After the parade, lion dancers spread throughout the Chinatown area to bless local businesses with good fortune throughout the new year with many patrons from the day’s event visiting local ...

Thousands gathered to celebrate the annual Lunar New Year Parade on the first day of March.

South Side Weekly and Build Coffee and Books hosted the first of our Third Thursdays open mic and writing workshop.

Cold homes are linked to significant health issues, especially for the elderly. Studies have linked cold indoor temperatures ...

A once internationally known Black athlete comes alive again in a new biography detailing, in part, his life—and death—on the South Side of Chicago. Perhaps the most telling sentence in Sol Butler: An ...

As jails across the country move towards banning in-person physical visits, Cook County’s visitation policies can be a lifeline.

While he didn’t match King’s commanding stature or Obama’s ultimate political triumph, Jackson became a moral and political force all the same.

In survey responses, youth and parents told the Weekly the South Side needs more indoor facilities for sports and recreation—and better maintenance of existing ones.

In Definition Theatre’s production, playwright Kristen Adele Calhoun and director Ericka Ratcliff unpack generational trauma and a whodunit conspiracy that leaves audiences reeling.

At their meeting, members of the Gender-Based Violence Task Force expected to hear Chicago Police Department (CPD) officials discuss how they handle officers accused of gender-based violence. CPD ...

Key dates, ID requirements, and voting locations for the March 17 primary election. A breakdown of who can vote, how to ...