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Best of South Shore, Woodlawn, & Hyde Park 2020

by Martha Bayne, J. Michael Eugenio and James Garrison
November 27, 2020December 4, 2020

Best of La Villita 2019

by J. Michael Eugenio
September 17, 2019September 18, 2019

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Jacqueline Stewart. Courtesy of UChicago.

From Hyde Park to Hollywood

An interview with Jacqueline Stewart

D2x. Photo By: Timmy Risden.

The Crossover Artist: South Side Hip-Hop from D2x

D2x’s coming-of-age futurist hip-hop on The Color Blue

Public Meetings Report. Illustration by Holley Appold/South Side Weekly

Public Meetings Report

A recap of select open meetings at the local, county, and state level for the June 10 issue

Some demonstrators scale an entrance to the ‘L’ to wave Palestinian flags above the group as they march on May 16, 2021 in Chicago. (Madison Muller/South Side Weekly)

‘Free, Free Palestine’

Thousands marched in Chicago in solidarity with Palestinian people on May 16.

Palestine Solidarity. Art By: Gwyn Whalen.

A Legacy of Palestinian Solidarity in Chicago

Hatem Abudayyeh’s family has organized Palestinian solidarity in Chicago for generations

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“The Crossover Artist - South Side Hip-Hop from D2x” South Side rapper @d2x____ says he’s “in the midst of his own come-up,” and we couldn’t agree more. Weekly contributor @ryan_rosenberger interviewed the futurist musician about life, his work, and his debut studio album, The Color Blue. Read it in the June 10 Issue of SSW or on our website at the Linktree in our bio! 📸: @timmyrisden

“The Crossover Artist - South Side Hip-Hop from D2x”

South Side rapper @d2x____ says he’s “in the midst of his own come-up,” and we couldn’t agree more. Weekly contributor @ryan_rosenberger interviewed the futurist musician about life, his work, and his debut studio album, The Color Blue.

Read it in the June 10 Issue of SSW or on our website at the Linktree in our bio!

📸: @timmyrisden ...

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Only 3 days left in our month-long campaign to support local Chicago media! Donate to the Weekly today, and your gift to #SaveChicagoMedia will be tripled! That means a donation of $20 will become $60, a donation of $50 will become $150, and so on! Link to donate in our bio. Illustration: @haleytweedell

Only 3 days left in our month-long campaign to support local Chicago media!

Donate to the Weekly today, and your gift to #SaveChicagoMedia will be tripled!

That means a donation of $20 will become $60, a donation of $50 will become $150, and so on!

Link to donate in our bio.

Illustration: @haleytweedell ...

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The June 10 Issue of SSW is here! We look at how Chicago turned out for Palestine, including a panel on Gaza & Chicago, and generations of Palestinian solidarity in the city. Also read about South Sider @d2x____ 's new album, UChicago film studies scholar @profjstewart, and more! Grab a copy at your nearest distribution spot. Find yours at the link in our bio. Cover photo by @g0ingmad

The June 10 Issue of SSW is here! We look at how Chicago turned out for Palestine, including a panel on Gaza & Chicago, and generations of Palestinian solidarity in the city.

Also read about South Sider
@d2x____ 's new album, UChicago film studies scholar @profjstewart, and more!

Grab a copy at your nearest distribution spot. Find yours at the link in our bio.

Cover photo by @g0ingmad ...

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Last month, thousands marched downtown, joining cities around the world in decrying the latest Israeli attacks against Palestinians. Alma Campos, our new Immigration Editor, explores the legacy of Palestinian Solidarity in Chicago through the story of one family. Link in bio. Illustration: @gwyn_stripes

Last month, thousands marched downtown, joining cities around the world in decrying the latest Israeli attacks against Palestinians.

Alma Campos, our new Immigration Editor, explores the legacy of Palestinian Solidarity in Chicago through the story of one family.

Link in bio.

Illustration: @gwyn_stripes ...

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NEW: Palestine Scholars Echo Protest and Popular Resistance @alytantawy writes about a discussion of the Palestinian struggle on the ground in Sheikh Jarrah. Read about it at the Linktree in our bio. 🎨: @qamarprints

NEW: Palestine Scholars Echo Protest and Popular Resistance

@alytantawy writes about a discussion of the Palestinian struggle on the ground in Sheikh Jarrah. Read about it at the Linktree in our bio.

