The Latest Breaking News from South Side

After months of seeking repairs to their apartment buildings, some South Side residents demand even more changes to improve the quality of life for renters, they say.

Chicago businessman and mayoral candidate Willie Wilson announced he will be giving away another $1 million in gas this Saturday, a move that will provide some relief for city motorists but also, once again, raises thorny questions about Wilson providing handouts to potential voters.

The man tragically passed away after being struck by a train near Pollokshaws West in the South Side of the city on Saturday night.

Pastor Gerald Dew returned home from the noon service at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church and got a call that the legendary South Side church was on fire.

PITTSBURGH — I can only imagine the sad scene Monday at the Steelers' South Side headquarters. It was the first day for everybody — the front-office staff, coaches, scouts, support people and some of the players — to gather together since the shocking death Saturday morning of Dwayne Haskins.

The city hopes to complete the widening of Stony Island Avenue and construction of an additional lane on southbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive by late fall of 2023.

Josephine’s Cooking in Chatham hasn’t paid its property taxes in 12 years. Thanks to the actions of the Cook County Land Bank Authority, it’s avoided losing the property through a tax sale.

CHICAGO — Thomas Fisher figured he would end up in the very place he works, in the emergency room. Eventually, everyone passes through. Two springs ago, at the onset of the pandemic, he thought he might die of the thing he was treating in others. He updated his will, removed…

The suspects wore ski masks when they confronted the letter carrier Nov. 22 in Park Manor.

Popular Market Coffee in Mount Florida now has a new owner! Best of luck to Naseem who will be taking the business over after Kate and her partner Jordan handed over the keys.

The searing “61st Street,” coming April 10 on AMC, examines race, politics and justice in what the actor calls a “super-segregated” city.