A bout 500 people packed Thalia Hall in Pilsen on Thursday night amid a torrential downpour to voice their frustration with ...

South Side Weekly – the South Side’s award-winning alternative newspaper covering arts, culture, and politics – is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief to lead and manage our newsroom. In its 12th year, the ...

As the Layout Editor at South Side Media Works, you will work across the organization to assist the South Side Weekly and the Hyde Park Herald with their layout and production needs. This will include ...

South Side Weekly – the South Side’s award-winning alternative newspaper covering arts, culture, and politics – is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief to lead and manage our newsroom. In its 12th year, the ...

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 ...

John Doe is a Black, male teenager from North Lawndale. He is in the Chicago Police Department (CPD)’s controversial gang affiliation database. He has a petty rap sheet, with four drug-related arrests ...

When the Venezuelan woman arrived in Chicago in December 2023 with her three children, she was looking for stability and a path to legal status. A friend referred her to a man who claimed he could ...

Recent investigations by WBEZ and the Weekly uncovered domestic violence allegations against interim police superintendent Fred Waller that prompted Karla Altmayer, the chair of the City’s task force ...

This story was co-published in collaboration with WIRED. When mayor Brandon Johnson announced in February that Chicago would stop using the gunshot-detection system known as ShotSpotter by year’s end, ...

This is post 1 of 6 in the series “FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION” Chicago is one of the most segregated cities in the United States. Over the last century, an array of political and cultural forces have ...