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• Uncovering the roots of Chicago’s vibrant theater history

  22-04-2025 22:51 via chicagoreader.com
  
  “Act Well Your Part, There All The Honour Lies” were the bold words etched on the fire curtain at Hull House Theatre—a quote borrowed from Alexander Pope to inspire actors to connect their art with the civic engagement that Hull House famously wove into every aspect of their outreach. Chicago theatermakers and theater lovers were […]
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• Cosmic Underground opens in Logan Square

  22-04-2025 19:28 via chicagoreader.com
  
  When Reader contributor Marissa Oberlander wrote about taking classes with Harrison Lampert and Kayla Drescher through the Chicago Magic Lounge’s Magic College in 2023, she described them as a “magic power couple.” The pair first met as teenagers at a magic conference in Boston, worked together in Los Angeles’s magic scene for about a decade […]
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• Editor’s note: death and taxes

  22-04-2025 18:14 via chicagoreader.com
  
  So my father died in January. He was 75, within the range of U.S. mens’ average life expectancy (it’s anywhere from 74 to 77 years old depending on if you believe the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Bank, or Johns Hopkins University). It still feels like too soon. He was living with […]
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• Estate Planning Is a Love Letter: Monique Roberson Urges Black Families to Secure Their Legacy

  22-04-2025 16:00
  
  Chicago Defender writer Marshelle Sanders with Monique Roberson (Photo Provided)
  This story is part of The Chicago Defender’s Money Smart Week coverage, highlighting the importance of estate planning and financial empowerment in the Black community.
  In honor of Money Smart Week, The Chicago Defender highlights the importance of estate planning, not just as a financial necessity but as an actual love letter to your family.
  In an intimate Interview, media personality and life coach Monique R
  
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• Organizers Say Chicago’s Summer Street Festivals Are in Jeopardy

  22-04-2025 14:45
  
  Wicker Park Summer Fest (Photo Credit: Facebook).The Chicago neighborhood street festival, that summer ritual integral to city life, is in jeopardy.
  Increased expenses and dwindling donations have threatened the future of numerous festivals organized by nonprofits. According to organizers, if attendees don’t donate at the gate, it will translate to fewer live music stages, food vendors or the shuttering of small businesses that rely on these neighborhoods for revenue and exposure. It could
  
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• J. Pharoah Doss: Did the far-left defend the wrong Palestinian cause?

  22-04-2025 14:30
  
  People take part in a protest on March 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J., against the arrest and threatened deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident. Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images
  On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists stormed Israel from Gaza, killing over a thousand Israelis and taking over 200 hostages. It was the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Following the October 7th attack, far-left social justice groups held rallies in support of the “Pal
  
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