After the police left, the neighbors who stuck around spoke to reporters, eager to share their videos and denounce the agents ...

As Trump sends troops to Chicago, we will continue to investigate and report. Readers have a role to play, too.

At its meeting, the Chicago Council on Mental Health Equity (CCMHE) heard a report on how the city’s public health department ...

Two decades after finding renown as a literary novelist, Sandra Jackson-Opoku has begun a new chapter as a cozy mystery ...

Grant-funded groups are collaborating to serve their communities despite sweeping cuts to federal arts funding.

A community program aims to bring local voices to Riot Fest’s stages, bridging DIY energy and neighborhood tension.

The South Side is a state of mind and a place of love. My roots go back to both sets of grandparents who joined thousands of other Black folk during the Great Migration. They helped build a Black ...

When I was asked to write for South Side Weekly’s Best of the South Side, my mind immediately started racing. I was told to “walk” the reader through four to six places on the South Side that have ...

The annual Best of the South Side was my introduction to South Side Weekly. Seeing the paper intentionally platform the South Side against a media ecosystem that amplified Chicago’s downtown, North ...

On Thursday, the City Council voted 47–0 to confirm Walter Redmond Burnet III as the new alderperson of the 27th Ward. Burnett III will take over the seat from his father, who is seeking the top post ...

hicago is unique because it’s diverse and segregated. Finding organic diversity isn’t hard but it’s not typically the default. Almost every Saturday in the summer (and some fall dates) I try to visit ...

On August 4th, 2025, the South Side gained an angel like none other. Harold “Big Ed” Matthews Jr. was a talent unique in every way who built community across genres, generations, and even countries.