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• The smoke will rise when Dhuaan BBQ returns to the next Monday Night Foodball

  06-03-2024 19:41 via chicagoreader.com
  
  It’s been too damn long since there’s been any smoke on the corner of California and Wellington. It’s been about seven months, in fact, since a gust of masala-scented cheesesteak blew through the bar and blew everybody’s gustatory cortices. I’m speaking, of course, of the good works of Pitmaster Sheal Patel, who played his greatest […]
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• They love the 80s

  06-03-2024 18:20 via chicagoreader.com
  
  It’s totally easy to make fun of the 1980s. Shoulder pads you could poke an eye out with. Leg warmers over fishnets. The elevation of Bret Easton Ellis into a literary celebrity. But it was also a time of revolutionary music. The revelatory work of (among others) Michael Jackson, New Edition, NWA, and Public Enemy […]
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• Kai Akili, neosoul artist and founder of Forever Noir

  06-03-2024 18:07 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Born and raised in Chicago, Kai Akili (aka Tyler Martin) is a neosoul musician and recording artist who also works in performing and visual arts, event curation, and fine arts curation. He’s the founder and director of a creative company and independent record label called Forever Noir, which hosts open mikes on the south side […]
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• A tail of friendship

  06-03-2024 18:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  “Sludge and slurry!” Badger (John Drea) frequently exclaims to giggles and muted repeat-backs from the littlest of audience members. Utterly enchanted, the children in this audience seem mesmerized by Badger and Skunk’s (Vic Kuligoski) affixed tails, fuzzy ears, and quippy dialogue. The care put into their costumes, lovingly designed by Jessica Gowens, isn’t lost on […]
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• Chicago Reader Volume 53, No. 11

  06-03-2024 17:44 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Chicago Reader Volume 53, No. 11. March 7, 2024
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• Evidence of devotion

  06-03-2024 17:42 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The title of David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play does double duty: it refers to mathematical proofs but also to the question of what constitutes sufficient evidence of devotion to those we claim to love. Catherine (Dana Muelchi, truthful in every word and gesture) has sacrificed everything—friends, college, career—to stay home caring for her father, Robert […]
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• Twihard embraces the cringe

  06-03-2024 17:23 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Thirteen-year-old Amanda, not quite a Twihard herself but an avid reader who loved Twilight, would have died over Otherworld Theatre’s Twihard musical parody. Thirty-one-year-old Amanda thought the show was, as the millennial-mocking youths say, “cheugy”—and in true millennial fashion, still loved every cringey moment of it. Why? Because the musical parody by Brian Rasmussen and […]
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• Movement and memories

  06-03-2024 16:59 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble’s Meditations on Being is a sampler platter of eight pieces that in some way “reflects on what one remembers.” Not all the work on display here necessarily mirrors that mission. The opening poem by executive director and founder Ellyzabeth Adler feels like a hodgepodge of political righteousness rather than reminiscence. But when […]
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• Science, faith, and Elvis

  06-03-2024 16:48 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Deborah Zoe Laufer’s 2007 dramedy, End Days, has intermittent moments of charm woven into a premise that is trying way too hard for profundity and whimsy. (When a show begins with someone dressed as Vegas-era Elvis, you know you’re in for a generous portion of the latter.) Theatre Above the Law’s current revival, directed by […]
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• Rajah Caruth Makes History With NASCAR Win, Credits Diversity Program

  06-03-2024 16:45
  
  PHOTO: Rajah Caruth becomes the third Black driver to win a NASCAR national series race (Credit: Alejandro Alvarez, NASCAR.com).
  With his recent win, Rajah Caruth cemented his name in the history books as the third Black driver to win a NASCAR national series race, alongside Wendell Scott and Bubba Wallace.
  The 21-year-old driver for Spire Motorsports secured his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win at the Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Just three races into
  
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• Minor fireworks

  06-03-2024 16:21 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The title of the show is an overstatement. Yes, the show does have west coast roots; the particular version of long-form used in the show was developed at the LA-based, Second City–influenced comedy theater, the Groundlings. (Notable Groundling veterans include Laraine Newman, Paul Reubens, and Kristen Wiig.) And yes, the Groundlings long-form format, as performed […]
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• Into the desert with Joe Gallo

