Illinois news

• Young-Holt Unlimited were more than Ramsey Lewis’s rhythm section

  11-08-2022 17:20 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Most musicians use their first professional endeavors to find a voice and develop their chops. So I love it when artists “spin off” into new sounds, even if they break up beloved bands to do it. Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler both left the Impressions to follow their own soulful muses, and jazz-funk ensemble the […]
  The post Young-Holt Unlimited were more than Ramsey Lewis’s rhythm section appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• Review: Mother of the Bride

  10-05-2024 19:05 via chicagoreader.com
  
  While there’s nothing wrong with a good old-fashioned Hallmark-style rom-com, there are just so darn many these days that to make one truly worthwhile, it really has to be a cut above. And while Mother of the Bride seems to have a lot of what could make it a standout—a pretty solid cast full of […]
  The post Review: <i>Mother of the Bride</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• Review: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

  10-05-2024 19:04 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes begins generations after the franchise’s last installments directed by Matt Reeves, which followed the first speaking ape, Caesar. And just as this film’s central simian Noa (Owen Teague) must contend with Caesar’s legacy, director Wes Ball must escape the shadow of Reeves, who took easy popcorn fodder and […]
  The post Review: <i>Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• Review: Dark Matter (Season one)

  10-05-2024 19:04 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Based on Blake Crouch’s 2016 sci-fi thriller novel of the same name, Dark Matter stars Joel Edgerton as college physics professor Jason Dessen, who lives in Chicago with his wife, Daniela (Jennifer Connelly), and their 15-year-old son, Charlie (Oakes Fegley). One night, Jason is abducted by an alternate version of himself who transports him to […]
  The post Review: <i>Dark Matter</i> (Season one) appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Campus protests, sexual abuse in youth prisons, May Day for Palestine

  10-05-2024 17:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Campus crackdowns The violence that swept college campuses from Columbia University to UCLA made it home to Chicago as police brutally disbanded Palestine solidarity encampments at the School of the Art Institute (SAIC) and the University of Chicago (U. of C.). Within an hour of SAIC students announcing their May 4 occupation of the Michigan […]
  The post Campus protests, sexual abuse in youth prisons, May Day for Palestine appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• The play that goes wrong

  10-05-2024 16:39 via chicagoreader.com
  
  My only memory of a Thanksgiving play from my school days stretches back to first grade, when I was asked to play a young Pilgrim boy instead of a girl—because there were more girls than boys in my class and I had short hair. Those were, of course, far less enlightened times. But as Larissa […]
  The post The play that goes wrong appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• Sweet Success: Kilwins Owner Named Illinois Small Business Person of the Year

  10-05-2024 16:00 via chicagodefender.com
  
  I knew I wanted to do something with entrepreneurship, but I didn’t know what it would be. – Jacqueline “Jackie” Jackson
  Walking into Kilwins in Andersonville is like entering a wonderland of sweetness. As soon as you open the door, the air is filled with the delightful aroma of chocolate, caramel and vanilla, instantly awakening the senses and inducing pure excitement. Ice cream is also served in the cozy space, where every sweet craving is effortlessly satisfied.
  
  Read more

• A Barrie Cole festival lays the table for a thoughtful feast

  10-05-2024 15:51 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Editor’s Note: Since all the plays presented in Hamburgers & Disappointment are for two people, we thought it made some sense to have two critics writing about the festival. Capacity and Meaning Is Tricky As one half of Sweetback Productions’ festival of playwright Barrie Cole’s two-person one-acts, Capacity and Meaning Is Tricky offer audiences a […]
  The post A Barrie Cole festival lays the table for a thoughtful feast appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Pullman and Roseland Communities Celebrate Latest Milestone in their Revitalization

  10-05-2024 14:30 via chicagodefender.com
  
  At the groundbreaking for the new 8-acre Pullman Gateway commercial center and the first Chick-fil-A on the South Side at 112th and Corliss Avenue. Pictured left to right are: Adrienne Baker, IFF, Managing Lending Director; Jason Hill, Chick-fil-A, Midwest Regional Director; 9th Ward Alderman Anthony A. Beale; David Doig, CNI, President; Commissioner Ciere Boatright, Dept. of Planning and Development; Reverend Charlie Dates, Salem Baptist Church; Reverend James Meeks, Hope Center Foundation, Fou
  
  Read more

• The return of the American Writers Festival

  10-05-2024 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In May 2022, the American Writers Museum presented the inaugural American Writers Festival, a free literary event featuring conversations with more than 70 authors from across the country. With five stages at the museum and the Chicago Cultural Center, the festival drew thousands of visitors. On May 19, the one-day event returns for a second […]
  The post The return of the American Writers Festival appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• Black Airman Shot & Killed By Deputies Who Entered Wrong Apartment: Lawyer

