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• National Public Housing Museum Opens in Chicago, Honoring Residents and Housing Justice

  05-04-2025 16:00
  
  Political officials and National Public Housing Museum staffers, residents and advocates were on hand for the National Public Housing Museum groundbreaking at 919 S. Ada Street on Chicago’s Near West Side on Friday (April 4) (Photo Credit: Tacuma R. Roeback). 
  The battle over affordable housing has raged for decades in Chicago, where Black and Brown communities have long been disadvantaged and caught in the middle. Public housing, with its complicated history of promise and neglect, i
  
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• ‘TINA – The Tina Turner Musical’ Hits Chicago This June

  05-04-2025 14:45
  
  Jayna Elise as Tina Turner in “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” (Photo Credit: Julieta Cervantes).
  “TINA –The Tina Turner Musical” is coming to Chicago for a one-week run this summer, and tickets are on sale.
  The show will play at the Cadillac Palace Theatre from June 3 to June 8, part of an all-new North American tour that began last fall. Ticket prices range from $40 to $140, with a limited number of premium seats available. Group tickets for 10 or more can b
  
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• Trump’s Tariffs Hurt Workers. A Smarter Trade Strategy Could Empower Them.

  05-04-2025 14:30
  
  US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order during an event to announce new tariffs, in the Rose Garden of the White House on Wednesday. (AP pic via a CC BY 4.0 license).
  In the Trump era, economic policy often comes with more bluster than strategy. His latest round of tariffs is no exception. Slapped on a broad swath of imported goods without rhyme, reason, or regard for the people who will bear the brunt of the cost – American families and workers – these tariffs are a
  
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