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Things to do at museums and galleries in ChicagoMary Houlihan – For the Sun-Timeson September 30, 2021 at 1:35 pm
Welcome to our highlights 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.
‘Last Week Tonight Masterpiece Gallery’
John Oliver displays a portrait of Wendy Williams from the “Last Week Tonight” art collection.HBO
When: Oct. 2-26
Where: 360 N. State
What: The Museum of Broadcast Communications is one of five museums to win a national competition to display three artworks from comedian John Oliver’s HBO series. In addition, the museum also received $10,000 and the Greater Chicago Food Depository received the same. It’s Oliver’s creative way of helping smaller museums impacted by the pandemic as well as helping local food banks. Admission is free; visitors are asked to bring a donation of a canned or boxed food item.
More information: For updated information regarding the museum’s COVID-19 vaccination and/or mask policies, visit museum.tv.
‘Who Says, Who Shows, What Counts’
Fred Wilson’s “Untitled (Venice Biennale),” featured in “Who Says, Who Shows, What Counts.”(C) Fred Wilson. Image courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery
When: To Dec. 5
Where: 40 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston
What: Northwestern University’s Block Museum marks its 40th anniversary and the reopening of its galleries with “Who Says, Who Shows, What Counts,” an exhibit featuring 80 new acquisitions highlighting new collecting strategies and diverse narratives. Admission is free.
More information: For updated information regarding the museum’s COVID-19 vaccination and/or mask policies, visit blockmuseum.northwestern.edu.
‘Romanticism to Ruin: Two Lost Works by Sullivan & Wright’
Photo by unknown photographer, Richard Nickel at the Garrick Theatre in midst of an interview with unidentified journalist, c. 1960.Ryerson & Burnham Libraries, Art Institute of Chicago
When: Sept. 24-Dec. 18
Where: Wrightwood 659, 659 W. Wrightwood
What: This two-part exhibit explores long-gone architectural masterpieces: Louis H. Sullivan’s Garrick Theatre in Chicago and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Larkin Building in Buffalo, New York. Included are 3D models and digital re-creations of the original edifices; salvaged architectural ornaments and artifacts; original furniture; historical documentation of the design, construction and demise of the buildings and archival photographs taken by noted preservationist Richard Nickel. Tickets: $15, available online only.
More information: For updated information regarding the gallery’s COVID-19 vaccination and/or mask policies, visit wrightwood659.org.
‘Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.’
Barbara Kruger. Untitled (Truth), 2013. Digital image courtesy of the artist
When: Sept. 19-Jan. 24
Where: Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan
What: The Art Institute presents a major solo exhibition devoted to the work of Barbara Kruger, a conceptual artist known for combining images and type that raise questions about our relationship to consumerism, society and more. The exhibit includes early work and rarely seen paste-ups of the early 1980s, which reveal her process, to her digital productions of the last two decades. Admission: $14-$25. (Also Art on the Mart is projecting a selection of Kruger’s work on the facade of the Merchandise Mart through Nov. 25.)
More information: For updated information regarding the museum’s COVID-19 vaccination and/or mask policies, visit artic.edu.
‘Chicago Avant-Garde’
Dancer Katherine DunhamSun-Times file
When: To Dec. 30
Where: Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton
What: This interesting new exhibit puts the spotlight on five women whose lives and careers embodied a uniquely Chicago style of avant-garde creativity in 1930s-1950s: artist Gertrude Abercrombie, poet Gwendolyn Brooks, dancers Katherine Dunham and Ruth Page and curator Katharine Kuh. “All five women challenged social constraints — based on their gender, their race, or both — to subvert convention and find beauty and freedom in their art,” says curator Liesl Olson. The exhibit includes paintings, photographs, posters, dance costumes and rare video footage. Admission is free.
More information: For updated information regarding the museum’s COVID-19 vaccination and/or mask policies, visit newberry.org.
The Neon and Light Museum
When: Through Oct. 31
Where: 325 W. Huron
What: This pop-up features an immersive exhibition of nearly 70 neon and light-based sculptures. Among the highlights are John Bannon’s 14-foot-tall neon sculpture “Breathe,” Monika Wulfer’s installation “Circle’s Edge” and an iconic neon self-portrait by John Lennon. Other artists include feminist neon artist Zoelle Nagib, pop sign artist Jason Pickleman, projected light specialist Gary Justis, abstract artist sculptor Michael Young and more. Tickets: $40+, reservations required.
