South Side

Seizing South L.A.

2008-08-13 00:00:00

Today's question: How extensively -- if at all -- should eminent domain be used to boost South L.A.'s economy? Previously, Hicks and Hutchinson debated police-minority relations and the quality of South L.A.’s political leadership. Government...

American Eagle Outfitters' really big sign attracts buyers

2013-05-17 07:24:02

If you haven't been to Times Square in New York City in the past few years, you've missed the sign. There are plenty of flashy billboards in the Manhattan spot that draws tourists, shoppers and theatergoers, but the 15,000-square-foot digital wall of...

Easton man faces charges in theft of valuable artwork at Long Island house

2013-05-06 20:19:00

Authorities said they used hidden cameras to catch an Easton man who worked as a house painter stealing several pieces of valuable artwork from a New York collection, including a Pablo Picasso etching. The footage showed 42-year-old Joselito Vega...

Easton home searched to aid Brooklyn investigation; details kept secret

2013-04-29 14:43:43

Easton police searched a house on the city's South Side on Monday afternoon to assist New York prosecutors in a Brooklyn investigation, police said. The small, single-story house at 139 Scott St. was searched at 3:15 p.m. Representatives of the Kings...

Elk heads made this month's Moutza easy

2013-03-01 00:00:00

Is it possible that a husband and wife could win the coveted February Moutza of the Month award, for buying stupid stuffed elk heads with other people's money? Perhaps. Because in America, it is said, even dead elk dreams may come true. Or what...

Chief Keef jailed after judge finds probation violation

2013-01-15 20:44:00

Just weeks after releasing his debut album, "Finally Rich," South Side rapper Chief Keef was taken in handcuffs from juvenile court Tuesday after a Cook County judge ordered him held in custody. Judge Carl Anthony Walker ruled that Chief Keef had...

Kelly defends against ethics allegations in Jackson Jr. race

2013-02-21 04:15:00

Democratic congressional candidate Robin Kelly defended herself from a state inspector general’s report and an internal audit that alleged she violated timekeeping rules during her failed campaign for state treasurer in 2010. Speaking after a...

Why is New York's Bloomberg butting into Chicago politics?

2013-02-20 00:00:00

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is butting his way into Chicago politics like some Mayor Buttinski. Bloomberg, the billionaire, news mogul and despiser of large soda drinks, is spending at least $2.1 million here to determine which Democrat in the...

Halvorson rips Bloomberg super PAC for TV attack ads

2013-02-05 14:38:00

Former U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson lashed out Tuesday against an expensive ad campaign attacking her past support from the National Rifle Association and accused New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg of using his super political action committee to try to...

An enjoyable stay with 'Immediate Family'

2012-06-11 00:00:00

You do not spend eight years at the heart of "The Cosby Show," the seminal TV show that revived the sitcom genre in part by extending to its reach to affluent and successful African-Americans, without learning a thing or three about mining family...

It's Bedlam Pronouncing Bethlehem

2012-07-30 16:22:17

Which team would be right fit for Guillen?

2012-10-24 16:17:27

A team where he wins Dylan Hernandez Los Angeles Times The Cuban national team? In all seriousness, I don't even know how to answer this question. Only three teams are looking for a manager and one of them is the team that fired Guillen. It's...

Marvin E. Newman's "Halloween, South Side" is among the 150 vintage photographs in "The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936-1951," on view March 14 to June 16 at the Norton Museum of Art.

2013-03-15 00:00:00

When a local music scene hits the national spotlight, while much of the hype is for the first artists out of the gate, the acts coming up behind them are the ones that truly blow up as the way has been paved for them.

2012-10-25 13:46:00

Watching the powerful 1969 film "Medium Cool" the other day, I was able to go inside the Amphitheatre and see the Democrats, including Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, father of the city's present chief executive, in action at that '68 convention.

2008-01-24 00:00:00