The group is reexamining food distribution through a racial equity lens while fighting for long-term systemic change.
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A new Zoom opera honors the health-care workers fighting COVID
A new Zoom opera honors the health-care workers fighting COVID, country cat Lawrence Peters leads a workshop for aspiring record collectors, and more.
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Reunion Chicago, Slo ’Mo, and Open Television throw a three-night virtual Pride party
Reunion Chicago, Slo ’Mo, and Open Television throw a three-night virtual Pride party, Brent Gutzeit of TV Pow assembles a massive compilation to benefit the fight for racial justice, and more.
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Why do indie musicians put up with penny payouts?
Streaming your favorite artists’ music is the least helpful way to support them. But they can’t abandon those platforms, because we won’t.
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Wyatt Waddell drops a single to rally the fighters for Black lives
Wyatt Waddell drops a single to rally the fighters for Black lives, Nnamdï gives away more than $10,000 in “Bandcamp day” revenue, and more.
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Original Rap Karaoke makes a comeback at Township
Original Rap Karaoke makes a comeback at Township, Berlin hosts Big Dipper’s LaCroix Boi: The Party, and more.
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Canstruction Chicago, Rockin’ Lobster Bash, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Chicago Jazz Festival and other happenings from August 29-September1.
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Pride Parade, Bob Dylan, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Pride Parade, a sausage fest, a vegan fest, and eight more cool things to do in Chicago this weekend.
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Chiditarod hits the streets, the Interview Show celebrates eight years, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Waffle Fest 6, Gilmore Guys, and more happenings from March 4-6.
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Kasonja Holley is feeding the Loop’s homeless on her lunch break
One of Glamour‘s 50 Women of the Year, Chicagoan Kasonja Holley spends her lunch break hand-delivering sandwiches to people who need a meal.
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On the scene at Cranksgiving Chicago, the annual “food drive on two wheels”
The bike race/food drive showcases the generous side of the bike-messenger subculture
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This week’s food and drink events, from Bulls schmoozing to truffle making
Austria Uncorked, Hoops for Hunger, a truffle-making party, and more.
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In Cook County, one in six is “food insecure”
One in six Cook County residents is “food insecure.”
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With food policy a plank in Rahm Emanuel’s new platform, neighborhood food councils are starting to organize
When neighborhood politics threatened to derail the Logan Square Farmers’ Market earlier this month, more than 100 people showed up at City Hall in protest. The issues at stake—which involved allegations of improper activity on one side and abuses of aldermanic power on the other— were, frankly, murky. But as the worry and outrage spread […]
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This Week’s Food and Drink Events
An ancient beer tasting, a chili cook-off, a paella party, and more.