More information: For vaccination and/or mask policies, visit neonandlightmuseum.com.
‘Frida Kahlo: Timeless’
(C) 2020 Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
When: Through Oct. 15
Where: https://theccma.org/ticket-information
What: Though it closed Sept. 12, the not-too-miss art exhibit of the summer can still be seen on a virtual tour. Dolores Olmedo’s collection of paintings and works on paper by Kahlo were on view at the newly expanded Cleve Carney Museum of Art in Glen Ellyn. Curator Justin Witte and executive director Diana Martinez offer commentary during the virtual tour. Also featured are a multimedia timeline that offered a framework of Kahlo’s life, more than 100 photographs, a Kahlo-inspired garden and a family-friendly children’s area featuring a replica of Kahlo’s Casa Azul in Coyoacan, Mexico. Tickets: $18.
‘Dias de Muertos: A Time to Grieve & Remember’
George Rodriguez, “Mictlantecuhtli Offering,” 2020, ceramic installation, is featured in the exhibit “Dias de Muertos: A Time to Grieve & Remember.”Courtesy of the artist
When: Sept. 10-Dec. 12
Where: 1852 W. 19th
What: This year’s Day of the Dead exhibition at the National Museum of Mexican Art pays tribute to and remembers the many individuals from Mexico and the U.S. who have died from COVID-19. An annual time-honored tradition in Mexico, the Day of the Dead offers a way to join together to grieve and celebrate the lives of loved ones. The exhibit is a way to contemplate this moment via artworks and installations by artists from both sides of the border. Among those creating installations are Sandra Cisneros, Hector Duarte, Alejandro Garcia Nelo, Enrique Garcia and the Yollacalli Arts Center. These colorful displays sit alongside artwork by a long list of Mexican and Mexican American artists. Admission is free.
More information: For vaccination and/or mask policies, visit nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org.
‘American Epidemic: Guns in the United States’
“Untitled (Death by Gun),” by Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1990)Provided
When: Sept. 10-Feb. 20
Where: 600 S. Michigan
What: The Museum of Contemporary Photography presents an exhibit that brings together work by nine artists who examine the past three decades of gun culture in the United States. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Carolyn Drake, Zora J Murff, Stephen Foster, Renee Stout, Hank Willis Thomas, Kambui Olujimi, Nancy Floyd and Andres Gonzalez use photography to approach the topic from a wide range of perspectives. “We hope this exhibition lays bare the persistent epidemic of gun violence in this country,” said Karen Irvine, MoCP chief curator and deputy director. “These artists point us towards nuanced ways of reckoning with this tragic — and uniquely American — plight.” Admission is free.
More information: For vaccination and/or mask policies, visit mocp.org.
Future Fossils: SUM
A “Future Fossils: SUM” piece by Lan TuazonCourtesy of the artist
When: Sept. 7-Nov. 13
Where: 5020 S. Cornell
What: This is the final sculpture installation in Lan Tuazon’s decade-long trilogy of work that visualizes the lifespan of our material goods. The Chicago artist calls her process “documentary sculpture.” Common packaged goods, tchotchkes and household items are accumulated, dissected and layered to give an accounting of the unseen byproduct of consumption. Tuazon offers visitors an encounter with a future house — one constructed solely with recovered materials — built to scale and exhibited from inside the two-story gallery at the Hyde Park Art Center. Admission is free.
More information: For vaccination and/or mask policies, visit hydeparkart.org.
‘Bani Abidi: The Man Who Talked Until He Disappeared’
Bani Abidi’s watercolor “The Man Who Talked Until He Disappeared.”Courtesy of Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
When: To June 5
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago
What: Two decades of the work of multidisciplinary Pakistani artist Bani Abidi are brought together for this exhibition. Informed by her upbringing in Karachi and experiences in cities including Chicago, where she studied at the School of the Art Institute, Abidi, a master storyteller, uses video, photography, sound and installation to uncover the influence of cultural and political power struggles on everyday life. Admission: $15.
