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  34. <title>6 Wounded In East Garfield Park Mass Shooting, Police Say</title>
  35. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/19/6-wounded-in-east-garfield-park-mass-shooting-police-say/</link>
  37. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Ward]]></dc:creator>
  38. <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 15:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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  45. <p>EAST GARFIELD PARK — Six men were wounded in a mass shooting in East Garfield Park Saturday, according to authorities. </p>
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  49. <p>A group of men were standing in the street around 10 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of South Albany Avenue when a person or multiple people walked up and opened fire on them &#8220;from a distance,&#8221; police said in an incident report. </p>
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  53. <p>Three men were critically wounded in the attack, with the three other victims listed in good condition, according to police. </p>
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  57. <p>The gunshot victims include:</p>
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  62. <li>A 23-year-old man was shot in his back and face and was dropped off at Stroger Hospital in critical condition.</li>
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  66. <li>A 21-year-old man was shot in his right cheek and was also dropped off at Stroger Hospital in critical condition. </li>
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  70. <li>A 27-year-old man was shot in his back and twice in his left ankle and was dropped off at Stroger Hospital in critical condition. </li>
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  74. <li>A 39-year-old man was shot in his right leg and was brought by first responders to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition. </li>
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  78. <li>A 33-year-old man was shot in his right leg and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition. </li>
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  82. <li>A 38-year-old man was shot in his right ankle and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition. </li>
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  87. <p>No arrests have been made as police continue to investigate the shooting. </p>
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  188. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maxwell Evans]]></dc:creator>
  189. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 23:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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  195. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>The group took over the Institute of Politics building on Woodlawn Avenue and set up a small encampment outside. A days-long encampment on the university quad was cleared out earlier this month after administrators said it was disruptive.]]></description>
  196. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8290-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  197. <p>HYDE PARK&nbsp;—&nbsp;University of Chicago students, alumni and community members occupied a school building Friday afternoon, nearly two weeks after police shut down a pro-Palestinian encampment on the main quad.</p>
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  201. <p>The group of around 150 people converged around 5 p.m. Friday on the Institute of Politics building, 5707 S. Woodlawn Ave., going into the building, climbing on roofs, and putting up signs, flags and banners on the front patio, <a href="https://x.com/elleryrjones/status/1791589549308563930" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">according to the Sun Times&#8217; Ellery Jones</a>. Some people also could be seen in the backyard of the building.</p>
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  206. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I&#39;m at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, where police have entered the building after protestors took it over. <a href="https://t.co/GnikQBf2xV" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">pic.twitter.com/GnikQBf2xV</a></p>&mdash; ellery jones (@elleryrjones) <a href="https://twitter.com/elleryrjones/status/1791589549308563930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">May 17, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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  212. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A more zoomed in video of what appeared to be University of Chicago police pushing a protester at the occupation of the Institute of Politics as they entered the building. <a href="https://t.co/o38177edVj" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">pic.twitter.com/o38177edVj</a></p>&mdash; ellery jones (@elleryrjones) <a href="https://twitter.com/elleryrjones/status/1791620081392222714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">May 18, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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  217. <p>Shortly after, police officers with riot shields entered the building and clashed with protesters, leading some to climb out of windows, <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/05/17/pro-palestinian-protesters-take-over-university-of-chicago-building-institute-politics-israel-hamas" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">the Sun-Times reported</a>.</p>
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  221. <p>Other demonstrators outside set up tents on the front lawn before rallying in front of the building, chanting refrains such as &#8220;Paul, Paul, you&#8217;re a coward,&#8221; in reference to university President Paul Alivisatos, according to the Sun-Times.</p>
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  225. <p>The group declared the building as Casbah of Bassel el-Araj, in honor of the <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/3/18/basil-al-araj-palestine-activist-buried-in-west-bank" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Palestinian writer and activist killed in 2017</a>.  </p>
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  229. <p>By 6 p.m., several hundred people had gathered outside.</p>
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  233. <p>The crowd was split down Woodlawn Avenue, with protesters nearest the building demanding an end to Israeli military violence in Gaza and apparent bystanders and several people draped in Israeli flags across the street.</p>
