The Chicago Independent Bulletin (The Bulletin) is a true community newspaper. Each week for nearly forty years, it has been sharing news relevant to the community; highlighting neighborhood businesses and organizations; and honoring residents on the South Side of Chicago. Although many community newspapers cover stories in their individual neighborhoods, The Bulletin covers a good part of the South Side. In fact, they have a “readership of more than 85,000 primarily middle-class working African American families, businesses and neighborhood institutions.” Amazing!

Subscribers get information that is exclusive to the publication.  We get a taste of literary talent from the community in the Poetry Corner; columnist Eve Cogdell educates us on black history profiles throughout the year; and we get current entertainment news in the Mediatainment Zone. You can bet that graphic artist Jamal Bashir will bless our hearts and minds with a thought-provoking cartoon.  And my personal guarantee: you will find community information in this publication that you would NEVER see in or on any other media. The Bulletin is so connected that it publishes information from politicians first. Love it!

The resource would not be possible without the dedication of Managing Editor Hurley Green, III. He makes sure the paper is out every week. He is an excellent journalist and photographer. Yes, most of the photos in The Bulletin are his.  Although Hurley is doing a great job, I have to give credit to Hurley Green, Sr. for his vision nearly 40 years ago. He recognized an opportunity and made it a reality. And it’s still going strong even though people claim that print is dead.

Essentially, The Chicago Independent Bulletin Newspaper is one of the best things that has happened to the South Side. I know it’s been a blessing to me.  Don’t continue to miss out on great information, subscribe today!

For more information about the publication, visit their website:  www.chicagoindependentbulletin.net

Note from Shorty: I am not getting paid for this post, but there is a special place in my heart for The Chicago Independent Bulletin (The Bulletin) newspaper for two reasons: I am a contributing writer and it is one of the longest running publications catering to the South Side of Chicago.

Image: Hurley Green, III