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Welcome to our guide of events and entertainment in Chicago at our city’s best museums and galleries. Bookmark this page and check back for updates on the latest activities.

The Hartwell Memorial Window

When: Permanent

Where: Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan

What: A magnificent stained glass window made by Tiffany Studios in 1917 is now on permanent display at the Art Institute. The Hartwell Memorial Window, attributed to Agnes F. Northrop, Tiffany’s leading landscape window designer, was originally commissioned for a church as the gift of Mary L. Hartwell in memory of her husband Frederick W. Hartwell. It consists of 48 different panels, and is a scenic view of Mount Chocorua, a peak in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. The window, located near the museum’s entrance, is one of the most ambitious landscape window projects produced by Tiffany. Museum admission: $14-$25.

More information: artic.edu

Chicago Cultural Center

DCASE

When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily

Where: 77 E. Randolph

What: The Loop landmark reopens June 2 with new hours and two new exhibitions: “Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford: League of Nations,” which examines power structures and copies through architectural installation and sculpture, and “what flies but never lands,” works that reflect on time in a moments of willful and forced forgetting. Admission is free.

More information: chicagoculturalcenter.org

‘Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Exhibition’

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When: Ongoing

Where: Oakbrook Center, 2120 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook

What: For a new perspective on some of the world’s greatest art check out this immersive exhibition showcasing the artist’s renowned ceiling frescos from the Vatican chapel. The reproductions were made using a photographic technique that captures the look and feel of the original paintings. Tickets: $14-$26.60.

More information: sistinechapelexhibit.com/chicago/

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Two people were killed, and 19 others were wounded in shootings in Chicago Wednesday, including a 16-year-old boy gunned down in Roseland on the Far South Side.

The teen was inside a home in the first block of East 113th Place when was shot in the head about 6:05 p.m., Chicago police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name hasn’t been released.

Less than four hours later, a 21-year-old man was shot and killed in the South Shore neighborhood. He was sitting in a car in the 7500 block of South Chappel Avenue when another car pulled up and someone began firing about 2:20 p.m., police said.

He was struck in the head and neck and pronounced dead at the scene.

Other shootings:

— A 19-year-old man was shot in West Englewood on the South Side. He was walking in the 6700 block of South Wood Street when someone fired from a silver car about 10:50 p.m., police said. The man was struck in the arm and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.

— A man and woman were wounded in Hyde Park on the South Side. The two were shot while in a car in the 1700 block of East 57th Street about 9:15 p.m., police said. The 26-year-old man was struck in the chest, shoulder and hand, and was transported in critical condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center. The woman, 23, was shot in the leg and was taken to the same hospital in good condition.

— Four people were wounded in two shootings around 7 p.m. in Englewood on the South Side.

A 15-year-old boy was in a car in the 1500 block of West 71st Street, when he was shot in the hand about 7 p.m., police said. He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition.

Around the same time, three men were shot in a drive-by in Englewood. They were standing on the sidewalk about 7 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Ada Street when someone in a passing car fired shots, police said. The group had gotten into an argument with the gunman earlier. A 27-year-old man and two others, 44 and 45, suffered gunshot wounds to the body and were taken to a hospital.

— A man was wounded in Woodlawn on the South Side. He was shot while standing on the sidewalk about 4:35 p.m. in the 6600 block of South Evans Avenue, police said. The 25-year-old was struck in the back and went to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.

— A man was wounded in a drive-by in Little Village on the Southwest Side. The 22-year-old was sitting in a car about 2:55 p.m. in the 2100 block of South Western Avenue when another car approached and someone fired shots, police said. He was struck in the hip and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.

— Three teens and a man were shot after getting into an argument inside an apartment in Englewood. The four — ages 15, 16, 17 and 22 — were in a second-floor apartment with several other people in the 7200 block of South Princeton Avenue, when someone got into an argument and opened fire about 1:05 a.m., police said. All four were taken to hospitals and listed in serious condition. The 15-year-old was struck in the back of his head and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where police initially said he was pronounced dead. But it was later reported that he had been resuscitated. The 16-year-old was shot in his neck and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital. The 17-year-old was struck in the left shoulder and brought to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. The 22-year-old was struck in the back and groin and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. Police initially reported the victims were all teenagers.

Six others were wounded in shootings citywide.

Ten people were shot, two fatally, Tuesday citywide.

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Welcome to our round up of movie screenings and events in Chicago. Bookmark this page and check back for updates on shows and activities.

Paramount Pictures

‘Back on the Big Screen’

When: May 28-June 10

Where: Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport

What: The Music Box welcomes back audiences May 28-June 10 with a mini-festival of movies that demand to be seen in person in a theater. The first week includes Terrence Malick’s “Days of Heaven”; Jacques Tati’s “Playtime”; Orson Welles’ “Touch of Evil”; Akira Kurosawa’s “Ran” and Dario Argento’s “Suspiria.” Followed in the second week by William Castle’s “The Tingler”; Giuseppe Tornatore’s “Cinema Paradiso”; Tsai Ming-Liang’s “Goodbye, Dragon Inn”; Sarah Jacobson’s “Mary Jane’s Not a Virgin Anymore” and Joe Dante’s “Matinee.” Tickets: $11.

