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March sees successful labor organizing efforts
March sees successful labor organizing efforts After months of negotiations and multiple walkouts that interrupted the concession stands at United Center during important games like the Big Ten basketball tournament, hundreds of stadium employees with Unite Here Local 1 scored a contract that includes a pension plan, paid parental leave, additional paid holidays, and raises […] The post <strong>March sees successful labor organizing efforts</strong> appeared first on South Side Weekly.
ECPS Coalition Wins a Wide Majority of Chicago’s New Police District Council Seats
Candidates backed by coalition organizers won majorities in sixteen out of twenty-two councils The post ECPS Coalition Wins a Wide Majority of Chicago’s New Police District Council Seats appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Voting in the April 4 runoff
Voting in the April 4 runoff In order to vote by mail for the April 4 runoff election, Chicagoans have until March 30 to register again to receive their ballot. Cook County Board Commissioner Brandon Johnson will face off with former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas. Since neither candidate received fifty percent of the […] The post <strong>Voting in the April 4 runoff</strong> appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Chicago Youth Organize Townhall for Mayoral Candidates
GoodKids MadCity, Kuumba Lynx, The Brave Youth Leaders, Chicago Freedom School and many others partner to hold panel discussion at Northwestern The post Chicago Youth Organize Townhall for Mayoral Candidates appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Op-Ed: Chuy García Isn’t Running as a Progressive This Mayoral Bid
Latino self-proclaimed progressive from the South Side of Chicago is in the race to run my city, and rather than be excited by this representational possibility, I am scared. I am frightened by what would happen if Jesús “Chuy” García were to win because of who Chuy has become since his last attempt at mayoral […] The post Op-Ed: Chuy García Isn’t Running as a Progressive This Mayoral Bid appeared first on South Side Weekly.
The Multi-Million-Dollar Corporation
After a five-year, multi-million dollar renovation, the Tudor Gables housing cooperative abruptly dissolved and sold. Board members blamed shareholders for the cooperative’s dissolution, but shareholders insist there’s more to the story The post The Multi-Million-Dollar Corporation appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Chicago Rapper 8MatikLogan Gives Himself A Second Chance
The South Side rapper gets candid about drug addiction, finding time for himself, and exploring beyond music The post Chicago Rapper 8MatikLogan Gives Himself A Second Chance appeared first on South Side Weekly.
IRS Approves Federal Nonprofit Status for South Side Weekly NFP
The organization that publishes South Side Weekly and Hyde Park Herald is now classified as a charitable organization The post IRS Approves Federal Nonprofit Status for South Side Weekly NFP appeared first on South Side Weekly.
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