Rika Lin’s ‘ingenuity of necessity’ bridges centuries of traditionon April 7, 2021 at 5:15 pm

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Black hair. A jilted woman. A sacrifice. Snow. "She's a geisha who falls in love with a samurai. They have…

What are human rights to the incarcerated?on April 7, 2021 at 6:55 pm

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click to enlarge "Art helps to free people even while incarcerated," Renaldo Hudson says in the new book Carving…

Man faces murder charge in West Garfield Park shootingon April 8, 2021 at 2:08 am

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A 25-year-old man is facing murder charges in connection to a January shooting in West Garfield Park. Dwayne Mason was…

The Mix: Chicago Latino Film Festival, PrideArts Spring Fest and more cool things to do April 8-15on April 8, 2021 at 1:45 am

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Celebrate Latino cinema The 37th annual Chicago Latino Film Festival presents its always-impressive roster of 45 features and 36 short…

Pressure cooker: Joc Pederson breaks through, but slumping Cubs lose againon April 8, 2021 at 12:10 am

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Like every other hitter in a struggling Cubs lineup, newcomer Joc Pederson tells himself it's early, there's no reason to…

$500K bail for Aurora man charged with shooting at girlfriend’s caron April 8, 2021 at 12:10 am

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An Aurora man accused of beating his girlfriend and shooting the back of her vehicle last month in the west…

Man who fired gun, leading 2 CPD officers to be struck and killed by train, gets year in prisonon April 7, 2021 at 11:28 pm

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A man who test-fired a gun he found on a Far South Side railroad line -- leading two responding Chicago…

Biden to unveil actions on guns, including new ATF bosson April 7, 2021 at 9:53 pm

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WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden will unveil a series of executive actions aimed at addressing gun violence on Thursday, according…

Expert: Derek Chauvin never took knee off George Floyd’s neckon April 7, 2021 at 10:13 pm

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd's neck -- and was bearing down with most of…

Galesburg man pleads guilty to arson during Minneapolis unrest following George Floyd’s deathon April 7, 2021 at 10:36 pm

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A Galesburg man pleaded guilty to a federal arson charge Wednesday for setting fire to a Sprint store in Minneapolis…