More information: For vaccination and/or mask policies, visit mcachicago.org.
‘Chicago Works: Caroline Kent’
The Museum of Contemporary Art presents “Chicago Works: Caroline Kent,” the first solo museum exhibition of work by the multidisciplinary Chicago-based artist. Nathan Keay, (C) MCA Chicago
When: To April 3
Where: 220 E. Chicago
What: The Museum of Contemporary Art presents the first solo museum exhibition of work by the multidisciplinary Chicago-based artist. In this site-specific installation, Kent explores the abbreviated forms of communication that develop in intimate relationships such as those between sisters. Inspired by the experience of communicating with her own twin, she transfers her visual language to painting, sculpture and installation. Admission: $15.
More information: mcachicago.org
‘Origins’
Paul Nicklen, “Face to Face,” Svalbard, Norway, 2008.Courtesy the artist
When: Aug. 27-Oct. 2
Where: Hilton/Asmus Contemporary, Morgan Arts Complex, 3622 S. Morgan
What: The work of National Geographic photographers, filmmakers and marine biologists Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier are featured in this new exhibit. Nicklen, one of the world’s prominent nature photographers, has spent the last 20 years documenting the beauty and the plight of our planet. Mittermeier, whose work documents the conservation movement, is globally recognized as an influential wildlife writer and conservationist. Admission is free.
More information: Hilton-asmus.com
‘The Art of Banksy’
Banksy’s “Flower Thrower”The Art of Banksy
When: To Oct. 31
Where: 360 N. State
What: The identity of the artist known as Banksy has for years been the art world’s most intriguing mystery. But while we don’t know the man, we do know the art. The English-based street artist has created some of the most iconic images of the past few decades. A new exhibit brings more than 80 of these original works to Chicago. World-famous pieces from private collections including “Flower Thrower,” “Rude Copper” and “Girl with Balloon” will sit alongside other works rarely seen by the general public. As the artist-provocateur Banksy says: “Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” Tickets: $40, $30 for 16 and younger.
More information: banksyexhibit.com
‘Helmut Jahn: Life + Architecture’
“Helmut Jahn – Life + Architecture”Chicago Architecture Center
When: To Oct. 31
Where: 111 E. Wacker
What: Chicago Architecture Center presents a new exhibit honoring the late Chicago architect, which highlights his designs ranging from signature early projects like the Michigan City Public Library (1977) and the James R. Thompson Center (1985) to the Sony Center in Berlin (2000) and the Pritzker Military Archives Center, currently under construction in Somers, Wisconsin. Photography, models and sketches illuminate each project and explore the collaborative design and engineering process, while personal imagery, video and recollections by those who knew and worked with Jahn underscore his flair for the dramatic and zest for life. Admission is $15.
More information: architecture.org
‘Mimi Cherono Ng’ok: Closer to the Earth, Closer to My Own Body’
“Untitled” by Mimi Cherono Ng’ok(C) Mimi Cherono Ng’ok
When: To Feb. 7
Where: Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan
What: This new exhibit features the work of a photographer who travels extensively across the tropical climates on a mission to understand how natural environments, botanical cultures and human subjects coexist and evolve together. In this solo exhibit, she presents photographs and a film in which she tracked flowers and floral imagery across varied contexts and a range of hidden associations. Admission: $14-$22.
More information: artic.edu
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
When: Ongoing
Where: 2430 N. Cannon Dr.
What: The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, where children of all ages can connect to nature and science, reopened July 8. Exhibits include “Without a Trace,” selections of photographs by Zbigniew Bzdak; “Patterns in Nature: A Bridge between Art and the Natural World,” mixed media work by artist Katherine Lampert; “Judy Istock Butterfly Haven,” “Birds of Chicago” and many more. Admission: $6-$9, children under 3 free.
More information: naturemuseum.org
‘Toward Common Cause: Art, Social Change and the MacArthur Fellows Program at 40’
Toba Khedoori’s “Untitled” at the Smart Museum of Art.Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner and Regen Projects, Los Angeles (C) Toba Khedoori.
