South Side Untold: We Need Your Help to Tell Our Stories
Help us reach our first 200 YouTube subscribers.
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Last week, we asked when your family arrived in Chicago, and here’s what we discovered: 54% of our readers who took the poll said that their family came to Chicago between 1921-1949.
I'm curious—would you be interested in sharing South Side history, your neighborhood, or your family's story on the South Side Untold podcast? Use the poll below!
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Happy Friday, Chicago Southsiders!
We don’t usually pop up in your inbox on a Friday, but we have some exciting news to share!
Thanks to all our new YouTube subscribers, we’ve officially reached 98 subscribers on our Chicago Southsider page—just 2 more to hit our goal of 100 this week! If you’re subscriber number 99 or 100, drop a comment on YouTube so we can thank you! 🎉
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Until next time,
Charlene Rhinehart
Publisher, Chicago Southsider
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Things to Do
2025 Chicago Black Restaurant Week: Check Out The South Side Restaurants Participating This Year.
Cowboy Carter Tour: Beyoncé is Coming to Chicago in May.
Shedd Aquarium Free Admission Days. Check out the 2025 schedule for Illinois residents.
Chicago History Museum Free Admission Days. Check out the 2025 schedule for Illinois Residents.
Meet the Winners of the Miss Chicago and Miss Chicago’s Teen Scholarship Competition. The state pageant will take place in June.
South Side History At a Glance
Meet the Father of Black History. 27 Surprising Facts About Carter G. Woodson and Black History Month That Will Inspire You
Do You Know Jesse Binga? Meet the Founder of the First Black-Owned Bank on Chicago’s South Side.
Medical Pioneer on Chicago’s South Side. Meet the First Surgeon to Successfully Perform an Open-Heart Surgery on a Human.
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