nsiders pass the time while waiting for their clothes to dry on a handmade clothesline. Hanging up a clothesline is a violation of the jail’s policy, and can result in funds removed from commissary ...

At exactly 11:11, making every wish in the room come true, Maria Zardoya emerged from the fog in a white flowy dress, singing in a sotto voice. Known as the vocalist of alternative pop band The ...

Welcome to the South Side Sports Roundup! Check back every month for the latest news and updates on everything South Side sports fans need to know. South Sider of the Month: Antwaan Randle El Though ...

small thicket of blue, cream, brown, and salmon flags now flutters around the massive bronze statue of George Washington on King Drive near 51st Street, drawing attention to the 122-year-old monument ...

On June 4, ICE agents arrested a community organizer and mother, Gladis Yolanda Chavez Pineda along with at least nine others in Chicago’s South Loop. A petition urging her release has drawn over ...

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing. The 150-unit apartment building at 7500 S ...

At its meeting, the Chicago Board of Education heard several speakers make statements during the public comment period, most regarding The Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) and the closing of ...

According to 2024 estimates by the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 30% of people in the U.S. live with a disability. As such, it’s likely you know someone who lives with a condition that makes ...

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 ...

The White Sox are asking for a billion-dollar ballpark. But is it a good deal for the South Side? Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf wants to move the team from its current park (pictured) to a new location, ...

The exhibit at the National Museum of Mexican Art highlights early railworkers and boxcar camps that formed on the South Side in the 1900s. Co-curator Ismael Cuevas points to a model railroad set ...

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, ...