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• El Hongo Magico’s fungal-forward threads entangle the next Monday Night Foodball

  29-10-2024 23:39 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Around the end of August, a mushroom—a magic mushroom—flexed its gills and ejected a cloud of spores from a vegan food hall in Uptown. From there, they spread all over the city and sprouted into fully fruited fungal bodies that made their way into tacos and tamales at the Latina Brilliance Summit; at the Chicago […]
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• Damager celebrate rock ’n’ roll camaraderie with Forever or Else

  29-10-2024 20:10 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Damager play rock ’n’ roll with meaty hooks and riffs as big as a cruise down I-94. If this exuberant Chicago band reminds you of Japandroids—specifically their 2012 album Celebration Rock—well, that’s intentional. “I’ve been a huge fan of them for a really long time, and that album in particular was such a big moment […]
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• Becoming Paula Modersohn-Becker

  29-10-2024 19:09 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Paula Modersohn-Becker’s Self-Portrait on Sixth Wedding (Anniversary) Day occupies a wall tucked into the middle of the Art Institute’s current exhibition “Paula Modersohn-Becker: I Am Me.” Nude from the waist up, with a large amber necklace descending between her breasts and her hands wrapped protectively around a slightly protruding belly, the painting suggests that the […]
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• What is a poll worker?

  29-10-2024 17:07 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Early voting is underway in all 50 of the city’s wards. When you head to the polls, you’ll see a number of paid workers and volunteers doing everything from checking in voters to watching people tabulate their ballots. What is a poll worker? Poll workers serve as the face of the election office during voting. […]
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• A dog’s day out

  29-10-2024 16:26 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The City of Chicago boasts 33 designated off-leash dog parks, or Dog-Friendly Areas (DFAs). These parks require owners to annually purchase a $10 vet-certified permit confirming that their dogs are healthy and dewormed. DFAs usually feature a double fence to prevent dogs from escaping the designated leash-free area. The development of official DFAs is based […]
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