  10-05-2024 14:00 via chicagodefender.com
  
  Photo: Facebook
  A Black U.S. Air Force airman was shot and killed by Florida deputies who an attorney says burst into the wrong apartment, PEOPLE reports.
  According to civil rights attorney Ben Crump, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was on a Facetime call with a woman when he was fatally shot on Friday (May 3) by deputies at his off-base apartment in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
  The woman, who hasn’t been identified, said Fortson was alone in his apartment at the time of the shooting, acco
  
  Read more

• Collaboraction plans a ‘House of Belonging’ in Humboldt Park

  09-05-2024 23:49 via chicagoreader.com
  
  When Collaboraction Theatre Company first started back in 1996, it was like a lot of other emerging Chicago performing companies: ensemble-focused, itinerant, and mostly interested in presenting contemporary work. When Anthony Moseley took over as artistic director in 1999, he shepherded their annual Sketchbook Festival of short plays, which became the company’s calling card. Running […]
  The post Collaboraction plans a ‘House of Belonging’ in Humboldt Park appeared firs
  
  Read more

• Reimagining Jewish dance music for a Palestinian cause

  09-05-2024 22:41 via chicagoreader.com
  
  When Hannah Mira Friedland was a child, she held dance parties in the back seat of the family car on road trips. As the stereo played the Klezmatics or Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser, Friedland would make her Beanie Babies dance.  Friedland is still holding dance parties—now for humans—as a member of new Chicago klezmer ensemble […]
  The post Reimagining Jewish dance music for a Palestinian cause appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• Tita Tootsie’s brings vibes of paradise to the next Monday Night Foodball

  09-05-2024 21:53 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Tita Tootsie’s came to Chris Inumerable in a dream on the massage table. Last January, the founder of East Humbdolt Park’s Classick Studios was on an extended family vacation with his brother-in-law, DJ Coleman, a restaurant factotum who’d most recently managed the kitchen at Untitled. They’d been eating and drinking like gods at a swank […]
  The post Tita Tootsie’s brings vibes of paradise to the next Monday Night Foodball appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• Queer justice

  09-05-2024 18:07 via chicagoreader.com
  
  When Kevin Jennings was born, he says there was just a single state in the country where being in a same-sex relationship was legal: Illinois. This was before Stonewall. Before Obergefell. Before the AIDS crisis. Before sodomy laws were struck down.  “Being LGBTQ+ is a mental illness for which you can be put in an […]
  The post Queer justice appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• PUBLIC NOTICE: Request for Qualifications – Procurement Planning Consultant

  09-05-2024 16:53 via chicagodefender.com
  
  The post PUBLIC NOTICE: Request for Qualifications – Procurement Planning Consultant appeared first on Chicago Defender.
  
  Read more

• Former CPS Student Che ‘Rhymefest’ Smith Talks Chicago School Board Run

  09-05-2024 16:30 via chicagodefender.com
  Che Rhymefest Smith (Photo Provided).
  Writer, rapper, artist, activist, entrepreneur, teacher and leader—these words aptly describe Che “Rhymefest” Smith. 
  Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Rhymefest’s life is deeply intertwined with the city’s rich culture. Having attended Bryn Mawr Elementary School (later renamed Bouchet Academy) and graduating from South Shore High School, Rhymefest’s educational journey provided firsthand insight into the
  
  Read more

• Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it

  09-05-2024 15:00 via chicagodefender.com
  
  Lung cancer screening typically involves a low-dose CT scan. Adobe Stock Photoby Nina Thomas, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  Many medical organizations have been recommending lung cancer screening for decades for those at high risk of developing the disease.
  But in 2022, less than 6% of people in the U.S. eligible for screening actually got screened. Compared with other common cancer screenings, lung cancer screening rates fall terribly behind. For comparison, the screening rate
  
  Read more

• Man Pulls Gun On Pastor Mid-Sermon, Police Later Find Dead Body in Home

  09-05-2024 14:15 via chicagodefender.com
  
  Photo: Getty Images
  A Pennsylvania pastor had a gun pulled on him by a man who police later discovered had a dead body in his home.
  On Sunday (May 5), Glenn Germany was delivering a sermon at Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock when suspected gunman Bernard Junior Polite attempted to shoot him, per PEOPLE.
  Polite’s gun “failed to discharge,” allowing a congregation member and Germany to “subdue and disarm” him before anyone was injured.
  Polite is fa
  
  Read more

• This Week In Black History May 8-14, 2024

  09-05-2024 05:00 via chicagodefender.com
  
  MAY 8
  1858—The first play by an Afri­can-American writer is published. The play was titled “The Escape” and the author was William Wells Brown.1925—The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was found­ed. It would become the leading Black-led trade union organization in America. In addition to intro­ducing unionism to African Amer­icans, the ability to travel to cities throughout the country enabled the porters to become a major ve­hicle of communications
  
  Read more

• Rev. Jesse Jackson To Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor At 2024 Men Of Excellence Ceremony

