Far Southeast Side News Today

A steady stream of customers flowed into the popular Calumet Fisheries on Saturday when it reopened for the first time in months.

Months after suffering a large fire in November 2023, the iconic Chicago eatery Calumet Fisheries is slated to reopen Saturday morning, according to a Facebook...

U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia finished in fourth place with 13.8% of the vote on Feb. 28, but his endorsement was coveted by both Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas.

The cash and manpower these groups can bestow could help swing many of the 14 remaining head-to-head contests in which they opt to get involved.

Geoffrey Baer's work has always seemed to embrace the philosophy that people should “get out and see the city."

MOHAMMAD SAMRA: Although their sons were killed years apart and in entirely different areas, I was struck by the resolve of Rosa Sanders and Carmela Richardson in my reporting this year.

The mayor is proposing to beef up the Office of Climate and Environmental Equity — from six employees to 10 — and take it out of the mayor’s office, placing it under a director who would be confirmed by the City Council.

Sadlowski Garza was the first Chicago Teachers Union member elected to the City Council and the first woman to represent the 10th Ward.

Chicago Labor Day Parade returns to far Southeast Side after COVID hiatus

CPS is offering universal pre-K for 4-year-olds in most of the city, but WBEZ found that thousands of seats are unfilled — mostly in schools serving high numbers of low-income families with large majorities of Black or Latino children.