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• London feminist punk trio Big Joanie hit Chicago on their first U.S. tour

  11-07-2023 23:59 via chicagoreader.com
  
  UK punk trio Big Joanie played their first show at the 2013 First Timers Fest, a grassroots event where all the bands are making their debuts. First Timers seeks to diversify London’s DIY scene by encouraging people to try things they’ve never done before, and every act has to be able to tick two out […]
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• San Diego Padres Draft Homewood-Flossmoor Phenom Dillon Head

  11-07-2023 21:55
  
  An 18-year-old kid from the Chicagoland area just had a baseball dream come true. The San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball recently drafted Dillon Head out of Homewood-Flossmoor High School with the No. 25 pick in the first round.With the 25th pick in the 2023 #MLBDraft, the Padres have selected Dillon Head from Homewood-Flossmoor HS (IL). pic.twitter.com/gtMWsUIeqn
  — San Diego Padres (@Padres) July 10, 2023As for the city of the team that drafted him, Head is a fan.
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• Something Wonderful once again

  11-07-2023 17:02 via chicagoreader.com
  
  First published in 1978, Jeffrey Sweet’s Something Wonderful Right Away, an oral history of the Second City, and its precursor, the Compass Players, has inspired generations of comic actors and improvisors to try to become part of the Second City or to create their own theater to rival Second City—or both. Ask any prominent contemporary […]
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• Northwestern Fires Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald Amid Hazing Scandal

  11-07-2023 15:00
  
  Northwestern University fired head football coach Pat Fitzgerald after a hazing scandal shrouded the program and ultimately called his leadership into question. Another report from former players of color stated that the coach enabled a racist culture.
  On Monday, University president Michael H. Schill wrote an open letter to the university community on why he fired the decorated coach. 
  “The decision comes after a difficult and complex evaluation of my original discipline decision imp
  
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• Clarence Thomas Accepted More Undisclosed Gifts From Rich Friends: Report

  11-07-2023 14:00
  
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  A new investigation by the New York Times alleges Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted more undisclosed gifts from wealthy friends he acquired through a nonprofit scholarship organization.
  According to the New York Times, Thomas joined the nonprofit, Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, just months after being brought on as a SCOTUS justice in 1991. Through the organization, Thomas created relationships with a select group of wealthy conservatives,
  
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• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. To Host Leadership Conference in Chicago

  11-07-2023 14:00
  
  Organization Will Donate Food to 10,000 CPS Students and Support Mothers in Roseland Area
  Over 9,200 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® (AKA) members will converge on Chicago for their national Leadership Seminar July 12-16. AKA is America’s oldest service organization founded by college-educated African-American women.
  Under the theme “Pathways to SOAR: Expanding Your Leadership Potential,” the conference will develop and enhance lifelong leadership skills for membe
  
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• Attempted Robber Fails At Nail Salon Holdup, Customers Ignore Him

  11-07-2023 06:21
  
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  An Atlanta man was caught on video failing at his attempt to rob a local nail salon.
  According to surveillance video obtained by NBC News, the would-be robber, who remains unidentified, stormed into Atlanta nail salon, Nail First, demanding money last week, but customers and workers appeared to ignore his commands.
  “Everybody get down!” the man yelled, per the surveillance footage. No one moved.
  The attempted robber covered his hand with a crossbody bag to seeming
  
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• GOP Lawmaker George Santos Compares Himself To Rosa Parks

  11-07-2023 06:11
  
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  GOP lawmaker George Santos (NY) compared himself to civil rights icon Rosa Parks while defending himself against fellow Republican critics.
  According to the Daily Beast, Santos made the comparison last week during an appearance on Mike Crispi’s rightwing political podcast “Unafraid.”
  “They come for me, I go right back for them,” Santos said of his critics, “because they think for far too long they’ve gotten away with getting along to
  
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