Decades before Irish were Chicago political royalty, they lived in a ramshackle slum called Kilgubbin
In the 1850s and 1860s, Kilgubbin was often mentioned in the pages of the Tribune and other Chicago newspapers. The name ...
The Pantagraph7d
Kilgubbin once an Irish slum in Chicago
The name became symbolic of slums where ... which became the South Side’s Bridgeport neighborhood. And when the Great Famine devastated Ireland in the 1840s, Chicago was a destination for ...
Alleged Venezuelan gang member arrested in deadly triple shooting on South Side, officials say
U.S. Marshals arrested an alleged member of the Tren De Aragua Venezuelan gang in Georgia. He is accused of kidnapping three ...
Photos: 45th South Side Irish Parade
South Side Irish Parade in Beverly and Morgan Park brought crowds out despite the cold and snow on March 16, 2025. Parade committee officials estimated a turnout of 77,000 at the event, which ...
Politico10d
Immigrants transformed Chicago’s South Side. Trump’s crackdown is pushing them underground.
CHICAGO — The St. James Community Church, a traditionally Black congregation on this city’s South Side, holds a family brunch on the first Sunday of each month that has attracted immigrants ...
Yahoo6d
Decades before Irish were Chicago political royalty, they lived in a ramshackle slum called Kilgubbin
The name became symbolic of slums where ... which became the South Side’s Bridgeport neighborhood. And when the Great Famine devastated Ireland in the 1840s, Chicago was a destination for ...