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• First pitch: a journey through ceremony and baseball

  23-08-2023 23:51 via chicagoreader.com
  
  I threw the worst pitch of my life on a Saturday afternoon in Gary, Indiana. My brain lagged behind my body as it went through the motions that should result in a clean throw; everything went sour once my torso began to twist in the direction of home plate and I became fully conscious of […]
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• Rep. Robin Kelly Announces Funeral Plans for Husband, Dr. Nathaniel Horn

  23-08-2023 23:15
  
  On Wednesday, Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced funeral arrangements for her late husband, Dr. Nathaniel Horn.
  Rep. Kelly announced Dr. Horn’s passing over the weekend. The couple just had their 20th wedding anniversary earlier this month. 
  “My husband was a remarkable man. He was a loving father, a compassionate husband, an incredible friend, and a great doctor that touched the lives of many people in a positive way,” Kelly said in a statement. 
  
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• Cook County Cooling Centers Open During Excessive Heat

  23-08-2023 21:29
  
  Cooling centers are available to all residents across Cook County.
  The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Cook County between 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday with heat indexes between 110 – 115 degrees expected. Dangerously hot and humid conditions will linger through Thursday evening. 
  Cook County is increasing the number of cooling centers open to residents to include the County’s Skokie, Maywood, Markham, Rolling Meadows, Leighton, Bridgeview and Da
  
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• It’s breakfast for dinner with Vargo Brother Ferments at the next Monday Night Foodball

  23-08-2023 20:58 via chicagoreader.com
  
  You know how it goes. You spend your sweaty, fitful sleeping hours tossing and turning, dreaming of biscuits and gravy; eggs and hash; ham, cheese, and jam deep-fried French toast sandwiches. Your stomach is gnawing on itself, and when the alarm finally rings, you bolt upright out of your stupor and—damn! It’s 6 PM already. […]
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• Black Children 11 Times More Likely To Die From Guns Than White Kids: Study

  23-08-2023 20:09
  
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  Black children in the U.S. are 11 times more likely to die from guns than their white counterparts, according to a study from the American Academy of Pediatrics.Researchers of the study examined data on U.S. pediatric firearm deaths and disparities from 2018 to 2021. They found firearms to now be the leading cause of death among children and adolescents, surpassing car accidents.
  According to the study, there was a 41.6 percent increase in the total firearm death rate from 20
  
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• Chicago Reader Volume 52, No. 23

  23-08-2023 19:44 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Chicago Reader Volume 52, Number 23. August 24, 2023
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• The mightiest double bill at the Chicago Jazz Festival

  23-08-2023 19:31 via chicagoreader.com
  
  When I looked over the lineup for this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival, the first thing that leaped out at me was the pair of sets at Pritzker Pavilion on Thursday—saxophonist Chico Freeman celebrating the centennial of his famous father, Von Freeman, followed by bassist Ron Carter leading his group Foursight. Freeman came up in the […]
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• The Chicago Jazz Festival plays it safe

  23-08-2023 19:31 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The 2022 Chicago Jazz Festival was a heartening return to form for an event that hadn’t happened as usual since 2019. The weather held up, the crowds came out, and the programming did a fine job balancing a diversity of visions of what constitutes jazz. That success makes the conservatism of this year’s program doubly […]
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• Alexis Lombre brings her many-hued sound world to the Chicago Jazz Festival

  23-08-2023 19:31 via chicagoreader.com
  
  At 26, Alexis Lombre has been a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene for more than a decade, and lately she’s begun making a mark further afield. She began as a teenage piano wunderkind, and she’s since played in the Great Black Music Ensemble (a project of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) […]
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• For artist Ruby Que, spoons are a metaphor in life and in their practice

  23-08-2023 18:56 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Editor’s note: Coco Picard spoke with Chicago artist Ruby Que about their exhibition “Holding” at the outdoor project space Bird Show. Edited text from the comic is transcribed here to ease readability. Furthering Chicago’s long-standing tradition of artist-run apartment, outdoor, and itinerant exhibition venues: welcome to Bird Show, a seasonal gallery of juried contemporary art […]
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• Landree Fleming plants her feet in musical comedy

  23-08-2023 18:45 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Until recently, Landree Fleming was best known as a comic actor. She has appeared in over 20 local productions, including stints at the Marriott Theatre, Drury Lane, Chicago Shakespeare, and Porchlight. But over the last year and a half she has begun to branch out into directing. Last season Fleming codirected Paramount’s “Bold” series production […]
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• Bright Endeavors provides a guiding light for young mothers in Chicago

