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Q&A with Little Village Oil Painter Sebastian Silverio
The artist, born and raised in Little Village, documents the beauty of the neighborhood, the immigrant journey, and the social and political issues affecting his community
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The Arts Issue
Arts Issue This year’s Arts Issue features artists from all over the South Side and in many stages of their career. Begin with the poignant photography of Diana Solís that captures decades of Pilsen life, explore the fantastical imagery of Martha A. Wade, and dive into the colorful palettes of Beverly-based artist Hollie Davis. You’ll […]
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Guaranteed Income Offers Formerly Incarcerated People a Glimpse of Stability
Many formerly incarcerated people struggle to find employment because of the stigma of a criminal record. To help, one organization is offering cash
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Where to Get ‘Lit’ Out South
hile the boom in online shopping has made it easy to get any item our hearts desire shipped straight to our doorsteps, there is something irreplicable about the feeling of walking into a bookstore, perusing through bookshelves, and flipping through pages until the right piece of writing calls out to you. So, we’ve compiled a […]
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Can The New Affordable Requirements Ordinance Help Solve Chicago’s Housing Inequality?
This is post 6 of 6 in the series “FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION” This series was produced for WTTW’S FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION, an award-winning FIRSTHAND multiplatform, multi-year initiative focusing on the firsthand perspectives of people facing critical issues in Chicago. South Side Weekly partnered with WTTW and the Invisible Institute to co-publish text and visual reporting and analysis […]
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La Villita’s Guadalupe Mural Continues to Heal
Leer en español ountless people have seen the enormous Virgen de Guadalupe street painting in Chicago’s La Villita neighborhood—a mural near 26th St. and Pulaski Ave.—that displays a young man kneeling in the foreground with his head bowed in prayer. Drivers and pedestrians can’t miss it, and people from out of state come to Chicago […]
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Cook County Jail Demolition: Five Fast Facts
ongtime La Villita resident Natividad Martinez wakes up every morning to tend to her plants just outside her front door. But by 7 a.m., she said, dust from the demolition of two Cook County Jail dormitories about a mile east forces her back inside as her eyes begin to flare up. She boils fresh chamomile […]
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Activists Demand Half of Target Warehouse Jobs Go to Little Village Residents
very day on his way to work, Steven Chavez passes by the newly constructed Target distribution center in Little Village. As he makes his way to I-55 to drive upwards of half an hour to his seasonal landscaping job in Hyde Park, he is reminded that a job at the distribution center would mean a […]