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• Uncle Vanya feels right at home on a factory floor

  14-01-2025 22:56 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Uncle Vanya, through 2/1 at Servi-Sure
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• Children of the cornpone

  14-01-2025 22:19 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Shucked, through 1/19 at CIBC Theatre
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• Michelle Obama to Skip Trump’s Inauguration

  14-01-2025 21:24
  
  South Side Chicagoan and former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Office of Barack and Michelle Obama confirmed her decision but did not provide a reason.
  “Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,” the office said in a statement shared with The Associated Press.
  Former first ladies Laura Bush and Hillary
  
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• All my works are haunted

  14-01-2025 17:21 via chicagoreader.com
  
  “Year Zero" through 2/9 at the Renaissance Society
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• Dorval R. Carter, Jr. Retires as CTA President After 40 Years in Public Transportation

  14-01-2025 15:45
  
  Dorval R. Carter, Jr., a giant in the public transportation world, announced his retirement as President of the Chicago Transit Authority, effective Jan. 31. His retirement marks the end of a 40-year career in public transportation, including nearly 10 years leading CTA, the nation’s third-largest transit agency. But it marks a new chapter as he prepares for his new role as president and CEO of St. Anthony Hospital on Chicago’s West Side.
  “The City of Chicago is grateful to Pre
  
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• Coyote Found Hiding in Cooler at Chicago Aldi Store, Safely Apprehended

  14-01-2025 14:45
  
  Coyote being apprehended at an Aldi store in Humboldt Park in Chicago (Screenshot from Instagram).
  The rumor you heard was true, and there is a viral video to prove it: A coyote was apprehended at an Aldi store in Chicago on Monday morning and was pulled out of the cheese section. 
  According to authorities, no injuries were reported to the coyote, police, witnesses or Animal Care and Control officials. 
  Animal Care and Control officials and police removed the not-so-wily coyote from in
  
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• J. Pharoah Doss: Republicans don’t think culture is a problem all of a sudden

  14-01-2025 14:00
  
  In 2004, the NAACP invited Bill Cosby to speak on the 50th anniversary of the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board school desegregation decision. Cosby informed the audience that Black Americans could no longer blame White racism for high unemployment, mass incarceration, and poor academic achievement. Cosby stated that Black America has its own culture to blame for these undesirable outcomes.
  Cosby’s speech sparked what became known as “the culture argument.” And it goes like this: Bl
  
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• Meta Eliminating DEI Programs

  14-01-2025 13:45
  
  Photo: Getty Images
  Meta is cutting its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) team and rolling back its related programs.
  In a letter to its employees on Friday (Jan. 10), Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, informed staffers that it was eliminating its DEI initiatives due to the changing legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the U.S., per The Hill.
  “The Supreme Court of the United States has recently made decisions signaling a shift in ho
  
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• Chicago Urges Residents to Prepare for Extreme Cold: Warming Centers Available January 13-15

  14-01-2025 04:00
  
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  The City of Chicago encourages residents to be prepared for drop in temperatures beginning Monday, January 13 through Wednesday, January 15 with temperatures dipping into the teens and with single digit and below zero windchill. The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) will work closely with the National Weather Service to monitor weather conditions 24/7 and alert the public to any changes. 
  A cold front moving through will quickly cool things
  
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