  08-05-2024 22:27 via chicagodefender.com
  
  This year’s Induction Ceremony Honors Exemplary Black Men in the Chicagoland Community at the Tinley Park Convention Center on June 14, 2024.
  Chicago, Illinois – Rev. Jesse Jackson, the revered Civil Rights icon, will receive the lifetime achievement honor at The Chicago Defender’s 17th Annual Men of Excellence ceremony.
  Few have accomplished what Rev. Jackson has. From his work with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Operation Breadbasket to launching two civil rights organizations a
  
  Read more

• For the late Christina Ramberg, collecting was part of her practice

  08-05-2024 20:31 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The late Christina Ramberg’s paintings, drawings, and quilts are showcased in a gorgeous and long-overdue retrospective at the Art Institute, on view until August 11. Rather than explore Ramberg’s trenchant themes of gender and the body, I’d like to focus on her personal archive, pieces of which are displayed here. As an artist who also […]
  The post For the late Christina Ramberg, collecting was part of her practice appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• Navigating FAFSA Delays: Students Talk Scholarships, Embrace Resilience

  08-05-2024 16:00 via chicagodefender.com
  
  Credit: OneGoal
  For years, students nationwide have relied on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as a gateway to their educational dreams. 
  Whether submitted physically or online, this vital form stands as a beacon of hope for current and prospective college students, opening doors to essential financial assistance. FAFSA isn’t just a form; it’s a lifeline, offering avenues to affordable or even free college education through scholarships, grants and student lo
  
  Read more

• Mothering the Movement connects past and future

  08-05-2024 15:50 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In the first scene of Mothering the Movement, seven members of Free Street Theater’s youth ensemble riff on what mothers mean to them. On opening night, it was clear that some had their own mothers in the audience, giving special meaning to their tributes. It’s a touching, personal way to begin a play about Hazel […]
  The post <i>Mothering the Movement</i> connects past and future appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• Prelude to a Kiss highlights old souls in a fresh package

  08-05-2024 15:42 via chicagoreader.com
  
  It’s amazing that this play about old souls moves along at such a brisk pace.  Theatre Above the Law’s new production of Craig Lucas’s romantic comedy/drama Prelude to a Kiss is intentionally staged with no props or scenery. Director Tony Lawry’s notes say that’s to let the audience “dine on the sustenance inside this story.” […]
  The post <i>Prelude to a Kiss</i> highlights old souls in a fresh package appeared first on Chicago R
  
  Read more

• Judgment Day is amusing but slight

  08-05-2024 15:39 via chicagoreader.com
  
  “Jerry, just remember, it’s not a lie, if you believe it.” Jason Alexander doesn’t repeat this famous George Costanza line from Seinfeld in Rob Ulin’s morality comedy, Judgment Day, now in a world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. But he may as well. So much else in this play (directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel), which […]
  The post <i>Judgment Day</i> is amusing but slight appeared first on Chicago Reader.
  
  Read more

• Panther in the Sky tackles gun violence

  08-05-2024 15:35 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble and CIRCA-Pintig’s collaborative piece, Panther in the Sky, written by Lani T. Montreal and directed by Mignon McPherson Stewart, tackles difficult subject matter. Through its one-hour production, Panther grapples with gun violence, its victims, and the families (specifically the mothers) they leave behind, from the perspective of BIPOC moms and their sons. […]
  The post <i>Panther in the Sky</i> tackles gun violence appeared first on Chicago
  
  Read more

• Prospective Student Shot & Killed By Stray Bullet While Visiting HBCU

  08-05-2024 15:30 via chicagodefender.com
  
  Photo: GoFundMe
  A prospective student was shot and killed by a stray bullet at Delaware State University
  Camay Mitchell De Silva, 18, was fatally shot on April 21 while staying with a friend who attended Delaware State University, per PEOPLE. According to a GoFundMe page set up by De Silva’s family, the teen, who had previously attended Morgan State University, was considering enrollment at Delaware State to pursue cybersecurity.
  Gunshots rang out at roughly 1:40 a.m. on April 21. Officers
  
  Read more

• Black Man Pushed In Lake By Friend, Left Underwater For 10 Minutes: Lawyer

  08-05-2024 14:30 via chicagodefender.com
  
  Photo: Facebook
  A Louisiana family is seeking answers after their son nearly drowned in Lake D’Arbonne, KSLA reports.
  Christopher “Chris” Gilbert was at a lakefront restaurant in Farmerville with a group of friends when the near-death experience occurred.
  Gilbert’s family and their lawyer, Claudia Payne, claim he was pushed into the lake and left underwater for nearly 10 minutes.
  Payne said the friend group had initially told police and Gilbert’s mom that he had fal
  
  Read more

• MR. SONNY KNOWS for May 8, 2024

  08-05-2024 14:00 via chicagodefender.com
  
  The post MR. SONNY KNOWS for May 8, 2024 appeared first on Chicago Defender.
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsIllinois_ on Twitter!