Ask an Expert: What Are Archives For? Teresa Helena Moreno, associate professor and librarian at the University of Illinois Chicago, discusses what we mean by information, how it can appear in archives, and how digitization impacts accessibility. ✍️: Ellie Gilbert-Bair Read more below

Ask an Expert: What Are Archives For?

Teresa Helena Moreno, associate professor and librarian at the University of Illinois Chicago, discusses what we mean by information, how it can appear in archives, and how digitization impacts accessibility.

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At the corner of 18th and Wood Streets in Pilsen, Herrera wheat-pasted a portrait of Salgado Araujo alongside a list of people killed in detention and encounters with immigration authorities since the start of the second Trump administration. ✍️: Jocelyn Martinez Rosales Read more here:

Remember Their Names

A public art installation honors the lives lost to the US immigration system.

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Who could forget the magic that was the Bears’ last season? The 2025-26 campaign stood on the shakiest of legs before landing an 11-6 final record and a thrilling playoff win against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field. ✍️: Malachi Hayes Illustration: Lily Sundsbak

The Chicago Bears Gear Up for a Smashing Season

Head coach Ben Johnson is back at the helm as the team settles in for their first open practice on July 31.

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The 575,000-square-foot facility aims to remedy health disparities impacting patients on the South Side. ✍️: Max Blasidell @hydeparkherald

University of Chicago Medicine to Open Freestanding Cancer Center in April 2027

The 575,000-square-foot facility aims to remedy health disparities impacting patients on the South Side.

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South Siders are hot picks in the NBA Draft, three Sox players star in this week’s MLB All-Star Game, and the Bears Stadium is still in limbo. ✍️: Malachi Hayes

South Side Sports Roundup—July 2026

outh Sider of the Month: Michael Massey, Kansas City Royals (baseball) The South Side Sports Roundup’s first monthly spotlight falls upon professional baseball player Michael Massey, who attended Brother Rice High School on 99th and Pulaski before playing for three years at the University of Illinois. Now in his fourth year in the majors with […]

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As M.A.D.D. Rhythms rings in 25 years of operations, Barrett is looking forward to everything it will be doing this year—and the future of the institution. ✍️: Matt Brady Read more here:

Bronzeville’s M.A.D.D. Rhythms Celebrates 25 Years of Fostering Tap Dancing

n a warm Tuesday evening in early July, half a dozen young tap dancers congregated on the upper floor of the Harold Washington Cultural Center in Bronzeville at Making A Difference Dancing Rhythms, Chicago’s very own nonprofit tap dancing institution. The white walls of the tap dance organization, also known as M.A.D.D. Rhythms, were sporadically […]

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Ask An Expert: Presidential Libraries The Weekly sat down with Kellee Warren to break down what presidential libraries are, why they matter, and how the Obama Presidential Center is distinct. ✍️: Ellie Gilbert-Bair Read more here

Ask An Expert: Presidential Libraries

Kellee E. Warren, associate professor and special collections librarian at the University of Illinois Chicago, discusses the importance of presidential libraries and how the Obama Presidential Center is unique.

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https://southsideweekly.com/sixteen-minutes-in-a-burning-cell/ Based on FOIAs and leaked records, this story describes what we know about how Martinez Duncan died in Cook County Jail last November. ✍️: Micah Clark Moody and Harley Pomper Illustration: Riley Hannon Read more here:

Sixteen Minutes in a Burning Cell

What we know about Martinez Duncan’s death in Cook County Jail

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The Obama Presidential Center and Library is open. Read reporter Leigh Giangreco’s coverage here: https://southsideweekly.com/obama-presidential-center-opens-on-juneteenth/

The latest article from Doing Time, a series that investigates the daily life of people navigating court and jail, was published in our Comics Issue. Read here: https://southsideweekly.com/clothesline/

Have you had a chance to check out our comics issue? Check it out here: https://southsideweekly.com/the-comics-issue/

With ICE protocols set in place in Illinois hospitals, staff feel more prepared to engage with federal authorities, but some wonder if internal protocols are enough to protect patients. Read more here: https://southsideweekly.com/with-input-from-advocates-illinois-hospitals-set-ice-protocols/

The DOJ is seeking access to sensitive voter registration data in Illinois as part of broader efforts to purge state voter rolls of suspected noncitizens. Read more here: https://southsideweekly.com/doj-seeking-illinois-voter-data-to-about-registered-illinois-voters-to-purge-rolls-documents-suggest/

