• About
    • Contact
      • Editorial
      • Advertising
      • Distribution
    • Who We Are
    • Supporters
    • Policies
    • Jobs
  • En español
  • Sections
    • Best of the South Side
      • 2025
      • 2024
      • 2022
      • 2021
      • 2020
      • 2020 — In Memorarium
      • 2019
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
      • 2015
      • 2014
      • 2013
    • Immigration
    • Housing
    • Police
    • Education
    • Politics
    • Community Organizing
    • Art
    • Music
    • Sports
      • South Side Sports Roundup
    • Lit
    • The Exchange
    • Public Meetings Report
    • Opinion & Editorials
  • Investigations
  • Become a Contributor
  • Newsletter
  • Store
  • Subscribe
  • Events
  • Donate
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter Username
  • Instagram
Skip to content
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter Username
  • Instagram
South Side Weekly

South Side Weekly

Chicago Local News

Donate
  • About
    • Contact
      • Editorial
      • Advertising
      • Distribution
    • Who We Are
    • Supporters
    • Policies
    • Jobs
  • En español
  • Sections
    • Best of the South Side
      • 2025
      • 2024
      • 2022
      • 2021
      • 2020
      • 2020 — In Memorarium
      • 2019
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
      • 2015
      • 2014
      • 2013
    • Immigration
    • Housing
    • Police
    • Education
    • Politics
    • Community Organizing
    • Art
    • Music
    • Sports
      • South Side Sports Roundup
    • Lit
    • The Exchange
    • Public Meetings Report
    • Opinion & Editorials
  • Investigations
  • Become a Contributor
  • Newsletter
  • Store
  • Subscribe
  • Events
  • Donate

Justice

Posted inLatest

Federal Probe Snared Jail Official Over Claims of Illegal Gambling, Bribery Attempt and More

by Max Blaisdell April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

A top deputy, David Chiko, was robbed outside an illegal gambling den—but later promoted. He was only fired after the FBI forced a second look.

Posted inLatest

‘Why Are We Donating Our Towels?’

by Micah Clark Moody and Harley Pomper January 29, 2026January 29, 2026
Posted inLatest

Going Hungry in Jail

by Harley Pomper December 12, 2025December 12, 2025
Posted inLatest

In Immigration Protest Cases, Feds Keep Striking Out

by Dave Byrnes December 11, 2025December 11, 2025
Posted inLatest

Anatomy of a Border Patrol Arrest

by José Abonce November 20, 2025December 1, 2025
Posted inLatest

Getting Your Property Back After Jail is Hard

by Micah Clark Moody and Maheen Khan November 6, 2025December 12, 2025
Posted inLatest

Fake Science, Faulty Methods, Misleading Testimony

by Maya Dukmasova and Injustice Watch August 14, 2025August 14, 2025
Posted inIncarceration

NU Graduate Dies at Stateville During Heat Wave

by Jim Daley July 4, 2024March 20, 2026
Posted inJustice

Cook County Jail’s Deadliest Year in Decades Reveals Repeated Lapses and Failed Oversight

by Carlos Ballesteros and Injustice Watch June 14, 2024June 14, 2024
Posted inLatest

CPS Students Walk Out For Palestine

by Kayla Bickham and Freedom Messiah February 22, 2024February 22, 2024

Posts pagination

1 2 3 … 10 Older posts

Recent Posts

  • How Casa Cafe Became the Defiant Heart of Chicago’s South Side DIY
  • New Rose: For the South Side Freaks, Rockers, and Weirdos
  • Thursday Evening at the Pynk
  • Menace4Hire Is Making Tracks and Threads on the South Side
  • Imagining Alternative Realities Rooted in Survival and Resistance
© 2026 South Side Weekly. All rights reserved. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter Username
  • Instagram