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WEBA recap of select open meetings at the local, county, and state level. August 29, 2024. Community newspaper by and for Chicago's South Side. Arts, Culture, Politics. Est. 2013.
King David and Boss Daley – South Side Weekly
WEBNov 17, 2022 · In a new book King David and Boss Daley: The Black Disciples, Mayor Daley and Chicago on the Edge, coming out in December, author and Northeastern Illinois University Professor Dr. Lance Williams traces the life stories of two of Chicago’s most powerful leaders: Black Disciples “King” David Barksdale and “Boss” Mayor Richard J. …
The Narratives of Robeson High School
WEBThe Lisagor award-winning project would not have been possible without you. By sharing your experiences at Robeson High School with us, we were able to put together an hour-long radio program tracing through Robeson's 40-year history, a special issue of South Side Weekly newspaper devoted to the stories you told us, and an archive.
Fifty Years of Fred Hampton’s Rainbow Coalition - South Side …
WEBSep 27, 2019 · C hicago-style coalition-building helped to produce the first Black mayor of Chicago and put its first Latinx representatives in office. Some even believe its legacy led to the election of the city’s first Black woman mayor. But unbeknownst to many, this form of organizing started in the streets fifty years ago with what was called the “Rainbow …
About South Side Weekly
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Mapping Chicago’s Racial Segregation – South Side Weekly
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · This story 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 …
What Happened May 30?
WEBOn May 30, there were 494 arrests citywide, including for disorderly conduct (373), civil unrest (414), looting (28), and firearms (16). Eighty-five officers reported being injured on duty that day. And between May 29 and June 4 more than 250 complaints were filed against CPD with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
The Chicago Housing Authority Explained – South Side Weekly
WEBFeb 25, 2022 · O riginally intended to replace overcrowded, deeply impoverished neighborhoods, Chicago’s midcentury public housing developments initially offered significantly better living conditions to residents, and for a time were, as author Dawn Turner told the South Side Weekly, “bastions” of stability that “conferred dignity on the …
COVID-19 Deaths in Chicago’s Neighborhoods
WEBFeb 2, 2023 · This live tracker of COVID-19 deaths by community area is intended for use as a tool toward those ends. Total deaths attributed. to COVID-19 in Chicago: 7,413. Last updated February 2, 2023. All data shown is pulled from Cook County Medical Examiner (CCME) records released through the Cook County Data Portal and updated every day …
Contact - South Side Weekly
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