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Tag: Vol. 45 No. 48
Issue of Sep. 8 – 14, 2016
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SAIC students explore different kinds of blackness in ‘De Nue’
A new exhibition intends to show that young black artists don’t just want to be the next Kara Walker.
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The 48 Hour Film Project awards local films created in two days
The Chicago leg of the contest returns to the Music Box for an award ceremony on Thursday, September 15.
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Why Jill Stein is asking for ‘trouble’
The Green Party presidential candidate takes an unconventional west-side “reality tour.”
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Did Hillary wear an earpiece? An opportunistic cartoonist has it both ways.
If cartoonist Steve Kelley thinks Hillary wore an earpiece during a debate, he should say so.
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Looming lawsuit has Rahm trying to give 1.5 million drivers a chance to challenge red-light and speeding tickets, and other Chicago news
Also, Chance the Rapper takes Magnificent Coloring Day festival tickets back from scalpers and sells them to real fans.
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Michael Ferro will no longer be paying Robert Feder to insult him
Tronc drops the media reporter’s contract.
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HUD proposal to tie Section 8 rents to zip codes worries housing advocates and the CHA—for different reasons
The CHA worries about mass displacement, but advocates worry voucher holders will be stuck where they are.
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Camouflage fashions hint at the insurgent sound of Mbongwana Star
Camo also relates to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s recent war-ravaged history.
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Finch Beer Co. & Kitchen puts a bird on the former Breakroom Brewery
Finch has redone the food menu and developed an entirely new beer lineup.
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This weekend the Instigation Orchestra combines musicians from Chicago and New Orleans
This weekend an ambitious project organized by guitarist Steve Marquette and dance producer Marie Casimir brings together musicians and dancers from the Crescent City and the Windy City.
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Hip Hop Summerfest, Windy City Wine Festival, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Shock Top Oyster Fest, 48 Hour Film Project, and more happenings from September 9-11.
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Film School Shorts spotlights student filmmakers in Chicago and all across America
The weekly half-hour series, which airs in Chicago beginning September 11, showcases outstanding student-directed short films from across the country.
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DJ Oreo talks about footwork, booking a Chicago party from Australia, and Sunday’s birthday battle with Elz the DJ
West-side native DJ Oreo throws himself a birthday party at East Room on Sunday that doubles as an informal turntable battle with his best friend—and then he hits the road with Lil Yachty.
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Attorney sues for records of unsolved 1966 murder of a Senator’s daughter, and other Chicago news
Also, a City Council committee approved Rahm’s controversial 30 percent water and tax hike proposal.