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Music, Music Feature Jan 12, 2021
Insomniac Studios nurtures a music-business community on the far south side

With internships, apprenticeships, mentoring, and workshops, this Black-owned recording studio in Blue Island bypasses white industry gatekeepers.
- By Corli Jay
- Tags: Music Feature, Insomniac Studios, Blue Island, Marlon King, Marlon “Solitaire” King, Martin Johnson, Martin “Shadow” Johnson, Morgan Park, West Pullman, Wild Hundreds, Pullman, Roseland, Kroc Center, Berklee College of Music, 35th Street Studios, Brian Sykes, Keenan Davis, Low, Mykah Estelle, Sonny Trill, IS Pro Team, G Herbo, BJ the Chicago Kid, Shawnna, Brittney Carter

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jul 14, 2020
The inequity buster

If Mayor Lightfoot and Sam Skinner want to help the west and south sides, they should look to the TIFs.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Lori Lightfoot, Sam Skinner, Greenberg Traurig, George H.W. Bush, TIF, tax increment financing, LaSalle/Central TIF, United Airlines, Forward Together, Englewood, Roseland, Austin

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Mar 31, 2020
Mrs. Green has the cannabis collard green recipe that will melt your troubles away

A former paramedic captures that—and more—in his weed-infused soul food cookbook.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Cerrone Crowder, cannabis, soul food, Roseland, cannabis infused foods, cannabis meal, Illinois medical marijuana bill

Arts & Culture, Architecture Sep 18, 2019
South-side champion

Writer-photographer Lee Bey’s new book Southern Exposure showcases architectural masterworks on the typically neglected south and west sides.
- By Lee Ann Norman
- Tags: Architecture, Chicago Architecture Biennial, Lee Bey, Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago's South Side, Northwestern University Press, DuSable Museum, School of the Art Institute, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen, Chicago Vocational HIgh School, Pride Cleaners, architecture, Chicago architecture, Woodlawn, Englewood, Roseland, south-side Chicago, west-side Chicago, disinvestment, West Pullman, Modernism Week, Palm Springs

News & Politics, Politics Dec 13, 2018
Overlooked mayoral hopefuls share bold visions for Chicago

They may have little name recognition and no campaign funds, but the regular people running for mayor are committed to making the city thrive.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Politics, Mayoral elections, elections, politics, Democratic machine, machine politics, Catherine Brown D’Tycoon, Conrien Hykes Clark, Roger L. Washington, Richard Mayers, Sandra L. Mallory, John Kozlar, Action Now, Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, CPAC, Ja’mal Green, La Shawn Ford, Willie Wilson, Toni Preckwinkle, Garry McCarthy, Amara Enyia, police brutality, police violence, police accountability, Chicago Police Department, CPD, homelessness, affordable housing, predatory lending, contract sales, contract-for-deed sales, Garrett Morgan Elementary School, Auburn Gresham, West Englewood, North Lawndale, Roseland, Bridgeport, Rahm Emanuel, Michelle Morsi Murphy, school closures, Haines Elementary School, Chinatown, transportation, bankruptcy, city tickets

Arts & Culture, Feature Jun 5, 2018
Roseland’s transformation captured in 1970 student film

The footage of Old Fashioned Days on South Michigan Avenue will become the centerpiece of a new documentary.
- By Dmitry Samarov
- Tags: Feature, Roseland, Old Fashioned Days, Paul Petraitis, John McNaughton, Bob Brandel, south side, IIT, Art Institute, white flight, Old Fashioned Donuts, Gately’s Peoples Store, Fenger Academy High School, Charles Sharpe, Studs Lonigan

Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Feb 28, 2018
Would far-south-siders be willing to swap the long-awaited Red Line extension for a cheaper, quicker solution?

Residents of Roseland, Pullman, and other neighborhoods south of 95th weigh in on the Electric Line conversion.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Transportation, infrastructure, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Red Line extension, far south side, Roseland, Pullman, Electric Line, Metra conversion, New Starts, Trump administration, Metra Electric District line, Altgeld Gardens, Daniel Kay Hertz, Donald Trump

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jun 22, 2016
Mayor Rahm decides it’s a good time to give himself credit for improving CPS

The mayor stops bashing the schools so he can take credit for fixing them.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, Crain’s Chicago Business, Ravenswood, Roseland, Sullivan High School, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Nation’s Report Card, Miguel del Valle, charter schools, education

Blogs, Bleader Apr 27, 2016
Chicago State University still facing uncertain future, and other news

