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• Review: Waiting for the Light to Change

  05-05-2023 18:49 via chicagoreader.com
  
  DePaul alumna Linh Tran’s feature debut considers the liminal period in a person’s life that is their early 20s, when the future is seemingly far ahead but still so near.
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• Review: Peter Pan & Wendy

  05-05-2023 18:49 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Peter Pan & Wendy is a puzzlingly bland take on one of the liveliest children’s stories of all time.
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• Murder songs

  05-05-2023 18:24 via chicagoreader.com
  
  After five people (including a nine-year-old child) were murdered in a mass shooting in Texas last week, Governor Greg Abbott tweeted, “I’ve announced a $50K reward for info on the criminal who killed five illegal immigrants Friday.” As it turns out, not all of the victims were undocumented. But that’s not the point: Abbott knew […]
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• Molly Compton, founder of Ur Mom Records

  05-05-2023 17:56 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Molly Compton is a scene mom and mentor who founded the independent label Ur Mom Records in December 2021, using her savings and support from family. Compton is a recognizable face in the local DIY music scene: she hosts twice-monthly COVID-safe house shows for local and touring acts, either at her place or in her […]
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• As the Defender Turns 118, Publisher Dyanna Lewis Embraces the Future

  05-05-2023 16:00
  
  Since Robert Sengstacke Abbott founded the Chicago Defender newspaper in 1905, with a 25-cent initial investment and a press run of 300 copies, “The World’s Greatest Weekly” has and remains a paper for Black people — from Chicago and beyond. 
  The Defender earned this history as a chronicler and catalyst. Whether it reported the grievous details of the Emmett Till lynching or spurred the Black exodus known as the Great Migration, it has been steadfast in its mission t
  
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• Red Clay Dance Company Announces World Premiere of ‘Rest. Rise. Move. Nourish. Heal’

  05-05-2023 15:15
  
  Red Clay Dance Company will close out its 14th Season with the world premiere of its newest work, “Rest.Rise.Move.Nourish.Heal.,” which audiences will have the opportunity to experience on June 8-10, 2023.Rest. Rise.Move.Nourish.Heal is a site-responsive dance ritual created by Founder and Artistic Director Vershawn Sanders-Ward and Company in collaboration with composer avery r. young, filmmaker Jovan Landry, Kelley KFLEYE Moseley and Evelyn Danner.
  This new work was developed in re
  
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• Chicago Resiliency Fund 2.0 Distributes First $1.2m in Relief Payments

  05-05-2023 14:45
  
  Earlier this week, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) Commissioner Brandie Knazze announced that $1.2M has been distributed to more than 2,400 eligible households who applied for financial relief from the Chicago Resiliency Fund 2.0. The purpose of the fund is to provide $500 relief payments to populations that had difficulties accessing and qualifying for federal relief payments, including households with dependents who were excluded from federal stimul
  
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• Atlanta Shooting Suspect Was Upset With Doctors Before Opening Fire: Mom

  05-05-2023 14:00
  
  The mother of the 24-year-old man accused of killing one woman and injuring four others at an Atlanta medical center has revealed that her son was upset with doctors before opening fire.
  Suspected shooter Deion Patterson was in the waiting room of a Northside Hospital medical office on Wednesday (May 3) when he allegedly opened fire.
  Patterson’s mom, Minyone Patterson, told Channel 2 Action News that her son was upset that doctors wouldn’t give him Ativan, an anti-anxiety drug.
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• A new life for Carol Day

  05-05-2023 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  This is the tale of an unlikely trio who came together to save the legacy of a brilliant artist nearly lost to history, British illustrator David Wright. It’s also the origin story of Lance Hallam—an oversize, exquisitely bound book of glorious artwork destined to be displayed.  Listening to them talk about it, you would think […]
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• Outrage Grows As NYC Chokehold Death Of Jordan Neely Ruled Homicide

  05-05-2023 13:00
  
  Calls for justice are growing after the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, a well-known Michael Jackson impersonator who struggled with mental illness, was ruled a homicide by a medical examiner, per NBC New York.Police and fellow riders previously said a 30-year-old homeless man, now identified as Neely, began acting aggressively toward passengers upon entering a train on Monday (May 1).
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• Former viral star Rebecca Black cautiously finds her voice on Let Her Burn

  05-05-2023 13:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In 2011, Rebecca Black became one of the first teen YouTube sensations when she went viral with the video for “Friday,” her ode to the freedom of childhood weekends. Backlash arrived just as quickly as her newfound fame, and even though she was 13 years old, she wasn’t spared harsh criticism. As Dan Whitworth at […]
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• Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  05-05-2023 08:35 via chicagoreader.com
  
  While better than most recent Marvel or DC films, it definitely lacks the fun, buddy-film aspects and sincere relationships of the original in lieu of an exhausting mission-based story.
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• Little treat season

  05-05-2023 02:06 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In my household, we’re currently celebrating “little treat” season. It occurs every year just as Chicago is shaking off the winter weather; on days when it’s extra sunny or unseasonably warm, my partner and I allow ourselves to go out and get a little treat. Now, “little treat” can mean anything from a shared iced […]
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