The ''South Side Weekly'', previously known as the ''Chicago Weekly News'' and ''Chicago Weekly'', is an American

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based in Woodlawn on the

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. It was established in 1995 under the ''Chicago Weekly News'' title and covers arts, culture, and politics. The paper is produced by an all-volunteer editorial staff, composed largely of

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students. The paper is distributed around the South Side each Wednesday in the fall, spring, and winter, with breaks during April and December. Over the summer, the ''Weekly'' publishes monthly, occasionally bi-monthly.

History

Known as ''Chicago Weekly News'' until closing operations in the winter of 2002, a newly branded ''Chicago Weekly'' resumed operations in 2003, as a result of a co-publishing partnership with university alumni-founded ''

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''. Under this new partnership, a copy of ''Newcity'' would come inserted in the middle of each ''Chicago Weekly'' issue. In 2013, the ''Chicago Weekly'' staff changed the name of the organization and newspaper to the ''South Side Weekly'', and began publishing independently of ''Newcity''.

Content

The paper covers arts and culture on the

through coverage and criticism, and follows South Side news stories that are largely ignored by mainstream Chicago media. It includes feature-length

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, essays, and a weekly calendar of cultural events.

Special Issues

The ''South Side Weekly'' produces an annual showcase issue of the South Side's various neighborhoods called Best of the South Side. Each winter, the ''Weekly'' releases a housing guide. The issue features a variety of articles on topics including affordable housing, renter's rights, development, and homelessness. Each spring, the ''Weekly'' releases an arts guide, featuring a print gallery comprising submitted art from South Side-based artists. Articles in this issue focus on arts coverage, both reviews and longform pieces.

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Newspapers published in Chicago Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States Newspapers established in 1995