November 2, 2015
Gus Savage
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Gus Savage, Founder of the Chicago Citizen Newspaper, Congressman, Dies at 90
Gus Savage, the former congressman, civil rights activist and journalist, was his usual outspoken self on his 90th birthday party.
In Memoriam Gus Savage
Founder Chicago Citizen Newspaper
Today we pay tribute to our founder, former congressman, Gus Savage, who died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 at the age of 90. We will eternally honor and cherish the leadership and fortitude you portrayed while establishing the Chicago Citizen Newspaper…the largest, black-owned, weekly newspaper chain in the Midwest. It is and will remain the absolute shining gem of Chicago’s south side.