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• Meet the new editor in chief of the Chicago Reader: Salem Collo-Julin

  15-03-2023 21:58 via chicagoreader.com
  
  RICJ’s current chairperson Eileen Rhodes, has been re-elected, along with secretary Kim L. Hunt. New board member Reese Marcusson has been elected treasurer. Returning at-large board members are Alison Cuddy, Vanessa Fernandez, and Robert Reiter. New at-large members are Daniel Dever, Matt Doubleday, Torrence Gardner, and Christina Crawford Steed. Officers serve for one year while at-large members serve in staggered two-year terms.
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• The lies of others

  15-03-2023 21:24 via chicagoreader.com
  
  I’m just going to get the obvious adjective out of the way right now: Rajiv Joseph’s Describe the Night, now in its local premiere at Steppenwolf under Austin Pendleton’s direction, is definitely Stoppardian.  As in much of Tom Stoppard’s work, the story spans decades—1920-2010, to be precise. And like Stoppard, an object (in this case, […]
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• Public Notice: Notice of Filing of Evidence Regarding Reconciliation of Revenues and Costs under ComEd’s Environmental Cost Recovery Adjustment Rider

  15-03-2023 20:52
  
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• Sing a song

  15-03-2023 20:49 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Black Ensemble Theater has cornered the Chicago market on excellent musical tributes to prominent Black musicians, and their latest show Reasons: A Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) is no exception. The show is a high-octane extravaganza that opens with a set of glowing drumsticks, signaling that something special has arrived.  Maurice White, the […]
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• Missing girls

  15-03-2023 20:35 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In the world premiere of MIA: Where Have All the Young Girls Gone?, writer and director Mary Bonnett uses interviews and research to illuminate the crisis of missing young women in the United States.  The performance interweaves the fictitious story of a missing young girl named Mia (Jamise Wright) with real-life cases and statistics, emphasizing […]
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• Public Notice: Notice of Filing of Evidence Regarding Reconciliation of Revenues and Costs under ComEd’s Environmental Cost Recovery Adjustment Rider (Rider ECR)

  15-03-2023 19:23
  
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• The three faces of Joan

  15-03-2023 18:57 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Joan of Arc: history or apocrypha, saint or schizophrenic, myth or martyr? We’re all mad here, suggests Trap Door Theatre’s vivacious U.S. premiere production of Matei Vişniec’s Joan and the Fire (2007), translated by Jeremy Lawrence and directed by Nicole Wiesner. Down a narrow alleyway, through a restaurant, beyond an unimposing doorway, lies a world […]
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• Help Wanted: VP of Advancement and Executive Director of Ferris Foundation

  15-03-2023 18:55
  
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• Dance party, comedy extravaganza

  15-03-2023 18:43 via chicagoreader.com
  
  WTF is Black Joy, anyway? Rob Wilson aims to get into specifics with his Second City directorial debut, Dance Like There Are Black People Watching: A Black Excellence Revue. Second City has long been revered for being an improvisational comedian factory: many comics sharpen their steel within the hallowed halls and go on to have […]
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• Baby blues

  15-03-2023 18:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  When I read Molly Smith Metzler’s now award-winning Cry It Out in 2018, I knew it was something special. I am still not a parent myself nor (at that point) were any of my closest friends. Fast-forward five years and a lot has changed, but Metzler’s poignant portrayal of parenthood still resonates stronger than ever.  […]
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• Street songs

  15-03-2023 18:18 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In what was seen at the time as quite the upset, Avenue Q took home the Tony Award for best musical in 2004, beating out the Wicked machine and the critically acclaimed Caroline, or Change. The 2007 documentary ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway lays out the behind-the-scenes stories of that season, culminating in Avenue Q […]
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• Globetrotting Black nutritionist Flemmie P. Kittrell revolutionized early childhood education and illuminated ‘hidden hunger’

  15-03-2023 14:50
  
  She traveled far and wide to support children and families around the world. Cornell University
  by Brandy Thomas Wells, Oklahoma State University
  Nutrition is among the most critical issues of our time. Diet-related illnesses are shortening life spans and the lack of conveniently located and affordable nutritious food makes it hard for many Americans to enjoy good health.
  Physicians are also alarmed by nutritional trends they see among the nation’s most vulnerable people: children.
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• 18 Best VR Porn Sites: Top Virtual Reality Porn of 2023

  15-03-2023 08:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Everyone and their mother—well, definitely father—is familiar with standard 2D porn. But 3D porn? That’s where things get taken to the next level. With recent innovations in virtual reality (VR) technology, there is now an extensive range of VR porn that people love for its incredibly immersive experience. Although this article will do a lot […]
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