Also, a new walking tour about Chicago political corruption launches just in time for tourist season.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Chicago State University, Illinois General Assembly, Bruce Rauner, Roseland, Choose Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, tourism, political corruption, Rod Blagojevich, Dirksen Courthouse, Little Village, Chicago Police Department, gun violence, David Moore, Troy LaRaviere, City Council, Chicago Public Schools

Blogs, Bleader Apr 25, 2016
Remembering the eight nurses murdered by Richard Speck 50 years later, and other Chicago news

Also, Chicago probably won't host the 2017 NFL draft.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Richard Speck, South Chicago Community Hospital, murders, Mad Men, American Horror Story, Chicago PD, gun violence, Roseland, Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Chicago Park District, Grant Park, NFL draft, Roger Goodell, Draft Town, Dennis Hastert, Thomas Durkin, Yorkville High School, Mondelez International, start-ups, food, Kitchfix, RXBar, Simple Mills, food trends

Blogs, Bleader Feb 18, 2016
Future of Lucas Museum in jeopardy, missing man found dead in Avalon Park, and other Chicago news

Also, the history of Chicago Public Schools' financial mismanagement, and Sandra Bland’s mother introduces Hillary Clinton at a Bronzeville campaign rally.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, winter weather, Lucas Museum, Friends of the Parks, George Lucas, Iaron Brooks, Roseland, Avalon Park, Bonnette Jernigan, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Tribune, Bruce Dold, Gerould Kern, Hillary Clinton, Sandra Bland, Rahm Emanuel

Blogs, Bleader Jan 26, 2016
Rauner laments ongoing budget impasse, students anxious about uncertainty at Chicago State University, and other Chicago news

Also, Chris Christie plans a fund-raising stop in Chicago, and OpenGrid gives new access to public data.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: Did You Read __________?, winter weather, snow, Bruce Rauner, Illinois, Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Joe Moore, Rogers Park, budget crisis, Chicago State University, Roseland, Chris Christie, GOP, presidential race

News & Politics, Feature Feb 4, 2015
Mayoral candidates speak up about Chicago's segregation

Well, at least four of the five did.
- By Steve Bogira and Mick Dumke
- Tags: Feature, mayoral race 2015, segregation, racial segregation, poverty, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Dock Walls, Alderman Bob Fioretti, Roseland, Willie Wilson, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Little Village

Blogs, Bleader Nov 4, 2014
In Roseland, a memorial honors slain youths

The toll of Chicago violence, brick by brick
- By Gwynedd Stuart
- Tags: You Are Here, Zoom in, News, Julian High School, Blair Holt, Diane Latiker, Michigan Avenue, Roseland, Kids Off the Block, CNN

News & Politics, Politics Aug 20, 2014
Alderman Robert Fioretti says he's just listening—but it sure looks like he's running for mayor

It's rare for a Chicago mayor to come from the City Council. But with Rahm's ratings in the tank, it might be possible.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Robert Fioretti, 2nd Ward, City Council, Anthony Randall, Twelve Gates Missionary Baptist Church, Austin, neighborhoods, west side, municipal elections, mayoral elections, 27th Ward, 28th Ward, ward remaps, south side, Roseland, taxes, infrastructure, schools, commuters, Harold Washington, Eugene Sawyer, Richard M. Daley, Miguel del Valle, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Tribune, polls, Karen Lewis, Delmarie Cobb, Chicago Sun-Times

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jul 22, 2014
Political veteran Robert Shaw sees no reason why he can't become mayor

Reintroducing the former alderman who wants to challenge Rahm
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Robert Shaw, Walace's Catfish Corner, Toni Preckwinkle, Rahm Emanuel, Mick Dumke, CTU, Chicago Teachers Union, Karen Lewis, Robert Fioretti, William Shaw, Arthur Elrod, 24th Ward, Roseland, 9th Ward, Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, Perry Hutchinson, Richard M. Daley, City Council, Michael Daley, Cook County Board of Review, Jesse Jackson Jr., John Shaw, violence, gun violence, murder, Chicago Sun-Times

Music, Music Feature May 5, 2014
Video
Five honors students from Chicago rap's freshman class

