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• Scary stuff is academic

  30-10-2023 23:29 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The monsters under your bed are subject to peer review. Since 2018, the University of Wales Press has published the Horror Studies series, a collection of academic writings on the horror genre.  Distributed by the University of Chicago Press, the series presents such scholarly titles as Theorising the Contemporary Zombie: Contextual Pasts, Presents, and Futures; […]
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• John Michael teaches us how to time travel with the Neo-Futurists

  30-10-2023 21:06 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Solo performer John Michael returns to Chicago’s stages this week with a new interactive show and, this time, he’s bringing 500 “time machines” in the form of naloxone to the Neo-Futurist Theater. Spank Bank Time Machine, his tenth show, is an ode to loved ones John Michael has lost to overdose, an experience he says […]
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• Pastor Mitty Collier spent the 1960s as one of the great voices in soul music

  30-10-2023 20:58 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The Secret History of Chicago Music may have my name on it, but it’s never a one-man show. I often consult experts, especially when I’m covering an unfamiliar genre or I hit a dead end in my research. Earlier this month, in fact, I turned to Chris Young of the excellent blog Downstate Sounds to […]
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• 15 Injured in Mass Shooting at a North Lawndale Halloween Party

  30-10-2023 14:30
  
  An early Sunday morning Halloween party in North Lawndale was the scene of one of the worst mass shooting incidents in Chicago this year. 
  According to police, 15 people were shot at the gathering, held in the 1200 block of South Pulaski Road in North Lawndale just after 1 a.m.
  Six women and nine men between 26 and 53 years old were shot. 
  Police reported that a 26-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man were transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition, while the remaining vic
  
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• Ex-Cop Gets Probation After Beating Black Man Amid George Floyd Protests

  30-10-2023 13:30
  
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  A former Minneapolis police officer won’t get prison time for beating a Black man amid 2020 demonstrations following George Floyd’s death.
  Ex-cop Justin Stetson pleaded guilty in May to third-degree assault and misconduct of a police officer in connection to the assault of Jaleel Stallings. In accordance with his plea deal, Stetson was sentenced to 15 days at the county workhouse and two years of probation, per KSTP.
  Stetson will also have his assault conviction d
  
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• City Calls for Winter Clothing Donations to Aid New Arrivals and Homeless Persons

  30-10-2023 13:00
  
  With the colder temperatures and winter approaching, the City of Chicago put a call out to residents to help new arrivals and homeless persons, including individuals, families, children and infants, with winter coats, shoes and warm clothing along with other essentials to safeguard them from the cold.
  The Chicago Transportation Authority will also provide warming buses at the landing location and 16 police district locations for new arrivals. The city is also working with faith-based leaders to
  
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