More information: musicboxtheatre.com

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“I try and make the music for the dancers—like Teklife, Beatdown House, everybody in the footwork community. It’s all for them.”

Christopher Santoso, 32, is a graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design who moved to Chicago in 2014 to get closer to its footwork scene.…Read More

“If we stay silent, it will be the end of us,” Mdou Moctar sings in French on the title track of his new album, Afrique Victime (Matador). If there’s one thing you can say for sure about Moctar, it’s that he’s not silent.…Read More

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When the Chicago Bears moved up to draft Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields in the 2021 NFL Draft, fans went wild, and justifiably so.

General manager Ryan Pace had just done something that every fan was hoping for, yet probably a small minority actually thought could happen.

Well, it happened alright, and for now Pace is a hero — something he hasn’t been considered for a couple of years now. At least in most fans’ minds, Pace has brought the fan base back in and given them hope.

The casual football fan may know Fields’ name, but that’s about it. Some may not know just how good he was, especially considering his fall in this year’s draft.

The Chicago Bears may have stolen Justin Fields in this year’s draft, based on some startling numbers.

For those fans who are excited about the Bears but don’t know much about Fields, the analytics should open some eyes. We can listen to the couple of analysts who may have assisted in Fields’ slipping in the draft, but those guys don’t tell the whole story.

Digging into Pro Football Focus‘ numbers and grades on Fields, the findings were staggering. Not everyone takes what PFF says as the law, nor should they. Every analytics and statistics outlet has their flaws, but PFF is one of the best in the business and they do their homework.

When we’re talking about Fields, he was one of those PFF darlings. These guys loved what Fields did at Ohio State. Some of their findings will blow your mind, in fact.

These five statistics should get fans even more excited for the coming season.

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About 1:50 a.m., the 22-year-old had gotten into the backseat of a ride-share vehicle in the 2000 block of East 75th Street, when a gray Volkswagen sedan pulled alongside and two males inside fired shots striking him in the head.

A man was fatally shot Thursday morning as he got into a ride-share in South Shore on the South Side.

About 1:50 a.m., the 22-year-old had gotten into the backseat of a ride-share vehicle in the 2000 block of East 75th Street, when a gray Volkswagen sedan pulled alongside and two males inside fired shots striking him in the head, Chicago police said.

The ride-share driver drove to a gas station in the 2300 block of East 75th Street, and flagged down officers who were responding to a Shotspotter alert, police said. The 22-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

The shooters crashed their vehicle into a parked car in the 7500 block of South Clyde Avenue, and fled on foot, police said. No one is in custody.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet identified the man.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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Four people were wounded in two separate shootings at the same time in Englewood.

Two people were killed, and seventeen others wounded Wednesday in Chicago, including a 16-year-old boy who was shot to death in Roseland on the Far South Side.

The teen boy was inside a home about 6:05 p.m. in the first block of East 113th Place, when he heard shots and felt pain, Chicago police said. He was shot in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. His name hasn’t been released.

A 21-year-old man was shot and killed in the South Shore neighborhood. The man was seated in a vehicle about 2:20 p.m. in the 7500 block of South Chappel Avenue, when another vehicle pulled up alongside them and someone inside began firing shots, police said. He was struck in the head and neck and pronounced dead at the scene.

In non-fatal shootings, a 19-year-old man was shot in the West Englewood in the South Side. He was walking north about 10:50 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Wood Street, when someone fired shots from inside a silver-colored vehicle, police said. The suspect drove away immediately after the shooting. The man was struck in the arm and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where his condition was stable.

A man and woman were wounded in a shooting in Hyde Park on the South Side. The pair were traveling east in a vehicle about 9:15 p.m. in the 1700 block of East 57th Street when they heard shots and felt pain, police said. The 26-year-old man was struck in chest, shoulder and hand. He was transported in critical condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center. The woman, 23, shot in the leg and was taken to the same hospital in good condition.

Four people were wounded in two separate shootings at 7 p.m. in Englewood on the South Side.

A 15-year-old was traveling as a passenger in a vehicle about 7 p.m. in the 1500 block of West 71st Street, when he heard shots and felt pain, police said. He was shot in the hand and was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition.

At the same time, three men were shot in a drive by in the Englewood on the South Side. The trio were standing on the sidewalk about 7 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Ada Street, when a male inside a vehicle drove past and fired shots, police said. The group had gotten in a verbal altercation with the gunman prior to the shooting. A 27-year-old man and two others, 44 and 45, suffered gunshot wounds to the body and were taken to the hospital for treatment.

A man was wounded in a shooting in Woodlawn on the South Side. He was standing on the sidewalk about 4:35 p.m. in the 6600 block of South Evans Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain, police said. The 25-year-old was struck in the back and self-transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.

A man was hurt in a drive by in Little Village on the Southwest Side. The 22-year-old was sitting in a vehicle about 2:55 p.m. in the 2100 block of South Western Avenue when another vehicle approached him and someone from inside fired shots, police said. He was struck in the hip and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.

