Though Sister Kara Davis has lived in Chicago for just over 10 months, the legacy she carries with her has been in the city for..
After the Tuesday, February 26 elections, incumbent Tom Tunney won in the 44th Ward and incumbent Scott Waguespack in the 32rd Ward. There will be..
On February 9, in preparation for the upcoming aldermanic election, South Side Weekly held its first community forum for residents of the 14th Ward. South..
Chicago is a city of young people — and they’re determined to have their voices heard. In fact, 35 percent of Chicago’s population is between the..
In this collaborative podcast, 14 East and the Radio DePaul Podcast followed DePaul freshman David Krupa’s campaign through election fraud, fraught public forums, ongoing legal..
Think of jobs people can extract a whole career from and it’s natural to be drawn to the trades — plumbers, electricians, mechanics — unless..
When you walk in to Juice House at at 1324 W. 18th Street in Pilsen you find owner Alicia Rendon sitting down with one of her..
Chicago’s Last Black-Owned Bank is Doing its Part to Close the Racial Wealth Gap Illinois Service Federal bank in many ways looks like it should..
Hip hop, now one of the most mainstream music genres, was born during the 1970’s in New York. What was once a cultural movement has..
What began as a product of grassroots lobbying soon became one of the biggest achievements of third wave feminism — the Violence Against Women Act..