With federal and state budget cuts, ranging from SNAP to Medicaid alongside social and legal services, Asian American organizers rallied in Springfield. Read more here: https://southsideweekly.com/asian-american-organizers-press-for-immigrants-rights-in-illinois/

Looking for things to do this Summer on the South Side? Start here: https://southsideweekly.com/summer-events-and-celebrations-in-hyde-park-and-the-south-side/

Legislation passed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder has stalled out, limiting transparency and accountability. Read more here: https://southsideweekly.com/police-reform-not-fully-implemented-in-illinois-five-years-after-laws-passed/

Federal changes to Medicaid could drastically affect Chicago’s safety-net hospitals: institutions providing care to the most vulnerable and underserved populations in the city. Read more here: https://southsideweekly.com/federal-cuts-threaten-hospitals/

Make sure to pick up our latest issue! Reminder: it’s free! This issue features original reporting on the effect of Medicaid cuts on Chicago’s safety net hospitals and lawsuits filed against DHS for the South Shore Raid last September + re-prints! https://southsideweekly.com/

UChicago Trauma Center saved lives by cutting travel time for shooting victims, study finds. https://southsideweekly.com/uchicago-trauma-center-saved-lives-by-cutting-travel-time-for-shooting-victims-study-finds/

The latest piece in our investigative series, “Doing Time,” explores the numerous, entrenched challenges that disabled people who live at Cook County Jail face. https://southsideweekly.com/they-have-no-respect-for-us/

“They Have No Respect For Us”

Disabled people who live at Cook County Jail face numerous, entrenched challenges, including limited health care and few accommodations

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‘This Place Changed My Life’: How Community Programs Break Down Barriers to Help Young People Start Careers. https://southsideweekly.com/community-programs-break-down-barriers-to-help-young-people/

Mental health is a crisis and Chicago's youth are creating spaces to care for one another. https://southsideweekly.com/young-chicagoans-are-creating-their-own-community-spaces/

Editor emeritus of the Weekly, Jacqueline Serrato, reflects on the 20th anniversary of Immigration marches on May Day. https://southsideweekly.com/chicagoans-take-to-the-streets-on-20th-anniversary-of-massive-may-day-march/

Still dragging your feet to get off Spotify? Consider this your sign and learn how to support Chicago's scene. https://southsideweekly.com/beating-the-algorithmic-pulse/

Look out for our newest issue featuring an investigation on the challenges disabled people face living inside Cook County Jail, reflection on May Day, Spotify alternatives, and more! https://southsideweekly.com/

As ICE raids targeted Pilsen, foot traffic fell for a neighborhood taqueria, Casa Cafe. The community's response: moshing. https://southsideweekly.com/how-casa-cafe-became-the-defiant-heart-of-chicagos-south-side-diy/

How Casa Cafe Became the Defiant Heart of Chicago’s South Side DIY

When ICE activity threatened a local taqueria, the city’s underground music scene stepped in to save it.

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Pilsen has a new home for "all the South Side freaks and rockers and weirdos," says Benny Hernadez, co-owner of his family-owned bar, New Rose. https://southsideweekly.com/new-rose-for-the-south-side-freaks-rockers-and-weirdos/

New Rose: For the South Side Freaks, Rockers, and Weirdos

Pilsen’s new family-owned bar offers a home for punk and alternative DJs.

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Ava V. Marie and Gemini Jynx opened the Pynk Portal Pole Sanctuary last year, a pole and dance studio for adults of all sizes and abilities. https://southsideweekly.com/thursday-evening-at-the-pynk/

Thursday Evening at the Pynk

Ava V. Marie and Gemini Jynx opened the Pynk Portal Pole Sanctuary last year, a pole and dance studio for adults of all sizes and abilities.

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"The South Side is something to be proud of." Menace4hire, the 21-year old musician, designer and entrepreneur from West Englewood, takes us behind the scenes of his craft. https://southsideweekly.com/menace4hire-is-making-tracks-and-threads-on-the-south-side/

Menace4Hire Is Making Tracks and Threads on the South Side

Menace4Hire is building a fashion and music practice that sidesteps gatekeepers.

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Did you know housing cooperatives come in all different shapes and sizes? Learn what the Southside has to offer. https://southsideweekly.com/a-different-way-to-live/

A Different Way to Live

Housing cooperatives come in all shapes and sizes, but provide residents with affordable homes, a sense of community, and agency over their living situations.

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