“Toward Common Cause — Art, Social Change and the MacArthur Fellows Program at 40” is a multi-museum venture organized by the Smart Museum of Art that explores the current sociopolitical moment, challenging questions of inclusion, exclusion, ownership and rights of access. In its gallery, the Smart Museum features works by Mark Bradford, Mel Chin, Nicole Eisenman, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Jeffrey Gibson, Toba Khedoori, Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, Julie Mehretu, Fazal Sheikh and Xu Bing. From July 15-Dec. 19 at Smart Museum, University of Chicago, 5550 S. Greenwood. Admission is free. Visit smartmuseum.uchciago.edu; for a list of participating museums visit towardcommoncause.org.
Stony Island Arts Bank’s contribution is “Towards Common Cause.” The group show features work by Carrie Mae Weems, Kerry James Marshall, Gary Hill, Whitfield Lovell, Trevor Paglen, Deborah Willis, Dawoud Bey, Fred Wilson and Nicole Eisenman. From July 18-Dec. 19 at Stony Island Arts Bank, 6760 S. Stony Island. Admission is free. Visit rebuild-foundation.org.
The reopened DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Pl., participates with an exhibit of “Presenting Negro Scenes Drawn Upon My Passage through the South and Reconfigured for the Benefit of Enlightened Audiences Wherever Such May Be Found, By Myself, Missus K.E.B Walker, Colored,” a signature black silhouette installation from the artist Kara Walker. Admission: $3-$10 (Sundays free), children under 5 free. Visit: dusablemuseum.org.
Hyde Park Art Center
Mel Chin’s Fundred Dollar Bill ProjectProvided/Courtesy of the artist
When: July 25-Oct. 24
Where: 5020 S. Cornell
What: Mel Chin’s Fundred Dollar Bill Project as well as works by LaToya Ruby Frazier and Fazal Sheikh are on display at the Hyde Park museum as part of “Toward Common Cause: Art, Social Change and the MacArthur Fellows Program at 40.” Chin’s 13-year-project, here titled “Chicago Fundred Initiative: A Bill for IL,” invites people to create their own “Fundred,” a form of currency that affirms the right of each maker to equal protection against lead contamination; Frazier’s film “Flint is Family” uses her photographs and voiceover by Flint, Michigan, resident Shea Cobb to understand the Flint water crisis; Sheikh’s landscape photography examines the connection between desertification, colonialism, and the displacement of Bedouin communities from ancestral lands in Israel’s Negev desert. Admission is free.
More information: hydeparkart.org
Weinberg/Newton Gallery
“My Friends are Picking Flowers,” by Salvador Gomez JiminezWendy Ewald Collection
When: To Dec. 18
Where: 688 N. Milwaukee
What: As part of the Smart Museum’s ongoing initiative “Toward Common Cause: Art, Social Change and the MacArthur Fellows Program at 40,” the gallery presents work by Wendy Ewald and Amalia Mesa-Bains, whose projects focus on Latinx migration in Chicago. Ewald’s exhibit includes photographs and writings from a workshop where young students expressed their dreams and concerns about contemporary migration as well as photographs and a film made in Chiapas, Mexico, in 1991. Mesa-Bains offers an installation that is a personal and historical meditation on migration through the lens of her own family. Admission is free.
More information: For updated information regarding the gallery’s COVID-19 vaccination and/or mask policies, visit weinbergnewtongallery.com.
‘Chicago: Where Comics Come to Life (1880-1960)’
A 1954 “Brenda Starr” panel at the Chicago Cultural Center exhibit.DCASE
When: To Oct. 3
Where: Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph
What: This exhibit looks at Chicago’s significant role in the development of the early comic strip. Curated by artist-author Chris Ware and the City of Chicago’s cultural historian emeritus, Tim Samuelson, it focuses on comics in popular publishing, African American cartoonists, the first women cartoonists, the first daily comic strip and more. Admission is free. (The exhibit is a historical companion to “Chicago Comics: 1960s to Now,” the survey of contemporary Chicago comics at the Museum of Contemporary Art.)
