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• Review: Kung Fu Panda 4

  14-03-2024 21:20 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Naturally, skepticism creeps in by the fourth installment of any saga. It’s a feat that even the most beloved franchise struggles to overcome. Still, Dreamworks never fails to overstuff their audiences—Shrek Forever After and Penguins of Madagascar both come to mind. Kung Fu Panda 4 is no exception, and it’s likely to be one bite […]
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• Review: Imaginary

  14-03-2024 21:20 via chicagoreader.com
  
  A brief list of scary phrases written on the walls in crayon throughout Imaginary, PG-13 horror auteur Jeff Wadlow’s newest Blumhouse movie: “We love 2 play”; “a peez ov you”; “Chauncey’s super fun!” The Chauncey in question is technically a teddy bear, in the same sense that Imaginary is technically a movie, but more accurately […]
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• Review: Arthur the King

  14-03-2024 21:20 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Simon Cellan Jones’s Arthur the King (based on a nonfiction book by Mikael Lindnord) is a standard Hollywood sports drama, with one exception. Halfway through, we learn that the main character is a dog. The challenge/competition in this iteration of the familiar story is an extreme sports Iron Man race over 400 miles through the […]
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• Shelter evictions, CCPSA nominees, state lawmakers challenge CPS changes

  14-03-2024 20:11 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Thank you, next Mayor Brandon Johnson said this week that officials are moving ahead as planned to evict potentially thousands of people from city-run migrant shelters by Saturday (some will receive “exemptions” and be allowed to stay). When pressed by reporters, Johnson couldn’t say how many people would be impacted. “I don’t know if it’s […]
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• Get yer Yiayias out for Meze Table at the next Monday Night Foodball

  14-03-2024 15:53 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In Greece, just as in Chicago, everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.  In Avondale, everybody is Greek on the day after. At least that’s true this Monday, March 18, when the two Beths of Meze Table return to Monday Night Foodball, the Reader’s weekly chef pop-up at Ludlow Liquors. You’ll remember we closed down […]
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• Chicago Battles Measles Outbreak With 2 Confirmed Cases Being CPS Students

  14-03-2024 14:30
  
  The city is fighting against a potential measles outbreak. 
  On Wednesday (March 13), the Chicago Department of Public Health confirmed 10 measles cases in Chicago, with eight coming from a Chicago shelter housing new arrivals. 
  Two of those cases were Chicago Public Schools students who attend Philip D. Armour Elementary School and Cooper Dual Language Elementary Academy, ABC 7 Chicago reported. One of the cases involving those CPS students were identified over the weekend but informat
  
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• American Academy of Dermatology Votes to Uphold DEI Policies

  14-03-2024 14:00
  
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  The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has rejected a proposal to end its DEI programs.
  On Sunday (March 10), the AAD, a non-profit organization made up of dermatologists across the U.S. and Canada, voted to reject a resolution called “Sunsetting all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs” that claimed DEI would negatively impact dermatology, per NBC News.
  The resolution was co-authored by dozens of AAD members who sought to end DEI initiatives and pro
  
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• ‘Bling Bishop’ Lamor Whitehead Convicted Of Fraud, Extortion

  14-03-2024 13:15
  
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  The New York pastor who was both robbed of $1 million worth of jewelry during a church service and accused of stealing a parishioner’s life savings has been found guilty of extortion and fraud.
  Lamor Whitehead, known as the Brooklyn “Bling Bishop,” was convicted of one count of making false statements to the FBI, one count of attempted extortion, one count of attempted wire fraud, and two counts of wire fraud after he allegedly scammed and exploited 58-year-
  
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• Chicago Public Schools to Host Black Student Success Community Roundtable Discussions

  14-03-2024 13:00
  
  The District’s new Black Student Success Working Group is comprised of more than 60 District, school, and community members dedicated to fostering Black student success (All Photos by Chicago Public Schools). 
  The mission of Chicago Public Schools is to provide a high-quality public education for every child in every neighborhood that prepares them for success in college, career, and civic life. While CPS has made efforts to address long-standing racial inequities in education, Black
  
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