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An Alphabet for Joanna is a lyrical look at memory lossDmitry Samarovon January 5, 2021 at 6:50 pm

Poet Damian Rogers explores her relationship with her mother in her new memoir. Do you know your mother? I don't…

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The Evanston Performing Arts Collective kicks off with “A New World” on New Year’sCatey Sullivanon December 30, 2020 at 6:15 pm

Fleetwood-Jourdain spearheads a new collaboration "Celebrating Life, Community and the Arts." Shortly after the pandemic shut down the theaters, Fleetwood-Jourdain…

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The anti-capitalist face of designAshley Lukasikon January 5, 2021 at 8:50 pm

ChiByDesign founder Chris Rudd works to create equity and dismantle racism in the design industry. "TAKE IT ALL" reads the…

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Keep in touch with More Postcards PleaseCody Corrallon January 5, 2021 at 8:20 pm

The online project is an interactive time capsule for our moment. Like many people trying to make it through quarantine,…

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Hit ‘Em on the Blackside melds social justice and sketch comedySheri Flanderson January 5, 2021 at 11:00 pm

Congo Square launches a new online series. Chicago theater has been forced to improvise. When COVID-19 caused Congo Square's production…

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Pegasus Theatre Chicago’s Young Playwrights Festival turns 34Kerry Reidon January 5, 2021 at 11:20 pm

Three plays by teen writers offer historical twists, absurdity, and some on-the-nose social commentary. Nothing about this past year has…

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6-year-old boy dies in fire after being left home alone with siblings on Far South SideDavid Struetton January 7, 2021 at 9:49 pm

A 6-year-old boy died in a fire Wednesday in an Altgeld Gardens row house. Four other children were rescued by…

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The Capitol Insurrection Stirs Political Divisions as Old as IllinoisMatt Pollockon January 7, 2021 at 9:52 pm

Only two of Illinois's 17 representatives voted against confirming Biden’s electoral votes, but the move sent shockwaves through the state…

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