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• Documenting the ‘pure childhood joy’ of baseball

  31-08-2023 20:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Solutions for violence disruption often fall on the shoulders of politicians and policymakers, but one youth baseball league is tackling the issue through the power of organized sports, as highlighted in an upcoming documentary.
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• Members only

  31-08-2023 17:17 via chicagoreader.com
  
  “If the Internet taught me anything,” says Logan, a shaggy-haired, newly-out incoming college freshman played by Ben Ballmer, “it was that gay people are awesome.” He’s blessed in that everyone in his life, from his childhood best friend (Sophie Murk) to his new Diversity House residence hall roommates, accepts him for his true self; the […]
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• Mayor Johnson Proclaims August 30 as Chairman Fred Hampton Day

  31-08-2023 16:45
  
  Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a proclamation honoring the life and legacy of Fred Hampton, the former activist and chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party.
  “It is my privilege to honor our history with a proclamation that August 30th will be known as Chairman Fred Hampton Day in the City of Chicago,” said Mayor Johnson in a statement.It is my privilege to honor our history with a proclamation that August 30th will be known as Chairman Fred Hampton Day in the City o
  
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• Shaking your ass for the revolution

  31-08-2023 16:31 via chicagoreader.com
  
  It was a gorgeously sunny and breezy Sunday afternoon, and I was tucked into a corner at Fort Knox Studios on the far northwest side. As I settled into my plastic folding chair, the lighting crew —helmed by veteran Fly Honey lighting director Slick Jorgensen, recording the show onto their phone—assembled around me. As it […]
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• Cook County Flood Relief: Aid is Approaching – Our Vigilance Remains Essential

  31-08-2023 16:30
  
  Last month, we saw record-breaking storms in Cook County, leading to significant flooding in our neighborhoods.
  In an instant, lives and livelihoods were changed by the torrential rainfall.
  Homeowners and businesses experienced damages, some uninsured and, in some cases, unrecoverable. 
  This led to some families having to temporarily or even permanently relocate, to their substantial economic detriment. Some businesses have had to close their doors – either temporarily or permanently.
  
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• CHA Receives 32,000 Books From National Book Foundation to Distribute to Youth

  31-08-2023 14:30
  
  20,000 are being distributed at CHA offices and sites around the city; the remainder at 2023 Operation Warm event
  The Chicago Housing Authority received 32,000 books through the National Book Foundation’s “Book Rich Environments” program. Throughout the summer, those books have been distributed across CHA sites throughout Chicago, fostering a culture of reading.
  Roughly 20,000 books are currently being disseminated through CHA property management offices, Housing Choice Voucher
  
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• Toni Preckwinkle Unveils Plans for Fifth Annual Racial Equity Week, Sept. 11-15, 2023

  31-08-2023 14:00
  
  Earlier this week, the office of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced additional events and details for the upcoming fifth annual Racial Equity Week, to be held September 11-15, 2023.
  This year’s theme is “Interwoven Narratives, Collective Impact: 5 Years of Racial Equity Week,” and aims to encourage residents to use their imaginations to understand justice and equity at the intersections of identities through events and programming. All ev
  
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• New Details About Jacksonville Shooter Revealed In 911 Audio Call

  31-08-2023 07:37
  
  Photo: Getty Images
  Newly released audio from a 911 call sheds light on the shooter who killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida.
  On Tuesday (August 29), the Clay County sheriff’s office released edited audio of the 911 call made by the father of Ryan Palmeter, the 21-year-old white gunman accused of launching a racially motivated attack at a Jacksonville Dollar General on Saturday (August 26), per NBC News.
  Palmeter, who worked at a Dollar Tree store fr
  
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• Hurricane Idalia, Rare Supermoon Could Team Up And Make Flooding Worse: NWS

  31-08-2023 07:33
  
  Photo: DeepDesertPhoto / RooM / National Weather Service
  A rare blue supermoon could make flooding from Hurricane Idalia worse as the storm trudges through Florida and takes aim at Georgia and South Carolina, according to FOX 35.
  The moon will be closest to Earth on Wednesday (August 30), making its gravitational pull on the planet stronger. That means the spectacular phenomenon could raise the tides higher than usual and make Idalia’s hazards more dangerous.
  “I would say the timing
  
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• Bond Set For Ex-Black Voices For Trump Director In Georgia Election Case

  31-08-2023 07:27
  
  Photo: Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
  A judge has set bond for the former Black Voices for Trump director who was jailed after he surrendered to authorities last week in the Georgia election interference case.According to court documents obtained by NBC News, Judge Scott McAfee set a $100,000 bond for Harrison Floyd, one of the 18 co-defendants charged with former President Donald Trump in connection to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. McAfee broke down the bond as $40,000 for the ra
  
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