South Side Weekly
Community newspaper by and for Chicago's South Side. Arts, Culture, Politics. Est. 2013.
Public Meetings Report — January 16, 2025 – South Side Weekly
1 day ago · At the Chicago City Council Budget Hearing for the Department of Law, the city’s corporation counsel, Mary B. Richardson, introduced the office’s fourteen staff members attending. Her presentation noted that the 2025 budget was reduced by $45.9 million from 2024, the number of full-time employees by twenty-one (to 406 from 427), and personal services cost by …
Latest Archives – South Side Weekly
Dec 17, 2024 · A citywide group of district councilors released a letter calling for David Orlikoff to step down, citing abusive behavior.
About South Side Weekly
Founded in 2013, South Side Weekly NFP is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to producing local journalism that is for, by, and about the South Side of Chicago. Over the past decade, the Weekly has grown from a volunteer-run newsroom to a nonprofit with eleven employees and a large network of freelance contributors. In 2022, the Weekly merged with […]
After Intense Debate, City Council Passes 2025 Budget
Dec 17, 2024 · This story was co-published with The TRiiBE.. O n Monday, the City Council passed Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed 2025 budget in a 27–23 vote. It was the Johnson administration’s fourth budget proposal this season, which began with the mayor initially proposing a $300 million property tax increase, followed by a $150 million tax increase, and most recently, a $68.5 million property tax ...
Calls Widen for Police District Councilor’s Resignation
4 days ago · A coalition of Police District Council (PDC) members from across the city are calling on 14th PDC member David Orlikoff to resign, citing a pattern of troubling behavior. In December, nineteen council members representing thirteen of the city’s twenty-two police districts signed a letter asking Orlikoff to resign by the end of 2024. When he did not, several called for his resignation during ...
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Best of the South Side – South Side Weekly
B est of the South Side (BoSS) is a year-round showcase of the people, places, events, businesses, and oddities on Chicago’s South Side, written by South Siders.. BoSS is an opportunity for community members from all over the South Side to capture who and what makes the South Side special for them. Our “Bests” are published year-round on a rolling basis, online and in the biweekly print ...
Best of the South Side 2024
I f you’re thinking, “Huh, it’s been a while since I saw one of these…” you’d be right. Our last Best of the South Side issue, which celebrated ten years of BoSS, came out in 2022. After iterating on the same formula for a decade, we decided to take a break and imagine how we can crank the dial up for the next decade of Bests.
Stadium Shenanigans – South Side Weekly
Mar 14, 2024 · E van Beverly doesn’t identify as a serious baseball fan. But as a lifelong South Sider and longtime bartender in Woodlawn bars where the game is always on, the thirty-six-year-old has an affinity for the White Sox.