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The #JonesDay hack emails posted after the Toledo & Alvarez killings indicate Mayor Lightfoot and CPD were discussing reforming foot pursuits last July. Read an insight into thirty-five years of fatal CPD shootings during foot pursuits by Alex Stein, Jilana Thomas, and Ed Vogel. Hit the Linktree in our bio. 🎨: @gabfeb

The #JonesDay hack emails posted after the Toledo & Alvarez killings indicate Mayor Lightfoot and CPD were discussing reforming foot pursuits last July.

Read an insight into thirty-five years of fatal CPD shootings during foot pursuits by Alex Stein, Jilana Thomas, and Ed Vogel. Hit the Linktree in our bio.

🎨: @gabfeb ...

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Some exciting news! Meet South Side Weekly’s new cohort of section editors! Swipe through to learn a bit more about each of them. Arts: Isabel Nieves Immigration: Alma Campos Community Organizing: Chima Ikoro (@naira.bills) Education: Madeleine Parrish (@maddieparrish_) Housing: Malik Jackson (@malikjacxon)

Some exciting news! Meet South Side Weekly’s new cohort of section editors! Swipe through to learn a bit more about each of them.

Arts: Isabel Nieves
Immigration: Alma Campos
Community Organizing: Chima Ikoro (@naira.bills)
Education: Madeleine Parrish (@maddieparrish_)
Housing: Malik Jackson (@malikjacxon) ...

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Op-Ed: Lightfoot Has Failed Us on an Elected School Board Two bills in the General Assembly would mean democracy for Chicago’s public education. A third bill, a “hybrid” plan, is a naked attempt by the mayor to maintain control of the school board. 🎨@mellmakesart

Op-Ed: Lightfoot Has Failed Us on an Elected School Board

Two bills in the General Assembly would mean democracy for Chicago’s public education. A third bill, a “hybrid” plan, is a naked attempt by the mayor to maintain control of the school board.

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“You never know which one of these cameras is connected, in a bank, or in a school.” -Freddy Martinez, ED of Lucy Parsons Labs CPD pays businesses and homeowners to connect their security cameras to its surveillance network. Read more from Michael Murney on page 13 of this week’s issue of SSW, or click the Linktree in our bio to read it on our website! 🎨: @birdlets

“You never know which one of these cameras is connected, in a bank, or in a school.” -Freddy Martinez, ED of Lucy Parsons Labs

CPD pays businesses and homeowners to connect their security cameras to its surveillance network. Read more from Michael Murney on page 13 of this week’s issue of SSW, or click the Linktree in our bio to read it on our website!

🎨: @birdlets ...

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Despite attempts to reform the practice, CPD continues to kill people who run away, often shooting them in the back with no consequence. Alex Stein, Jilana Thomas, and Ed Vogel go through thirty-five years of fatal CPD shootings during foot pursuits. Read more in this week’s issue of SSW, or click the Linktree in our bio. 🎨: @gabfeb

Despite attempts to reform the practice, CPD continues to kill people who run away, often shooting them in the back with no consequence.

Alex Stein, Jilana Thomas, and Ed Vogel go through thirty-five years of fatal CPD shootings during foot pursuits. Read more in this week’s issue of SSW, or click the Linktree in our bio.

🎨: @gabfeb ...

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The cop who shot Anthony Alvarez in the back claimed Alvarez used “deadly force”—as did Jason Van Dyke, who murdered Laquan McDonald in 2014. Read about it in ‘Objectively Reasonable, Necessary, and Proportional’ by @g0ingmad in this week's issue of SSW. You can also read it at the Linktree in our bio! 🎨: @shanetolentin0

The cop who shot Anthony Alvarez in the back claimed Alvarez used “deadly force”—as did Jason Van Dyke, who murdered Laquan McDonald in 2014.

Read about it in ‘Objectively Reasonable, Necessary, and Proportional’ by @g0ingmad in this week's issue of SSW. You can also read it at the Linktree in our bio!

🎨: @shanetolentin0 ...

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New issue! Chicago’s sprawling surveillance network. Plus: The TRiiBE interviews Lori, Chicago Community Bond Fund, CPD deadly foot chases, and more

New issue! Chicago’s sprawling surveillance network. Plus: The TRiiBE interviews Lori, Chicago Community Bond Fund, CPD deadly foot chases, and more ...

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Notes

City reopens

June 10, 2021

Improved rent relief

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021

A win for the Southeast Side

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021

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