Jason Weaver plays Shaad alongside Lynn Whitfield as Alicia in a recent episode of “The Chi.” Weaver went on to have memorable roles in the sitcom “Smart Guy,” and in movies “Drumline ...

Now he’s back in his hometown starring in “The Chi” and will be this year’s Bud Billiken Parade Grand Marshal. Jason Weaver sat down with us to share more.

Three decades later, the new attention to his legacy is “gratifying.” By Ashley Spencer When Jason Weaver arrived at his middle school in Chicago wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with “The ...