ere’s another reason to use a pooper scooper—when fecal matter from dogs, birds, and other animals flows toward Lake Michigan, waters at the shore can become contaminated with E. coli bacteria, putting a damper on even the sunniest beach day. Seven of the ten most contaminated Chicago beaches are on the South Side, eleven years […]
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Another Alderman Indicted
uring the last city council meeting of 2016, as Chicago’s aldermen gathered with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts to celebrate the Cubs’ recent World Series victory, the room received word that Willie Cochran, the alderman serving the 20th Ward, had been indicted. On hearing the news, Cochran sat quietly through more […]
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Redeveloping the State Street Corridor
This investigation is the first in a series of projects that will document and explore public housing on the South Side. If you have tips or suggestions about coverage, email editor@southsideweekly.com. This story is accompanied by a narrative comic about the CHA’s redevelopment of Bronzeville’s public housing. For a glossary of terms used in this […]
Posted inVisual Arts
Exposure and Equity
he fifth annual round of festivities for EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, drew to a close on September 25. This year, the art festival hosted work from 145 galleries from around the world, with participants from twenty-two countries and fifty-five cities, and presented the creations of more than 3000 artists. […]
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A Broken Shield
eanne Bishop believes her profession is a vocation. After her pregnant sister and her brother-in-law were killed, she wrote a book about her path to forgiving her family’s murderer. Then she became a public defender in Cook County, representing those charged with lesser or even similar crimes. Of all the legal professions, the public defender […]
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Masthead Editor-in-Chief Jacqueline Serrato Managing Editors Martha Bayne, Sam Joyce, Sam Stecklow Deputy Editor Jasmine Mithani Senior Editors Christian Belanger, Mari Cohen, Olivia Stovicek Director of Staff Support Manisha A.R. Education Editor Rachel Kim Music Editor Christopher Good Stage & Screen Editor Nicole Bond Visual Arts Editor Rod Sawyer Contributing Editors Mira Chauhan, Josh Falk, Carly Graf, Ian Hodgson, Maple Joy, Sam […]