As the situation in Venezuela worsens, migrants in Chicago face heightened immigration restrictions and uncertainty.

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

As Editor-in-Chief, you will be charged with shaping an editorial vision that centers the South Side and the city’s marginalized communities as a storied engine of Chicago’s past and present, and a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Children playing outside the Ida B. Wells Homes before their demolition. Photo by Patricia Evans. This is post 2 of 6 in the series “FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION” The City of Chicago and its Board of ...

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 ...

At one point, Chicago was the land of opportunity for millions of Black Americans who were leaving the Jim Crow South. The industrial city expanded rapidly through the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, as ...