The 18th Annual Chicago Improv Festival, being held this month, will bring a dose of diversity to the art form, which is traditionally better known for its famous male performers. The festival has focused on bringing more diversity into improv since its third year, when founder Jonathan Pitts coordinated with troupes from other countries to […]
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POLICE Chicago residents gathered Tuesday in the South Loop to protest killings of civilians by police officers. The protest was part of the #ShutDownA14 movement called for last week by Princeton professor Cornel West and other black leaders of the Stop Mass Incarceration Network. They called for people to take to the streets to draw […]
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Every day the game begins with a few simple questions: what color do I want to wear today? Does this represent how I feel today? How can I use this silhouette to represent what I want to say? Casey Shteamer, 29, a property rental manager from Kansas, who lives in Wicker Park, struts her haphazard, […]
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The week of April 12th is National Volunteer Week, and the Literacy Volunteers of Illinois will wrap up the week by honoring their volunteer tutors at an Awards Presentation on Saturday, April 18th at the Opening Session of their Annual On the Road to Literacy Conference being held at the University of Illinois at Chicago. […]
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Saturday April 18th is Record Store Day in Chicago and around the world. Find a record store near you, and check out the deals and performers. Record Breakers opens at 8 a.m. and features live bands. All CDs are half-price. “Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners […]
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