Three boys and a man were shot after getting into an argument inside an apartment in Englewood on the South Side. The four — ages 15, 16, 17 and 22 — were in a second-floor apartment with several other people in the 7200 block of South Princeton Avenue, when someone got into an argument and opened fire about 1:05 a.m., police said. All four males were taken to hospitals and listed in serious condition. The 15-year-old was struck in the back of his head and rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where police initially said he was pronounced dead. But it was later reported that he had been resuscitated. The 16-year-old was shot in his neck and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital. The 17-year-old was struck in the left shoulder and brought to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. The 22-year-old was struck in the back and groin, and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. Police initially reported the victims were all teenagers.

Four others were wounded in shootings citywide.

Ten people were shot, two fatally, Tuesday citywide.

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Clark had just started a new band that performed live for the first time over the past weekend on the North Shore.

Kevin Clark stuck with his music after appearing nearly 20 years ago as drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones in the wildly popular movie “School of Rock.”

He formed bands, wrote songs, taught children. At 32, Clark had just started a new band that performed live for the first time over the past weekend on the North Shore.

“He told his bandmates just yesterday: You know, this is finally the life I want to live. And we’re going to make it. You’re my musical family — my family — and we’re all going to make it,” his mother Allison Clark said.

Clark was riding a bicycle early Wednesday when he was struck and killed at a notoriously dangerous intersection on the Northwest Side. He was hit by a Hyundai Sonata around 1:20 a.m. in the 2600 block of North Western Avenue, Chicago police said.

Paramedics found him on Logan Boulevard and took him to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 2:04 a.m., according to the Chicago Fire Department and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The driver of the Hyundai, a 20-year-old woman, was issued several citations, police said.

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Clark grew up in Highland Park and started playing drums at age 3 by “hitting pots and pans in the basement,” his mother said. He started private lessons at age 5 and could also play guitar, piano and violin.

“He loved music. He’s just a raw talent. He’s got a heart of gold,” Allison Clark said.

At 12, Clark landed a role in the 2003 hit “School of Rock” with actor Jack Black. Clark played an outspoken kid who was the band’s drummer. Although he had no acting experience, his prowess at drumming helped him land the gig.

“He wasn’t an actor, wasn’t thinking about being an actor,” Allison Clark said.

A friend who played piano had recommended Clark attend the auditions, she said. They saw an ad in the back pages of the Highland Park News: “Looking for 10- to 12-year-old kids who can play an instrument in a movie with Jack Black.”

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She remembered Clark being called back to the audition room and playing “Iron Man” with the film’s guitarist, Joey Gaydos Jr. “He just kind of shined,” his mother said.

She recalled how her son learned he got the part before she did. A few weeks after the auditions, they were picking up pizza and she left Clark in the car a moment. When she returned, Clark asked her, “Do you want to go to New York?”

“He said he got the part and I asked him how he knew. And he pointed to the area code on the phone. And, sure enough, he got the part,” she said.

Clark didn’t continue with acting, but music remained in his blood.

“He was motivated and loved to write songs,” said Robbie Goldberg, Clark’s roommate in Lake View East and bandmate in the Robbie Gold Band. “He loved to take the guitar off the wall and make a funny song.”

The pair met in high school and played Nirvana and Green Day together, Goldberg said. As adults, they played gigs at Stanley’s, the Taste of Chicago and House of Blues.

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“It was great working with Kevin,” Goldberg said, adding that he was shocked to hear of the death of his roommate of five years.

Goldberg wasn’t sure why Clark was biking in Avondale when he was hit, but said Clark had several friends on the Northwest Side.

Clark’s past projects included Dreadwolf and Funk it Let’s Jam. Clark was also a shift manager at Starbucks at Ashland and Irving, and had taught music at a School of Rock location in Libertyville, his mother said.

His most recent project was the band Jess Bess and the Intentions. “They were unbelievably fantastic and they would’ve gone somewhere,” his mother said.

Several of Clark’s “School of Rock” co-stars paid tribute to Clark on social media. Black said he was heartbroken and devastated.

“Kevin is gone. Way too soon. Beautiful soul. So many great memories. Heartbroken. Sending love to his family and the whole School of Rock community,” Black wrote in an Instagram post.

Miranda Cosgrove, who starred as the band’s manager, wrote on Instagram that she was “stunned and saddened” by the news.

“The world lost an amazing soul,” Cosgrove wrote. “I’ll always remember your spirit and how kind you were to me. I’ll never forget all the memories. You’ll always be missed Kevin.”

Rivkah Reyes, who played the bassist Katie in the movie, wrote on Twitter that she’d “never forget your hugs and your laugh and the sheer joy on your face when we’d run into each other in Chicago. Thank you for always showing up for me with that ‘big brother I never had’ energy.”

A memorial was planned for Wednesday night at Teddy O’Brian’s in Highwood.

Clark’s mother said she had taken dozens of calls from his musician friends by Wednesday afternoon.

“You know, we’re all really in shock. It was just this morning,” Allison Clark said. “He was just a 32-year-old kid. It doesn’t make sense. A lot of our jammer friends — mostly 65-plus — have lost their lives recently. So hopefully he’s up there jamming in the sky with them.”

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