Alex Wiley, Saba, Spenzo, Taylor Bennett, and ZMoney all have new mixtapes that should light the fuses on their careers.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, rap, hip-hop, drill music, Chief Keef, south side, World Star Hip Hop, Noisey, WTTW, Chicago Tonight, Chance the Rapper, MCs, Rolling Stone, Spin, Drake, bop, west side, Sicko Mobb, Dlow, Tink, Atlantic Records, Sony, WGCI, Lil Kemo, Timaland, Lucki Ecks, Danny Brown, Alex Wiley, Saba, Spenzo, Taylor Bennett, ZMoney, Village crew, Reggie's, YouMedia Center, Harold Washington Library, Alex Wiley, Kembe X, Village collective, Closed Sessions, Jean Deaux, Glass Animals, Top Dawg Entertainment, Isaiah Rashad, TDE, Schoolboy Q, Action Bronson, Freddie Gibbs, GLC, Vic Mensa, Arctic Moneys, samples, Ozzy Osbourne, Ludacris, sheep, howler monkeys, flow, lyrics, mixtapes, Alex Fruchter, Saba, Tahj Chandler, Young Chicago Authors, Frsh Waters, Pivot Gang, Joseph Chilliams, John Walt, MFn Melo, Sway Swala, Kevo B, Smack, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Cam Osteen, Spenzo, Demarius Johnson, DJ Deeon, ghetto-house, Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, Dance Mania, Young Chop, beats, Joakim Noah, Englewood, The Clinic, E, Kanye West, Crucial Conflict, A$AP Mob, L.E.P., Bogus Boys, Taylor Bennett, Bronzeville, Urban Prep Academy, Ken Williams-Bennett, King Louie, Roseland, country music, R&B, ZMoney, Zernando Tate, Emma's, recording studios, prison, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 16, 2013
Mayor Rahm to Prosser High: Beat it!

Mayor Rahm's so eager to fire more union teachers, he's planning to stick a Noble Charter high school across the street from Prosser High—public safety be damned.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Education, News, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Noble Charter School, Prosser high school, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Michael Milkie, Roseland, Walmart, United Airlines, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Stony Island, Bishop Brazier, Ray Kroc, McDonalds, Wendy Katten

Blogs, Bleader Sep 12, 2013
New Walmart subsidized with millions of taxpayer dollars—and some residents are thrilled

The largest corporation in the world is hailed in a neighborhood desperate for jobs.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Neighborhoods, Politics, News, Walmart, Rahm Emanuel, Anthony Beale, Pullman, Roseland, Richard M. Daley, Chicago politics, economic development, TIFs, tax increment financing, schools, school closings, unemployment, civil rights

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jul 16, 2013
Chicago's TIF program: The gift that keeps on taking

Mayor Emanuel delivers another $457 million to the scam his predecessor created.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Cook County, David Orr, TIF report, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago, Chicago police, property tax funds, basketball arena, DePaul University, The Chicago Plan Commission, Chicago Tribune, school closures, Chicago Blackhawks, Mick Dumke, Inspector General Joe Ferguson, the Loop, J.K. Rowling, Near South TIF, LaSalle Central, United Airlines, MillerCoors, Accretive Health Care, NAVTEQ, Canal Congress TIF, Englewood, Austin, Roseland, TIF

Best of Chicago, Food & Drink Jun 19, 2013
Critics' Picks
Best Dessert Trend, Haters Be Damned

Doughnuts
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Food & Drink, Lincoln Park, Fritz Pastry, Doughnut Vault, Firecakes, Billy Sunday, Glazed and Infused, Roseland, Old Fashioned Donuts, Critics' Picks

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 21, 2012
United generously returns TIF subsidy it was required to return anyway

Mayor Emanuel praises company's "corporate citizenship" after it fails to fulfill its TIF agreement with the city
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Chicago Tribune, United Airlines, Mayor Emanuel, Rahm Emanuel, TIF, Richard M. Daley, Mayor Daley, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Rod Blagojevich, City Hall, Republic Windows and Doors, Willis Tower, Roseland, 77 W. Wacker, State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, Christen David

Blogs, Bleader Nov 6, 2012
View of Obama from his backyard: "You need another four years"

Election Day voters on the south side of Chicago explain why they're still committed to Obama
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Election 2012, Politics, News, Barack Obama, Election Day, election 2012, Mitt Romney, George Bush, South Chicago, South Shore, Roseland, Trumbull Park, south side, southeast side, George Bush, unemployment

Blogs, Bleader Feb 6, 2012
Jerked: Heron Valley Jerk Chicken

A Roseland jerk shack does chicken right
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Heron Valley Jerk Chicken, Jamaican food, Roseland, Bob Marley

Blogs, Bleader Aug 25, 2011
Faced with a cop shortage, some officials look to private policing
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Crime, Politics, Clout City, News, privatization, SSAs, special service areas, police, Chicago Police Department, Roderick Sawyer, Sixth Ward, Chatham, Garry McCarthy, Eric Carter, Marquette Park, Roseland, Anthony Beale, John Pope, Ninth Ward, Tenth Ward, security guards, crime, Chicago

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