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Politics

Posted inImmigration

Hyde Park Divided Over City Plan To House Migrants

by Michael Liptrot, Hannah Faris and Hyde Park Herald September 8, 2023September 14, 2023
Portrait-style image of Stacy Davis Gates, sitting in the third row of a classroom, facing away from the front of the classroom. At the far wall is a blank whiteboard, out of focus. She is wearing a red t-shirt with the words "Free People Read Freely" in white lettering, and she is smiling broadly.
Posted inEducation

Stacy Davis Gates on Mayor Johnson, Elected School Board, Asylum Seekers, and More 

by Jim Daley August 21, 2023March 14, 2026
Posted inPolitics

Op-Ed: Paper Ban at Cook County Jail Restricts Access to Letters, Books and Learning Material

by Midwest Books to Prisoners August 3, 2023August 3, 2023
Posted inLatest

Interim CPD Chief Fred Waller Was Accused of Domestic Abuse in 2006

by Max Blaisdell August 2, 2023August 2, 2023
Posted inLatest

NASCAR Cost Chicago Millions in Road Work and Overtime

by Jim Daley July 28, 2023March 14, 2026
Posted inLatest

Illinois Outlaws Book Bans—But Not for Incarcerated People

by Gretchen Sterba July 27, 2023July 31, 2023
Posted inImmigration

Asylum Seekers Moved from 19th District Station Amid New Sexual Misconduct Allegations

by Jim Daley July 19, 2023March 14, 2026
Posted inHistory

Reclaiming Community as a Bosnian Refugee on Chicago’s South Side

by Ermina Veljačić July 18, 2023July 21, 2023
Posted inEn español

Lo que debe saber sobre los recortes a los programas de seguro médico para indocumentados

by Jade-Ruyu Yan July 18, 2023July 18, 2023
Public Meetings Report. Illustration by Holley Appold/South Side Weekly
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Public Meetings Report — July 13, 2023

by Scott Pemberton and Documenters July 12, 2023July 12, 2023

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