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• Nightlife without nightcaps

  08-07-2026 18:01 via chicagoreader.com
  
  When I’m scrolling on Instagram, perusing party promo photos of people dancing in some south-side warehouse or West Town lesbian bar, there are always red Solo cups and half-filled glasses in the hands of the smiling patrons. As a sober person who loves a 1 AM nightlife moment, my beverage of choice is a Heineken […]
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• Synapse Arts 2026 New Works program focused on care, motherhood, and connection

  08-07-2026 16:53 via chicagoreader.com
  
  From June 25 to June 28, Synapse Arts presented 2026 New Works at Berger Park Cultural Center, featuring trace by Qū Jié 曲洁 and Tending to the M{other}: Home Work by Aurora Tabar and Christine Shallenberg, works created with Synapse’s support, including rehearsal space, mentorship, documentation, and a stipend. On Sunday, the shared afternoon program […]
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• Speaking for the silenced

  08-07-2026 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  For nearly a decade, the global media treated the high-profile death of Illinois socialite Sheila von Wiese-Mack as a one-dimensional true-crime spectacle. Most accounts zeroed in on the gruesome details of her murder in Bali, orchestrated by her daughter, Heather Mack, carried out with help from Mack’s boyfriend.  But for retired Oak Park Police sergeant […]
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