Visit: chicagoculturalcenter.org
National Museum of Mexican Art
“We the People” by Chaz BojorquezNational Museum of Mexican Art Permanent Collection, gift of Chaz and Christina Bojorquez
When: Ongoing
Where: National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th street
What: After being closed for 15 months, the museum has reopened with a handful of exhibits. “Spotlight on Chaz Bojorquez and Enrique Alferez” features the museum’s newest acquisition, “We the People,” a painting by Bojorquez, and Alferez’s iconic bronze sculpture “La Soldadera.” Plus “Adlateres and the Unexpected Journey: Works by Carmen Chami” features paintings inspired by Mexican Baroque painting and figurative style. Admission is free.
More information: nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org
‘Toward Common Cause’
“Mother and Child,” Njideka Akunyili Crosby (2016). Courtesy the artist, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner.(C) Njideka Akunyili Crosby
When: To Nov. 21
Where: National Public Housing Museum, 625 N. Kingsbury, and at the Minnie Riperton Apartments, 4250 S. Princeton
What: The National Public Housing Museum partners with the Chicago Housing Authority to display artwork by MacArthur Fellow Njideka Akunyili Crosby as part of “Toward Common Cause,” a multi-site exhibition organized by the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the MacArthur Fellows Program. Crosby uses acrylic, colored pencil and photo collages to create her distinctive portraits of African American life. “I almost want people to feel like the door is open and they’re walking by a scene into someone else’s life,” she says, “because that really is what I’m doing… mining my life to tell a story that is global but really wanting people to feel like they’re getting a glimpse into my world.” Crosby’s artwork installation is displayed on 70-foot banners on the sides of two buildings.
More information: nphm.org
‘Drawn to Combat: Bill Mauldin & the Art of War’
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Bill MauldinCopyright the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
When: Through spring 2022
Where: 104 S. Michigan
What: Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin, who studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and was a cartoonist for the Chicago Sun-Times, is the subject of a retrospective at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. “Drawn to Combat” covers Mauldin’s career as a wartime cartoonist focusing on soldiers’ experiences and as a political cartoonist. The exhibit draws from more than 5,000 cartoons and objects donated to the museum by the Mauldin family. Tickets: $8, $10, children under 12 free.
More information: pritzkermilitary.org
‘Chicago Comics: 1960s to Now’
Nick Drnaso’s painting for the cover of his graphic novel “Sabrina” in “Chicago Comics.”Provided
When: To Oct. 3
Where: Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago
What: A new exhibit celebrates Chicago’s pivotal role as a national and innovative center for comics and cartooning. With a focus on rediscovering the work of women and BIPOC comic artists, this major exhibition presents the last 60 years of the city’s artful cartooning history, showing how comic art is a democratic medium that allows artists to speak directly to people in relatable ways. Over 40 cartoonists are featured including Lynda Barry, Lilli Carre, Daniel Clowes, Nick Drnaso, Edie Fake, Emil Ferris, Nicole Hollander, Charles Johnson, Kerry James Marshall and Chris Ware. On display are comics, graphic novels, zines, original drawings, dioramas, commissioned films, installations, rare ephemera and books. Admission: $8, $15.
More information: mcachicago.org
‘Vivian Maier: In Color’
Vivian Maier, “Three Highland Park firemen,” Highland Park, August 1964, inkjet print. Gift of Jeffrey Goldstein/(C) The Estate of Vivian Maier
When: To May 8, 2023
Where: Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark
What: Much has been heralded about street photographer Vivian Maier’s black-and-white photographs in exhibits, books and films. Now this multimedia exhibit features 65 color images made during her time as a suburban Chicago nanny from the 1950s to 1970s, many of which have never been seen before. Maier, who died in 2009, was a bit of a character and always had a Roloflex camera around her neck as she walked the streets snapping images of women, children, the old, the poor, the abstract. While her motives remain elusive, her photographs continue to speak volumes. Tickets: $17, $19.
More information: chicagohistory.org
Polish Museum of America
The Paderewki Collection at Polish Museum of America.Courtesy Polish Museum of America
When: Ongoing
Where: 984 N. Milwaukee
What: The museum, since 1935 a repository for a wide variety of materials pertaining to Poland and the Polish-American community, has reopened after being shuttered for more than a year. Among the many permanent exhibits are “Polish Chicago 1850-1939,” “Folk Art Collection” and “The Paderewski Collection,” which documents the life of Polish pianist and composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Tickets: $6-$10.
