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• Candace Parker Retires, Having Forged a Legacy of Unrivaled Success

  29-04-2024 16:00
  
  After 16 WNBA seasons, three WNBA championships, two MVP Awards, two Olympic gold medals and two NCAA national championships, Candace Parker, one of the greatest and most influential basketball players on the planet, is retiring.
  Parker announced her departure on Sunday after forging a career as a versatile, highly skilled, and ballyhooed athlete who fulfilled their immense potential. 
  She made her announcement via an Instagram post.
  “I’m retiring. I promised I’d never che
  
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• Joe Turner’s Come And Gone: A Cultural Gem Plays At The Goodman

  29-04-2024 15:30
  
  A scene from August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come And Gone” (Credit Liz Lauren).
  The stage is set for an unforgettable journey of self-discovery and resilience as Chuck Smith’s powerful revival of August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” opens at the Goodman Theatre and extends its run through May 19.This timeless masterpiece, brought to life by an all-Chicago cast, promises an evening of profound storytelling and soul-stirring performances
  
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• Philadelphia has a lot more deadly shootings than expected for a big city − and NYC is much safer, new study says

  29-04-2024 15:00
  
  Philadelphia is more unsafe than it “should” be, based on its population. Matt Slocum/AP Imagesby Rayan Succar, New York University and Maurizio Porfiri, New York University
  Recent high-profile mass shootings at SEPTA bus stations have left Philadelphia commuters on high alert. Two gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in the Ogontz neighborhood on March 4, 2024, striking five people and killing 17-year-old Dayemen Taylor. Two days later, a group of teenagers shot eight other teens w
  
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• Tongji Philip Qian rethinks the studio

  29-04-2024 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In his first year as a resident at the Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago-based artist Tongji Philip Qian is rethinking the order of the studio. The artist has just launched his State VIII Project (八棱角空间), a three-year-long durational experiment divided into short exhibitions. State VIII Project questions the function of the studio while providing a […]
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• The neighborhoods missing from Chicago’s community safety plans

  29-04-2024 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  This story was published by the Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. Robbie Johnson is raising her family’s fourth generation of children in North Lawndale. As a little girl there, she felt safe and free—but the neighborhood, she said, has changed. “It was easier for me to walk […]
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