The Latest Breaking News from the South Side

3 dead in separate crashes during overnight snowstorm

Officials couldn’t immediately say if the weather factored into the crashes on the South Side and in south suburban Hazel Crest.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 13, 2024

Don’t take school choice away from Chicago’s families

I understand that the mayor’s idea here is to make every neighborhood school great, but that will take years, and that school still might not meet your child’s needs, a parent from the South Side writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 29, 2023

Christmas lights up Chicago — we found houses decked for the holiday season in every part of the city

Sun-Times photographers fanned out across Chicago’s South, West and North Side neighborhoods to capture their favorite displays.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2023

14-year-old boy wounded in Auburn Gresham shooting

A teenager was wounded in a shooting early Friday in Auburn Gresham on the South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 29, 2023

Alex R. Hibbert, Kevin on ‘The Chi,’ leaves the show, says he’ll ‘cherish the memories’

On the latest episode, Kevin bid farewell to the South Side for Los Angeles to pursue his gaming aspirations.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 25, 2023

CTU president defends sending her son to private school, calling it a result of ‘unfair choices’ for South Side families

The Chicago Teachers Union leader is facing backlash for the move. She says it represents a stark statement about disinvestment in public schools.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 7, 2023

Pamela C. Rayner — who grew up above A.A. Rayner and Sons Funeral Home she later took reins of — dies at 65

Ms. Rayner comforted thousands of families as funeral director and co-owner of A.A. Rayner and Sons Funeral Home on the South Side.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 25, 2023

J Bambii is ready for the moment

From making music to planning community events, Jasmine Barber is staying true to her path.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 24, 2023

Exodus of major, full-service grocers offering healthy variety paints a bleak picture of food access for some in Chicago

The number of Chicagoans living over a mile away from a supermarket or superstore — a major grocer — has jumped by 63% in the past decade, a WBEZ-Chicago Sun-Times analysis found.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 11, 2023

Chicago rapper Kidd Kenn set for Lollapalooza debut

The gay rapper from the South Side of Chicago felt like he “made it” after getting the call that the mega-music festival was interested.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 31, 2023