @haleytweedell

Full story at the link in the bio

A Planned Amazon Warehouse in Bridgeport is the Latest Site in the Fight Against Industrial Development on the South and Southwest Sides: As some Chicagoans disproportionately reap the benefits of the city’s growing logistics sector, others bear a disproportionate burden.

Story by Amy Qin

Illustration by @haleytweedell

Full story at the link in the bio
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Feb 8

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Rest in power Karen Lewis, an unapologetic labor leader who left her mark on the South Side and reshaped mayoral politics and teacher organizing. She would say, “We are the city of big shoulders and so we intend to put up a fight.”

Rest in power Karen Lewis, an unapologetic labor leader who left her mark on the South Side and reshaped mayoral politics and teacher organizing. She would say, “We are the city of big shoulders and so we intend to put up a fight.” ...

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Feb 7

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The conditions of the pandemic have made urgent the opportunity to get more people involved with tenant organizing than ever before. Tenants of a particular building or tenants that live in buildings owned by a single landlord can form their own unions to represent their demands. The formation of tenant unions across the city is just the first step in a greater project that brings self-determination to tenants. 

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The conditions of the pandemic have made urgent the opportunity to get more people involved with tenant organizing than ever before. Tenants of a particular building or tenants that live in buildings owned by a single landlord can form their own unions to represent their demands. The formation of tenant unions across the city is just the first step in a greater project that brings self-determination to tenants.

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Feb 6

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Tenants at 32nd and Kedzie are facing eviction during COVID, which organizers are calling illegal due to the state and nationwide moratorium. A notice of demolition from Saint Anthony Hospital's developer was placed on the front gate, giving them until November 2020 to vacate the property. But they’ve stayed put. The tenants, who include artists and mechanics, say they have been facing harassment from security guards and cops, but they continue to organize eviction defenses in the building.
📸@gerrifernandez

Tenants at 32nd and Kedzie are facing eviction during COVID, which organizers are calling illegal due to the state and nationwide moratorium. A notice of demolition from Saint Anthony Hospital's developer was placed on the front gate, giving them until November 2020 to vacate the property. But they’ve stayed put. The tenants, who include artists and mechanics, say they have been facing harassment from security guards and cops, but they continue to organize eviction defenses in the building.
📸@gerrifernandez
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Feb 5

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Last year we couldn’t publish our annual Housing Issue due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, but this year we found it appropriate to bring back the special issue and look at housing through the pandemic lens.

🎨@lilycozzens

Last year we couldn’t publish our annual Housing Issue due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, but this year we found it appropriate to bring back the special issue and look at housing through the pandemic lens.

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Breaking: Cook County Jail Starts Vaccinating Detainees for COVID-19. 

On Monday, February 1, authorities started vaccinating people incarcerated in Cook County Jail for COVID-19, beginning with a small number of the most vulnerable residents. Approximately 150 of the more than 5,000 people detained in the jail had been vaccinated in the first three days of vaccine administration. Vaccinations for guards and staff at the jail started on January 20. 

Chicago receives its allotment of vaccines directly from the federal government and has a vaccine prioritization and distribution plan independent from the state’s. When Chicago entered phase 1b of vaccination on January 25, the city prioritized people incarcerated in the jail as phase 1b recipients, along with all other Chicagoans living in non-healthcare residential settings. This inclusion of incarcerated people in Chicago in phase 1b aligns with Illinois’s vaccine distribution prioritization plan, which also categorizes incarcerated people as phase 1b recipients. 

“We have been planning for months and have started with our highest-risk patients,” said Caryn Stancik, chief communications officer for Cook County Health and Cermak Health Services, the clinic in charge of administering vaccinations in the jail. “Ultimately, we look forward to offering vaccinations to all interested patients.” 

Story: Kiran Misra

Photo: Eric Allix Rogers, licensed under Creative Commons

Link in bio for full story

Breaking: Cook County Jail Starts Vaccinating Detainees for COVID-19.

On Monday, February 1, authorities started vaccinating people incarcerated in Cook County Jail for COVID-19, beginning with a small number of the most vulnerable residents. Approximately 150 of the more than 5,000 people detained in the jail had been vaccinated in the first three days of vaccine administration. Vaccinations for guards and staff at the jail started on January 20.

Chicago receives its allotment of vaccines directly from the federal government and has a vaccine prioritization and distribution plan independent from the state’s. When Chicago entered phase 1b of vaccination on January 25, the city prioritized people incarcerated in the jail as phase 1b recipients, along with all other Chicagoans living in non-healthcare residential settings. This inclusion of incarcerated people in Chicago in phase 1b aligns with Illinois’s vaccine distribution prioritization plan, which also categorizes incarcerated people as phase 1b recipients.

“We have been planning for months and have started with our highest-risk patients,” said Caryn Stancik, chief communications officer for Cook County Health and Cermak Health Services, the clinic in charge of administering vaccinations in the jail. “Ultimately, we look forward to offering vaccinations to all interested patients.”

Story: Kiran Misra

Photo: Eric Allix Rogers, licensed under Creative Commons

Link in bio for full story
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Feb 3

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The Displacement of Chinatown’s Low-Income Residents Is Aggravated by COVID-19: Data from the Chinese American Service League shows an exodus to the South and West.

By: Yilun Cheng

Photo: @sarahdererphoto 

Link to full story in bio

The Displacement of Chinatown’s Low-Income Residents Is Aggravated by COVID-19: Data from the Chinese American Service League shows an exodus to the South and West.

By: Yilun Cheng

Photo: @sarahdererphoto

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Mexican Modes of Empowerment in Chicagoland, a book review. 

Map: Mexican “colonies” of the Chicago area in 1928, courtesy of John H. Flores and UI Press.

Mexican Modes of Empowerment in Chicagoland, a book review.

Map: Mexican “colonies” of the Chicago area in 1928, courtesy of John H. Flores and UI Press.
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RIP Karen Lewis

February 17, 2021

The Housing Issue

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