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Council Confirms Quezada

2 weeks ago | southsideweekly.com | Leigh Giangreco

The City Council confirmed Cook County Commissioner Anthony Quezada as the new alderperson of the 35th Ward on Monday. Mayor Brandon Johnson chose Quezada to fill the vacancy after tapping former Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa to lead the Chicago Parks District in February. Quezada took his seat in the council chambers Monday afternoon to rousing applause from family, friends, fellow Cook County commissioners, and members of the 35th Ward Independent Political Organization.
Mayor Accused of Preventing Department Reps From Attending Hearing

3 weeks ago | southsideweekly.com | Leigh Giangreco

Police district councilors’ efforts to explore alternatives to having police and 911 handle parking violation complaints hit a snag this week when a City Council hearing on the matter was abruptly canceled. Members of the 19th Police District Council (PDC) who have been pushing for the subject-matter hearing laid the blame squarely on the Fifth Floor of City Hall in an email to constituents.
The Golden Rule of Afro Sheen

4 weeks ago | southsideweekly.com | Evan Moore

Famed entrepreneur George E. Johnson, best known for being the founder of Johnson Products Company (JPC) in 1954, which manufactured premium Black hair care and cosmetic products including Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen, did not want to write a book about his lifeâuntil he had an epiphany. JPC products became a staple in many Black barbershops, beauty shops, and households all over the country for generations.
Colibrí Coffee Hums Along

4 weeks ago | southsideweekly.com | Francisco Ramirez Pinedo

An East Side building that once housed tax preparation services and a pet grooming salon will now host the neighborhood’s only locally-owned coffee shop after more than a year of menu work, furniture carpentry, and license haggling. Colibrí Coffee—named after the Spanish word for hummingbird—soft-opened last Friday and is preparing for an official grand opening on Saturday, March 29.
Quantum Site Met with Opposition at Southeast Side Meeting

4 weeks ago | southsideweekly.com | Jacqueline Serrato

Last Tuesday evening, several dozen people gathered in the auditorium at Bowen High School for another meeting on the proposed billion-dollar development of a quantum computer complex on the Southeast Side.
Police District Councilor Threatened

1 month ago | southsideweekly.com | Jim Daley

A social media post that a 10th Police District Council member made about a police-involved killing has sparked complaints and recriminations between her and two alderpersons. The district councilor, Kiisha Smith, said that a letter Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd Ward) and Ald. Monique Scott (24th) disseminated about the post led to her receiving an anonymous threat.
Using Sound to Heal Community On the Anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s Death

1 month ago | southsideweekly.com | Jewél Jackson

At the Chicago Justice Gallery, over one hundred names of Black Americans who have died from police brutality since the 1980s are listed on a wall as part of an ongoing photo exhibition, Echoes of Ferguson, at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Last Thursday, that wall was projected with pictures of Breonna Taylor, a twenty-six-year-old Black woman who was killed in her sleep after Louisville Metro police executed a no-knock warrant on her apartment.
Chicago Irish Protest for Palestine

1 month ago | southsideweekly.com | Leigh Giangreco

As St. Patrick’s Day weekend kicked off on March 14, business leaders and politicians wearing staid suits with emerald ties filtered into the Union League Club for the Irish American Partnership’s private breakfast with Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Ireland’s health minister. Many of the well-heeled attendees ducked into the club’s entrance flanked by Chicago Police officers while about a dozen protesters from Chicago Irish for Palestine (CIFP) chanted “Jennifer MacNeill, you can’t hide.
¿A dónde van las personas después de ser detenidas por ICE?

1 month ago | southsideweekly.com | Alma Campos

EnglishTraducido por Jacqueline SerratoA medida que la administración de Trump ha intensificado las operaciones de control migratorio en Chicago y otras ciudades grandes, miles de personas, incluyendo muchas sin antecedentes penales, han sido detenidas por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) y otras agencias federales.
Where Do People Go After ICE Arrests Them?

1 month ago | southsideweekly.com | Alma Campos

As the Trump administration has intensified immigration enforcement operations in Chicago and other major cities, thousands of individuals, including many without criminal records, have been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agencies.Â The suddenness of these detentions underscores a system where due process is often out of reach, leaving families in a cycle of uncertainty, fear, and loss.