More information: polishmuseumofamerica.org
The Hartwell Memorial Window
The Hartwell Memorial Window bears a design attributed to Agnes F. Northrop of Tiffany Studios.The Art Institute of Chicago
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
McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
Gears that open the bridge.Friends of the Chicago River
When: Ongoing
Where: 99 Chicago Riverwalk
What: This five-story museum celebrates the Chicago River and its world-famous movable bridges. Visitors explore a historic bridgehouse, watch the massive gears of a moving bridge and learn about the history of the Chicago River. Plus from the top floor, there’s a 360-degree view of the city and river. Find the museum at 99 Chicago Riverwalk. Admission: $5, $6; children 5 and under free.
More information: bridgehousemuseum.org
15 shot Wednesday in ChicagoSun-Times Wireon September 30, 2021 at 11:57 am
Fifteen people, including three teenagers, were wounded in shootings Wednesday across Chicago.
Two men were shot after getting into an argument with two other people Wednesday morning in Pilsen on the South Side.
The men, 29 and 25, were shot about 1:15 a.m. in the 1100 block of West 18th Street, Chicago police said.
The 29-year-old was struck in the chest and face, and was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said. The younger man was struck in the right shoulder and taken to the hospital in fair condition.
On Wednesday afternoon, at least four bystanders were wounded, one critically, in a shooting in West Town. A fifth person, police believe to be a possible suspect, was also shot.
Two vehicles were driving in the 800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue about 4:45 p.m. when an occupant of one vehicle began shooting at the other, police said.
A 29-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said. A 30-year-old woman and two men, 25 and 48, were taken to the same hospital in good condition.
Another man, 27, was struck in the arm and transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.
One of the victims is a “possible suspect,” according to Chief of Patrol Brian McDermott.
Three young teens were wounded, one of them critically, in a shooting Wednesday night in Morgan Park on the Far South Side.
The teens were standing on the sidewalk in the 11100 block of South Bishop Street when someone approached and opened fire just after 7 p.m., police said.
A 14-year-old boy was struck in the head and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, police said. A 14-year-old girl suffered a gunshot wound to the foot and a 15-year-old boy was struck in the leg.
Both were taken to the hospital in good condition, police said.
The shooting happened down the street from Shoop Academy at 11140 S. Bishop St. At the scene, dozens of evidence markers covered the sidewalk near the mouth of an alley.
At least five others were hurt in citywide gun violence.
Fourteen shot, three fatally, Tuesday in Chicago.
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Natural gas prices are rising. Why that helps the cleanest (and dirtiest) electricity sources.Dan Gearino | Inside Climate Newson September 30, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Natural gas prices have surged, hitting $5 per million BTUs in the past month — about double the price of six months ago and the highest September price since 2008.
An increase in natural gas prices leads to price hikes across the economy for home heating, fertilizer, chemicals — and wholesale electricity because of the power sector’s heavy reliance on gas-fired power plants.
Gas has been cheap in the United States for more than a decade, a result of the vast supply producers unlocked through fracking in shale formations. Low gas prices have contributed to low electricity prices.
But gas prices have soared in the last month because of disruptions to gas infrastructure from Hurricane Ida and a hot summer that boosted gas demand and economic growth, as the country emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.
Dan Gearino reports for Inside Climate News.
The rising demand is taking place at a time supply has not yet caught up, resulting in low levels of gas reserves. That combination of factors is leading to high prices and the possibility of even higher prices if this winter turns out to be unusually cold.
The probable financial winners include just about everybody who sells electricity, especially owners of coal-fired power plants.
Among the losers, other than consumers paying the bills, are owners of older and less-efficient gas-fired power plants, said Eric Gimon, a senior fellow at the think tank Energy Innovation.
NATURAL GAS PRICES GOING UP
SOURCE: Energy Information Administration Paul Horn / Inside Climate News
If prices continue to be high or increase further, some gas plants would run less, while coal plants would run more, which is bad news for the climate because coal emits much more carbon per unit of electricity than gas. Most of the least-efficient coal plants already have closed, leaving those that are well-equipped to take advantage of more expensive gas prices.
