Hegewisch and East Side Newspaper Collection

Dates: 1950-1994
Size: 30 linear feet in 18 boxes
Repository: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605
Collection Number: spe-n00136
Immediate Source of Acquisition: This collection was transferred to the Special Collections and Preservation Division from the Sulzer Regional Library in 1999.
Conditions Governing Access: Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use: Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection.
Preferred Citation: When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: The Hegewisch and East Side Newspaper Collection [Box#], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library.
Finding Aid Author: Michelle McCoy, 2022

Abstract

The collection contains issues of East Side News, The East Side Times, Hegewisch Herald, Hegewisch News, TheHerald, South Chicago Chronicle and The South Chicago Herald. These are newspapers that served Chicago’s East Side, Hegewisch, South Chicago and South Deering communities along with the surrounding areas of Burnham and Calumet City.

Historical/Biographical

The newspapers in this collection focus on the far southeast side neighborhood areas of Hegewisch, East Side, South Chicago and South Deering. These community areas were annexed to Chicago in 1889 along with the rest of Hyde Park Township. The region’s ports and proximity to railroads contributed to the area’s industrial development in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Hegewisch News began publication in the 1940s with offices at 3142 E. 133rd Street, and later at 3150 E. 133rd Street. The newspaper originally served the communities of Hegewisch, Burnham and Calumet City, but later issues included the East Side. The paper ceased publication in 1994. Chicago Alderman Edward R. Vrdolyak had a column in the paper.

Lakeview Publishing, Inc. operated several community newspapers. On October 11, 1990, they began publication of the Hegewisch Herald and The East Side Times to replace the community newspapers that were previously published by the Lakeshore News Group. The publishers were Lee Anglin and George Grbič. The papers served Hegewisch, Burnham, Calumet City, East Side and South Chicago communities. In 1993, Lakeview Publishing, Inc. created The Herald to combine The East Side Times and Hegewisch Herald and replace the Daily Calumet that had served the larger Southeast Side before it discontinued publication in 1987. The same publishers issued the South Chicago Chronicle beginning in 1991.

East Side News was published by the Hegewisch News and Pub. Co. from 1989 to 1990.

The South Chicago Herald began publication on February 1, 1994 by the Sunset News Group. The newspaper served Burnham, Calumet City, East Side, Hegewisch, South Chicago, South Deering and Vet’s Park.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains issues of East Side News, The East Side Times, Hegewisch Herald, Hegewisch News, TheHerald, South Chicago Chronicle and The South Chicago Herald. These are newspapers that served Chicago’s East Side, Hegewisch and South Chicago communities along with the surrounding areas of Burnham, Calumet City and South Deering.

Arrangement

The newspapers are arranged alphabetically by title and chronologically within.

Subject Headings

  • Community newspapers
  • Burnham (Ill.) -- Newspapers
  • Calumet City (Ill.) -- Newspapers
  • East Side (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
  • East Side News (Chicago, Ill.) 1989-1990
  • East Side Times (Chicago, Ill.) 1990-1993
  • Hegewisch (Chicago, Ill.) -- Newspapers
  • The Hegewisch News (Chicago, Ill.) 19??-1990
  • Newspapers -- Illinois -- Chicago
  • South Chicago (Chicago, Ill.) – Newspapers
  • South Chicago Chronicle (Chicago, Ill.) 1991-19??
  • The South Chicago Herald (Chicago, Ill.) 1994-1995
  • South Deering (Chicago, Ill.) – Newspapers

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  • Chicago African American and Latino Newspapers Microfilm Collection
  • Englewood Newspaper Collection
  • Greek Star Newspaper Collection
  • Residents’ Journal Records
  • Serials and Newspapers Collection
  • South Chicago Community Collection
  • South Chicago Newspaper Collection
  • South Shore Newspaper Collection
  • West Side Newspaper Collection

Collection Inventory

Box 16 East Side News 1989 August 7-1990 September 27
Box 16 The East Side Times 1990 October 11-December 27
Box 17 The East Side Times 1991 January 3-December 12
Box 18 The East Side Times 1992 January 2-1993 January 31
Box 1 Hegewisch Herald 1990 October 11-December 26
Box 2 Hegewisch Herald 1992 January 2-1993 January 23
Box 3 Hegewisch News 1950 January 6-1952 December 21
Box 4 Hegewisch News 1954 January 1-1957 December 27
Box 5 Hegewisch News 1958 January 10-1960 December 30
Box 6 Hegewisch News 1961 February 3-1963 December 27
Box 7 Hegewisch News 1964 January 3-1966 December 22
Box 8 Hegewisch News 1967 January 13-1969 December 26
Box 9 Hegewisch News 1970 January 23-1972 December 27
Box 10 Hegewisch News 1974 January 25-1976 December 24
Box 11 Hegewisch News 1977 March 25-1980 December 31
Box 12 Hegewisch News 1981 January 7-1983 December 29
Box 13 Hegewisch News 1984 January 12-1986 December 18
Box 14 Hegewisch News 1988 January 7-1990 September 27
Box 15 The Herald 1993 January 28-1994 January 25
Box 17 South Chicago Chronicle 1991 January 31-1992 April 10
Box 15 The South Chicago Herald 1994 February 1-1994 June 21
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