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Op-Ed: Keep the Pretrial Fairness Act as-isandon November 28, 2022 at 12:00 pm

Pretrial justice reform was sorely needed in Illinois to address the harm the money bond system has caused Black, Brown,…

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Laos to Your House goes live at the next Monday Night FoodballMike Sulaon November 28, 2022 at 10:05 pm

Each week “Lucky” and “Pam” Seuamsothabandith walked the floor of the Seaford Clothing factory in Rock Island, Illinois, taking egg…

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Jack Off the Beanstalk at PrideArts, Natasha Leggero, and moreKerry Reid and Salem Collo-Julinon November 28, 2022 at 10:09 pm

PrideArts’ Jack Off the Beanstalk The Evolved Network is a recently established not for profit organization founded by Sebastian White…

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Editor’s note: I rememberon November 28, 2022 at 11:08 pm

The who’s who of local journalism gathered recently at the Newberry Library for the 83rd annual Chicago Journalists Association awards.…

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Black Arts Movement School, Looking for Jean-Luc, and moreMicco Caporale, Kerry Reid and Salem Collo-Julinon November 29, 2022 at 7:10 pm

It’s the final week to catch the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s “SAIC Faculty Sabbatical Triennial” exhibition, which…

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Monologuing: Title Ten at Artemisia TheatreAmanda Finnon November 30, 2022 at 6:13 pm

Int. messy Chicago apartment, unseasonably hot end of November.  Being a theater critic can be so isolating when you don’t…

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Season of the GrinchKatie Powerson November 30, 2022 at 6:23 pm

After earning rave reviews during its Chicago premiere last year, Matthew Lombardo’s provocative take on a holiday classic makes a…

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American Blues plants a whole holiday gardenDan Jakeson November 30, 2022 at 6:34 pm

Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas classic film is packed frame-by-frame with small moments of storytelling perfection, and as I get older,…

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God bless us, once againKerry Reidon November 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm

At a preshow reception introducing the Goodman’s new artistic director, Susan V. Booth, executive director Roche Schulfer talked about how…

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Black Ox Orkestar return after 15 years to explore modern socio-political strife though Jewish diasporic traditionsJamie Ludwigon December 1, 2022 at 12:00 pm

The Yiddish language originated in the 900s and peaked in the early 1940s with around 11 million speakers, primarily in…

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