  06-03-2024 15:55 via chicagoreader.com
  
  When I asked Joe Gallo how long he’s been making art, he asked me how far I’d like for him to go. “That goes pretty far back,” he said.  Gallo was ten years old when he asked his uncle if he could borrow his camera. He never gave it back.  From there, Gallo’s journey with […]
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• Black Grandmother Wrongly Raided By Denver Police Gets $3.76 Million

  06-03-2024 15:45
  
  Photo: Denver Police Department / ACLU of Colorado
  A Colorado jury awarded a 78-year-old Black woman millions of dollars after Denver police mistakenly raided her home and wrongly arrested her. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Colorado announced that Ruby Johnson was awarded $3.76 million on Friday (March 1) in state court, according to a Monday (March 5) statement.
  Body camera footage shows a SWAT team raiding Johnson’s home in Denver’s Montebello neighborhood right aft
  
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• Elijah McClain’s Mother Upset After Paramedic Gets 5-Year Prison Sentence

  06-03-2024 15:15
  
  Photo: Glendale Police Department
  One of the paramedics convicted of killing Elijah McClain was handed a five-year prison sentence on Friday (March 1) after begging the judge for lighter penalties, according to KUSA.
  Judge Mark Warner sentenced Peter Cichuniec to five years in the Department of Corrections for second-degree assault, which is the minimum sentence for the conviction. Cichuniec injected a lethal dose of ketamine into McClain, 23, without consent during his brutal arrest in 2019. Th
  
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• Five Signs of Colorectal Cancer You Shouldn’t Ignore – Even if You’re a Younger Adult

  06-03-2024 14:45
  
  With March being Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society urges the public to be watchful for common signs and symptoms of the disease and ​understand your risk.
  In the recent Cancer Facts & Figures 2024 report from the American Cancer Society, researchers revealed a stark increase in ​colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence among Americans under the age of 55. In fact, in just two decades, CRC has moved up from being the fourth leading cause of can
  
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• Hunter Applauds $1.9 Million Investment In Local Pre-apprenticeship Programs

  06-03-2024 14:15
  
  State Senator Mattie Hunter announced that five organizations in the 3rd District have received over $1.9 million in funding through the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program.
  “Pre-apprenticeship programs open the door to well-paying careers for people of all backgrounds,” said Hunter (D-Chicago). “This investment not only helps Illinois build a better and more diverse workforce but strengthens our communities by empowering individuals to learn a trade.”
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• The Carr Report: Black, single mom with $400,000 in her employer sponsored retirement plan!!

  06-03-2024 14:00
  
  I recently received an inbox message from a tax client and soon-to-be financial planning client of mine: “Gm! You’re my finance guy, so I can show you this! This makes me SO happy!!!! I wish more people would do it!”
  Included with this message was a copy of an annual account statement from her Thrift Saving Plan (TSP). What was awe striking about this annual account statement was the current balance. The balance in her Employee Sponsored Retirement Plan was an astounding $414,1
  
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• MR. SONNY KNOWS for March 6, 2024

  06-03-2024 14:00
  
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• What’s on the ballot?

  06-03-2024 13:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Illinois’s primary election is less than a month away, with early voting in Chicago already underway and several key races drawing attention from prospective voters. The Reader rounded up a few of the top contests ahead of the March 19 election. Congress While there are several races during this year’s primaries for Illinois’s many congressional […]
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• 20 Best Craigslist Personals Alternative Websites For Dating and Casual Encounters in 2024

  06-03-2024 08:50 via chicagoreader.com
  
  You may or may not be aware that Craigslist closed its Personals section after the passage of SESTA in 2018.  Contrary to lawmakers’ assumptions, people used Craigslist for totally legitimate reasons, including meeting people in their area, whether for friendship, casual hookups, or dating.  Now that Craigslist Personals are no more, you may find yourself […]
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• 20 Best Backpage Alternative Sites for Meeting People or Buying and Selling Items in 2024

  06-03-2024 08:04 via chicagoreader.com
  
  You may have heard about Backpage, a website where you could find ads for just about anything you can think of. That’s because it made national headlines a few years back because some unsavory people were using it for questionable reasons. That said, many people used Backpage legitimately such as buying or selling regular goods […]
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