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• Remembering Jonathan Wilson 1949-2024

  12-07-2024 17:33 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Chicago theater history is filled as much with the stories of legendary teachers as it is performers and playwrights: Viola Spolin, Martin de Maat, Frank Galati, and Sheldon Patinkin (chair of the theater department at Columbia College Chicago for many years, including my time there in the 1980s), all come immediately to mind when I […]
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• City to sweep encampments, Oath Keepers in CPD, ComEd billing error

  12-07-2024 17:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  City to evict unhoused residents ahead of DNC Roughly a month before thousands of out-of-town guests descend upon Chicago for the Democratic National Convention (DNC), city officials are gearing up to displace almost two dozen residents of a long-standing encampment between the Dan Ryan Expressway and South Desplaines Street. The Sun-Times reports the Department of […]
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• City Council committee to consider ordinance to criminalize ‘unlawful gatherings‘

  12-07-2024 16:39 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The City Council Police and Fire Committee is set to consider an ordinance on Monday that would create a new criminal offense for “unlawful gatherings” of more than ten people and greatly expand the city’s authority to imprison and fine alleged violators, shut down businesses, and even seize vehicles. The measure will be directly introduced […]
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• Harvey Mayor: Soaring Property Taxes Could Turn Black Suburbs into ‘Ghost Towns’

  12-07-2024 15:30
  
  Mayor Christopher J. Clark warns that predominantly Black communities like Harvey are at risk of becoming ghost towns due to financial pressures.
  The six-square-mile Chicago suburb of Harvey, Illinois, has a robust history rooted in Christian values, home ownership and temperance. Its founder, Turlington W. Harvey, was influenced by the Christian teachings of Dwight L. Moody, founder of the Moody Church. As a Temperance town, it was conceived, bankrolled, and populated by residents who adhered t
  
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• A New Musical Celebrating the Life of Muhammad Ali To Play World Premiere in Chicago

  12-07-2024 15:15
  
  Richard Willis, lead producer of ALI, the new musical celebrating the life and legacy of the heavyweight boxing champion and humanitarian Muhammad Ali, today announced the production will premiere in Chicago at the James M. Nederlander Theatre April 22 through May 18, 2025.
  Groups of 10+ are on sale now by calling (312) 977-1710 or by emailing [email protected]. ALI will be part of the next Broadway In Chicago subscription. Current subscribers can begin renewals in August, an
  
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• Overtime: Bronny James….what do the pros say?

  12-07-2024 14:00
  
  :10—By now you’ve heard the YIN AND YANG about Bronny James and whether or not he should have gotten drafted by the L.A. Lakers and furthermore signed his first NBA contract worth a reported $7.9 million, with $5.4 million being guaranteed!  And note that his contract states he can’t be traded until December, if at all.
  :09—That being based on two things. #1. He’s the son of LeBron James, who wants to play pro ball with his son. #2. His college stats, here they
  
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• 9-Year-Old Black Girl Wins Boxing National Junior Olympics

  12-07-2024 13:45
  
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  A nine-year-old Black girl from D.C. recently won big at the Junior Olympics in Kansas.
  According to NBC Washington, Westia Russell took home a medal at the Boxing National Junior Olympics.
  Russell, known as Princess Mama in the ring, has been boxing since she was in kindergarten. The fifth grader now trains at the NoXcuse boxing gym in Prince George’s County five nights a week.
  “I get to beat people up without getting in trouble,” Russell said.
  Russell’s
  
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• Pretextual traffic stops are a poor policing strategy

  12-07-2024 00:08 via chicagoreader.com
  
  On March 21, Chicago police officers shot and killed yet another Black man, Dexter Reed. This wasn’t regular officers in a squad car with flashing lights. These were five plainclothes officers who were part of a tactical unit in an unmarked car. They pulled up, jumped out, and surrounded Reed’s SUV, yelling profanity-laced commands at […]
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