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• Cook County groups want a budget freeze for the sheriff and state’s attorney

  05-10-2026 23:07 via chicagoreader.com
  
  A coalition of 57 community, faith, policy, and social service organizations is calling on the Cook County Board of Commissioners to freeze law enforcement spending amid a projected $550 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2027. The groups argue commissioners should freeze spending on the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s […]
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• Intimacy coordinator

  05-10-2026 18:39 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In the project 60 wrd/min art critic, writer Lori Waxman explores how art writing can serve an expanded field of artists—including those incarcerated, trying to gain visas, working to establish themselves professionally, or just wanting feedback for a secret hobby. For this iteration, Waxman reviews work by New York–based artist Yutong Xie. Yutong Xie What […]
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• Getting your drag or burlesque act together

  05-10-2026 16:32 via chicagoreader.com
  
  If you’ve ever seen a truly remarkable drag or burlesque act, you may have thought, “How did they even come up with that?” There’s a lot that goes into act development: music choice, choreography, props, character, tech requirements, costumes—sometimes even one or more act partners. Everything has to serve whatever story a performer is trying […]
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• Musclecars center New York City’s dance history in their omnivorous house tracks 

  05-10-2026 15:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Musclecars Fri 10/23 at Smart Bar
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