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• National Kidney Foundation of Illinois Thanks the 1,400 Who Walked for Kidneys

  08-07-2023 15:00
  
  The 24th annual Walk for Kidneys took place at Diversey Harbor in June, where the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (NKFI) warmly received a gathering of 1,400 patients, family members, friends and supporters of those with kidney disease.
  Individuals throughout Chicagoland came together to wholeheartedly support NKFI’s objective of enhancing the health and welfare of individuals who are at risk or impacted by kidney disease. By organizing fundraising activities, they successfully gene
  
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• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Movie Review

  08-07-2023 14:30
  
  by Dwight Brown film critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire
  (*** = 3 stars)
  It doesn’t start with a big bang, but it ends with one.
  Coming off the heels of the phenomenally successful, $1.4B grossing Top Gun: Maverick, expectations for this Tom Cruise vehicle to ignite the summer box office are high. Will it make a billion dollars? Only audiences will decide.
  “The Entity,” an AI being, threatens to upend the world. One precious device will start the mayhem. It’s
  
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• Victims Of Shreveport Mass Shooting Identified

  08-07-2023 14:00
  
  Photo: Getty Images
  Victims of the mass shooting that left 11 people injured and 4 dead at a July 4 block party in Shreveport, Louisiana have been identified.
  According to the coroner’s office, the four people killed in the shooting were Moriz Aziz, 22, Jarike Dorsey, 19, Demorie Williams, 24, and Syncere Brown, 17, per People.
  Aziz and Dorsey were pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting. Williams was taken to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries, Sgt. Angie Willhite
  
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• Here are Some Fun Things To Do in Chicago this Weekend

  08-07-2023 01:22
  
  One of the signature events of the summer is here — the Chosen Few Picnic & Festival. As always, the largest House music festival is expected to be the biggest and best one yet as thousands of House and non-House heads will descend upon Jackson Park on Saturday for this party and “family reunion.”
  As for what else is going on this weekend, it’s like a broken record: there are a plethora of options for you to get your #summertimechi on.
  With that said, here are some fu
  
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• Three Ways Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Can Improve Cash Flow and Combat Inflation

  08-07-2023 00:06
  
  (NewsUSA) – Cash flow is the lifeblood of any business, no matter the industry or company size. However, as economic headwinds and supply chain woes challenge the bottom line for both Main Street and Wall Street businesses alike, owners are facing significant financial frictions hindering business growth. Unfortunately, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are especially constrained financially, as many SMBs in America remain underbanked or unbanked while inflationary pressures continue
  
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• White Historian Allegedly Claims Her Life Would Be Easier If She Was Black

  08-07-2023 00:01
  
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  An 84-year-old historian allegedly refused to apologize after claiming her life would be easier if she was Black while speaking at a conference last month.
  According to the New York Post, Lois Banner, a USC professor emerita of history, made the alleged remark at the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians, which she co-founded in the 1970s.
  Ph.D. candidate Stephanie Narrow, who attended the event, took to Twitter to detail how the incident unfolded.
  “Well, the Berks p
  
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