  23-08-2023 16:46 via chicagoreader.com
  
  As the proverb goes, it takes a village to raise a child. The folks at Bright Endeavors know that one of the best ways the village can accomplish that mission is by empowering and uplifting mothers.  The Chicago based candle company is a social enterprise of New Moms, a nonprofit organization established in 1983 to […]
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• Major Shakeup: White Sox Fire Top Execs Amidst Talk of Relocation

  23-08-2023 16:30
  
  The Chicago White Sox made seismic moves that will alter the shape of the franchise in the years to come.
  Yesterday, the team announced the firings of Executive Vice President Ken Williams and General Manager Rick Hahn.
  “This is an incredibly difficult decision for me to make because they are both talented individuals with long-term relationships at the White Sox,” said Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, “Ken is like a son to me, and I will always consider him a member of my family. &ld
  
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• In Motion: Metamorphosis explores the intersection of art and technology

  23-08-2023 16:15 via chicagoreader.com
  
  As the leader of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, Princess Mhoon is on a mission to raise awareness around the necessity of Black dance in the city and beyond.  CBDLP was launched by the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago and the Joyce Foundation in 2019, in response to a […]
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• Adrienne Nelson Makes History As 1st Black Woman Federal Judge In Oregon

  23-08-2023 16:00
  
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  Adrienne Nelson has made history as the first Black woman to become a federal judge in Oregon, per Face2Face Africa.
  The history-making achievement comes after President Joe Biden nominated her for the federal post last year. In February, Nelson was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 52 to 46 vote.
  “I approach each case with an open mind and treat everyone fairly, impartially because to the litigants their case is the most important case in the world. I try to communica
  
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• Unity Fest: West Side Churches Foster Peace, Provide School Supplies

  23-08-2023 15:30
  
  Photo: Pastors at Unity Fest presenting Cook County Commissioner Deer (2nd District) with the Government Recognition Award and celebrating his recently successful double lung transplant surgery. Shown are (L-R): Host Pastor and event organizer Rev. Dr. Floyd D. James, Sr. Pastor/Teacher, Greater Rock MBC; Commissioner Deer; Pastor Robin Hood, Redeemed Outreach; Pastor Chris Ferguson, Greater St. Stephenson MBC; and Pastor Cornelius Parks of Good Hope Free Will Baptist Church. 
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• The Carr Report: Until ‘DEBT’ do us part 

  23-08-2023 15:00
  
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  “I solemnly take thee to be my lawfully wedded spouse. For better or for worse, For RICHER OR POORER, through sickness and good health, until DEATH do us part.”
  Today, the divorce rate is an alarming 51 percent. Meaning, one out of every two marriages end in divorce. Of those divorces, nearly 80 percent cite financial problems as the leading cause. Is it irreconcilable differences or an inability to reconcile the budget?
  This suggests that people are willing
  
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• Chicago teen rockers Neptune’s Core celebrate their big new EP at Metro

  23-08-2023 13:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  When Chicago teen four-piece Neptune’s Core formed in 2018, they wrestled with punk, indie rock, and power pop—sometimes it felt like they weren’t quite in control of their music, but the results were always at least interesting. They self-released their debut album, Can’t Have It All, in 2020, playing snaggletoothed melodies with enough feverish energy […]
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• Sara Curruchich sings Mayan anthems for times of resistance and struggle

  23-08-2023 13:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  When Sara Curruchich makes her Chicago debut at the sixth edition of Chicago’s LatiNxt festival, the melodic syllables of the Kaqchikel Mayan language will ring out across Navy Pier for what might be the very first time. Curruchich is part a Kaqchikel Mayan community in Guatemala’s highlands, and she’s one of the first artists to […]
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• Chicago Cultivate unites cannabis lovers from a far-flung family of musical subcultures

  23-08-2023 01:27 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Chicago Cultivate celebrates cannabis culture, specifically the longtime friendship between music and marijuana. The lineup at this three-day bud bash assembles elites from the worlds of reggae, hip-hop, punk, and rock and adds sponsorships and vendors from some of Chicago’s best local brands. For obvious reasons, it’s a 21+ event, and though cannabis won’t be […]
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• Theatre L’Acadie’s Today Tonight Soon wears out its welcome

  23-08-2023 00:12 via chicagoreader.com
  
  It looks so simple: two people occupy a stage, waiting for something and talking about nothing. But Waiting for Godot works because Samuel Beckett was a genius, and because waiting itself was his subject. Few imitators can make the same claims, and neither holds true for Melanie Coffey’s world premiere with Theatre L’Acadie, Today Tonight Soon.   […]
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