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A journalist tells the true crime story of a Chicago doctor currently serving four life sentences in prison for feeding the opioid epidemic. Arionne Nettles talks about her new book We Are The Culture. Elizabeth Alexander’s book marries essays with striking visual representations.
The Narratives of Robeson High School
The 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.
Mapping Chicago’s Racial Segregation – South Side Weekly
Feb 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 covering the impact racial divisions have on individuals, the city ...
What Happened May 30?
On 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.
Chicago's Unfulfilled Promise to Rebuild its Public Housing
Jan 31, 2017 · Chicago's Unfulfilled Promise to Rebuild its Public Housing. Housing. Redeveloping the State Street Corridor. by Jake Bittle, Srishti Kapur, and Jasmine Mithani. Patricia Evans. 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 ...
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64th & Cottage Grove - South Side Weekly
Jun 3, 2014 · 64th & Cottage Grove. Just a block south of the 63rd and Cottage Grove Green Line, on the northeast corner of the intersection, sits a squat two-story building. Its facade of light stone is punctuated by decorative maroon bricks and sets of three arched windows framed with golden wood. Though not imposing, the building quietly calls attention ...
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In Bridgeport, Past and Present Live Side by Side
Jun 10, 2020 · A once staunchly white European immigrant working-class community (and the birthplace of five Chicago mayors since the 1930s), Bridgeport has long held a legacy of racist violence against Black Chicagoans. While Bridgeport was by no means the only neighborhood in Chicago known for this, it was uniquely home to organizations like the Hamburg Athletic Club, which was headquartered at 37th and ...
Mayor Johnson Delays Picking New Public Safety Commissioners
Apr 5, 2024 · U ntil yesterday, the interim members of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA) had planned to hold this month’s meeting as a celebratory close to more than eighteen months of service. On March 8, the commissioners sent fifteen permanent CCPSA candidates’ names to Mayor Brandon Johnson. The mayor had thirty days to announce seven picks to forward to the City ...