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• The Trenchies celebrate a new record with an old lineup

  07-11-2023 20:07 via chicagoreader.com
  
  On October 26, frisky Chicago indie rockers the Trenchies dropped their debut album, Addie’s Got a Famous Dad, but the lineup of the emerging band is in flux. Drummer Thom Weiss has moved to Virginia for grad school, and bassist Claire King (Weiss’s girlfriend) has stepped back from the group too. But when the Trenchies […]
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• RICJ Racial Justice Writers’ Room Fall Cohort Concludes

  07-11-2023 16:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  On Wednesday, November 1, the second cohort of the RICJ Racial Justice Writers’ Room concluded with a celebration at DePaul University. The Writers’ Room was led by Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, documentary filmmaker, and media activist Judith McCray, who is the Senior Professional in Residence in DePaul University’s journalism program, teaching documentary production, social justice […]
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• Amid Controversy, Ald. Ramirez-Rosa Resigns as City Council Floor Leader

  07-11-2023 15:15
  
  Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th Ward), a key ally of Mayor Brandon Johnson, has stepped down as City Council floor leader after a “disrespectful interaction” with a fellow council member who happens to be the most senior Black woman member of the governing body.
  He apologized for his actions, which stemmed from an altercation with Ald. Emma Mitts (37th Ward) during last week’s special City Council meeting, which primarily focused on Chicago’s response to the influx of migr
  
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• J. Pharoah Doss: Is proportionality in war absurd?

  07-11-2023 15:00
  
  The latest update out of the Middle East, as of this writing, stated that Israeli forces have intensified their bombardment of the Gaza Strip as the war with Hamas rages on. This is now the deadliest conflict in Gaza for both sides. The Hamas-run Health Ministry claims at least 5,087 Palestinians have been killed and 15,270 have been wounded. Since the Oct. 7 surprise attack by Hamas, in which 222 individuals, including foreigners, were taken captive in Gaza, more than 1,400 Israelis have been k
  
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• Questions Surround Death Of Black Man Who Was Shot, Found In Burning Car

  07-11-2023 14:00
  
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  An Atlanta family is seeking answers after a 45-year-old man was shot and left for dead in the back of a burning car, Atlanta News First reports.
  The body of Corey McDonald, 45, was discovered after authorities received a 911 call last month about two people in ski masks setting a car on fire.
  “It was just so brutal,” Torestha McDonald, the victim’s mother, said. “You killed somebody, and you tossed them in the back of their own car? And you drive arou
  
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