Clean energy sources also stand to benefit from high prices. But it’s not as simple as what is likely to happen with coal, Gimon said. Wind farms and solar arrays can grab higher profits if they are selling some of their output at market prices. But most are selling power at predetermined prices to utilities, corporations or other buyers.
The larger benefit for wind and solar developers is that an increase in electricity prices helps boost demand for renewable energy for buyers seeking a hedge against a chaotic market.
“The more erratic gas is, then the more the hedging value is attractive,” Gimon said.
But the changes he’s describing would be fleeting if gas prices retreat to the level of the 2010s by late winter or early spring.
Ian Lange, director of the mineral and energy economics program at the Colorado School of Mines, said he views the gas price increase as part of a short-term imbalance between supply and demand that will likely work itself out by next spring.
“Supply is going to catch up,” Lange said, meaning gas producers will respond to high prices by increasing production.
Lange said there’s some talk, common during any price spike, of the market entering a new era in which prices will remain high. But he thinks that’s unlikely.
He does see a short window — maybe the next few months — in which coal plants will be more profitable than they have been in a while.
“They’ll make a lot of money in the short term,” he said. “They’re probably riding these things out, almost on their last legs, and taking the profits.”
One wildcard is the increasing frequency of severe weather events like the storm last winter in Texas or Hurricane Ida in Louisiana this summer. Both damaged natural gas infrastructure and led to brief price spikes. Storm-related price increases could become more common, but that’s different from long-term changes in supply and demand.
Another thing to watch is how high gas prices this winter might affect the push by government officials and clean energy advocates for the development of all-electric buildings and energy efficiency measures in old houses. Consumers are more likely to pay more attention to their energy use when they get stung by a few high bills.
Gimon said he thinks gas prices will fall by next spring and that the market will settle into what has been normal for the last decade. His outlook is almost identical to Lange’s, though Gimon said his is more guess than prediction.
“Not only do I not know, but I would be very suspicious of anybody who claims that they do know,” he said.
14-year-old boy killed, two other young teens wounded in Morgan ParkSophie Sherryon September 30, 2021 at 12:09 pm
A 14-year-old boy was killed and two other young teens were wounded as they stood on a sidewalk in Morgan Park on the Far South Side.
The teens were attacked by a gunman who walked up and opened fire just after 7 p.m. in the 11100 block of South Bishop Street, Chicago police said.
William Pemberton, 14, was struck in the head and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
A 14-year-old girl suffered a gunshot wound to the foot and a 15-year-old boy was struck in the leg, police said. Both were taken to the hospital in good condition, police said.
The shooting happened down the street from Shoop Academy at 11140 S. Bishop St. At the scene, dozens of evidence markers covered the sidewalk near the mouth of an alley.
A resident who has lived in the area for the past three years described the block as “quiet” with “not too much going on.”
There was no one in custody.
Chicago Blackhawks: Jonathan Toews is all the way backVincent Pariseon September 30, 2021 at 12:00 pm
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 29: Jonathan Toews #19 of the Chicago Blackhawks controls the puck during the second period of a preseason game against the Detroit Red Wings at the United Center on September 29, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
The Chicago Blackhawks were back in action on Wednesday for their first preseason game. It was awesome to see the team back in action but it was better to see Jonathan Toews back on the ice for the Hawks. He missed all of 2020-21 with some health-related issues. We didn’t know if we would ever see him again but now he is back.
Toews is one of the best captains in the history of the National Hockey League. He is also one of the greatest Blackhawks players of all time. Having him back is great for him on a personal level but it should also really help the team out in terms of hockey.
3 young teens shot in Morgan Park, 14-year-old boy in critical conditionSophie Sherryon September 30, 2021 at 10:12 am
Three young teens were wounded, one of them critically, in a shooting Wednesday night in Morgan Park on the Far South Side.
The teens were standing on the sidewalk in the 11100 block of South Bishop Street when someone approached and opened fire just after 7 p.m., Chicago police said.
A 14-year-old boy was struck in the head and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, police said.
