“Honor the contract!” “Save our jobs!” were phrases shouted at a protest in front of the James R. Thompson State of Illinois Center Tuesday afternoon in…
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It may seem like the prefix to a joke, but it isn’t. Two black women, sisters at that, own a sex store in Chicago. But…
City officials, community leaders and impatient Woodlawn residents are brainstorming and sharing strategies to help the struggling neighborhood, including plans for a 125- room hotel in…
Roseland community stores are suffering a new blight of panhandlers who have turned into thieves, drastically hurting the far South Side, say local business owners.…
Benito Juarez High School, a South Side public high school, launched a new program in September 2011 in hopes of increasing college attendance of its…
When Blair Holt, a 16-year-old South Side teen, was fatally wounded after shielding a classmate from gunshots on a CTA bus in 2006, news media…
For a change, get a taste of the islands with this story about Daddy-O's bringing a taste of Jamaica to the South Side. You can get an eye-full with the slideshow.
South Side residents are concerned about excessive loitering outside the Calumet Food and Liquor, located at 315 E. 43rd St. Local businesses and community organizers…