A 14-year-old girl suffered a gunshot wound to the foot and a 15-year-old boy was struck in the leg, police said. Both were taken to the hospital in good condition, police said.
The shooting happened down the street from Shoop Academy at 11140 S. Bishop St. At the scene, dozens of evidence markers covered the sidewalk near the mouth of an alley.
A resident who has lived in the area for the past three years described the block as “quiet” with “not too much going on.”
There was no one in custody.
4 puppies rescued after several buildings catch fire in Fuller ParkCindy Hernandezon September 30, 2021 at 11:19 am
Four puppies were rescued after a fire broke out in a vacant building early Thursday in Fuller Park on the South Side.
Firefighters responded to a call of several buildings who had caught fire about 3:30 a.m. in the 4900 block of South Princeton Avenue, Chicago police said.
Six buildings caught fire September 30, 2021 in Fuller Park.Chicago Fire Department
The fire belived to have started in a vacant building, spread over five other buildings, including two coach houses, according to a Chicago Fire Department spokesperson.
During a search for injured people, firefighters rescued four puppies who were trapped inside one of the coach houses, fire officials said. Paramedics on scene attended to the puppied and provided oxygen masks.
Eight people were displaced, fire officials said. No injuries were reported.
5 wounded in rolling gunfight in West Town during evening rush hour. ‘We need to pray for Chicago, we need better for Chicago.’Sophie Sherryon September 30, 2021 at 11:52 am
Daniel Cater, a new driver for Fortune Fish & Gourmet, was about to make a turn off Milwaukee Avenue in West Town when he saw two people hanging out of a car and shooting at another car.
Two bullets hit the top of his truck, inches from his head, and another bullet pierced a tire during the rolling gunfight through rush-hour traffic late Wednesday afternoon.
“I saw it happen, I knew that was shooting,” Cater said. “I’m still in shock, it was a near-death experience. It’s almost unbelievable … I could have died right now. I really don’t feel anything.”
At least four bystanders were wounded, one critically, in the shooting which stretched from Hubbard to Grand streets on Milwaukee around 4:45 p.m., officials said.
A fifth person, possibly a suspect, was also shot but others involved in the shooting managed to escape, honking at other drivers to get out of their way as people on sidewalks dove for cover or ran into buildings.
Chicago police work the scene where multiple people were shot near the Grand Avenue, Halsted Street, and Milwaukee Avenue intersection, in the West Town neighborhood, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times
A 29-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said.
A 30-year-old woman and two men, 25 and 48, were taken to the same hospital in good condition, police said.
Another man, 27, was struck in the arm and transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.
One of the victims is a “possible suspect,” Chief of Patrol Brian McDermott told reporters at the scene.
Crystal Wilson, a ride-share driver, said a passenger in her blue Kia was shot as the gunmen sped through an intersection.
“I thought the noise was like some random fireworks. And then he said, ‘No, I’ve been shot,'” Wilson said. “These guys were hanging out in the window shooting. I was trying to focus on not hitting someone else’s car and… make sure my passenger was OK.”
Wilson stopped and dialed 9-1-1 as another woman came over to help.
“I’ve got a headache, I’m a little shocked,” Wilson said as she waited for officers to inspect her car. “I live in Indiana so I don’t want to just leave my car.”
Dancello Bennett and Harry McGraw were on their way to grab a bite to eat when they heard the gunfire. McGraw dropped to the ground while Bennett tried to run inside a building.
“We literally have an office down the street. Just grabbing lunch and [then] it’s like an all-out gun war, like shooting down the streets,” Bennett said. “It’s wild.”
McGraw said it looked like a gunman from an SUV was shooting at a car in front of them. He thought he heard 20 to 30 gunshots in 10 seconds.
“It was just unbelievable to know that these guys are willing to risk it all in the midst of everybody else, just reckless driving, reckless shooting,” McGraw said. “So we need to pray for Chicago, we need better for Chicago.”
Michelle Peterson, of Lake View, was having a drink on Clover’s patio, 722 W. Grand Ave., with a friend when she heard what she thought were fireworks.
“By the time we heard it, it was kind of too late to do anything about it. Two people were shot right there,” Peterson said. “In broad daylight, in the middle of a busy population area.”