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  237. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="439" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_175328-1.jpg?resize=780%2C439&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-716028" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_175328-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_175328-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_175328-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_175328-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_175328-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_175328-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_175328-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C882&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_175328-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_175328-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_175328-1-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C397&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_175328-1-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_175328-1-1024x576.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">University of Chicago students took over the Institute of Politics building May 17, 2024, as part of ongoing pro-Palestine protests on campus. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Maxwell Evans/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  241. <p>Protesters draped a Palestinian flag, signs with a list of demands and slogans like &#8220;Permanent Ceasefire Now,&#8221; a banner honoring Refaat Alareer — <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/11/middleeast/refaat-alareer-gaza-professor-killed-in-airstrike-intl/index.html" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">a Palestinian writer killed by an Israeli airstrike in December</a> — and other signs on the institute.</p>
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  245. <p>&#8220;We are not leaving,&#8221; some protesters yelled in unison. Some began setting up tents on the institute&#8217;s lawn and played music outside the building, while someone loudly broadcasted a guitar solo version of &#8220;The Star Spangled Banner,&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;m Proud to Be an American&#8221; and other U.S.-themed songs from a house across the street.</p>
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  249. <p>At least a dozen Chicago police officers stood watch near the building, and several university police and private security cars were posted up on Woodlawn Avenue and 57th Street.</p>
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  253. <p>The protest took place hours after students picketed a large beer garden set up at the quad&#8217;s east end for alumni weekend, which began Thursday and runs through Sunday.</p>
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  257. <p>In a press release, organizers said they wanted to bring renewed attention to the university&#8217;s connections to and partnerships with Israeli companies and interests. Organizers also said they planned reestablish the Palestinian solidarity encampment on the main quad, but no encampment had been set up as of 7:30 p.m. Friday. University staff were removing red handprints left earlier in the day on the fencing surrounding the beer garden. </p>
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  279. <p>For nearly the entire seven months of war, pro-Palestine UChicago students have organized on campus to demand university leaders “divest, disclose and repair.”</p>
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  283. <p>Past student actions include a November sit-in at Rosenwald Hall, during which police arrested 26 students and two faculty members before prosecutors dropped charges, <a href="https://chicagomaroon.com/40829/news/all-charges-dropped-against-ucup-sit-in-protestors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">according to the Chicago Maroon</a>. Organizers also <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/11/08/student-jewish-organizers-call-for-ceasefire-amid-war-in-palestine/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">gathered daily in the quad starting last fall</a>, giving passersby context on the war which centered Palestinians.</p>
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  287. <p>Late last month, UChicago joined hundreds of students at numerous campuses setting up pro-Palestine encampments in protest of Israel-Hamas war.</p>
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  291. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8278.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-716049" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8278-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8278-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8278-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8278-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8278-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8278-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8278-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8278-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8278-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8278-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8278-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MG_8278-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Students put red handprints on the fence of a beer garden set up for alumni weekend on the University of Chicago&#8217;s main quadrangle, about two weeks after the university removed a student encampment on the same quad.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Maxwell Evans/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  295. <p>The encampment, named “UChicago Popular University for Gaza,”&nbsp;was organized to push the university to acknowledge genocide in Gaza, cut ties with Israeli companies and the Israel Institute, publicize its investments in weapons manufacturers and commit to a program of reparations “from Palestine to the South Side,” among other demands.</p>
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  299. <p><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/07/uchicago-protest-encampment-cleared-after-police-student-standoff/" data-wpel-link="internal">Police cleared out the encampment</a> May 7 after eight days when <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/06/uchicago-faculty-support-protesters-as-school-threatens-crackdown-we-will-protect-our-students/" data-wpel-link="internal">negotiations between university officials and protesters reached an impasse</a>. University police barricaded students out of the quad early that morning, blocking them from the encampment, according to organizers and press on site.</p>
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  303. <p>Alivisatos and university police cited safety concerns and interference &#8220;with the free expression, learning, and work of others,&#8221; as reasons break up the demonstration.</p>
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  405. <title>Cicada Invasion Has Arrived In Chicago</title>
  406. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/17/cicada-invasion-has-arrived-in-chicago/</link>
  408. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gwen Ihnat and Crystal Paul]]></dc:creator>
  409. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 21:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
  410. <category><![CDATA[Citywide]]></category>
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  412. <category><![CDATA[Urban Animals]]></category>
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  415. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="682" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>The warm weather appears to have kicked off the summer's much-discussed cicada invasion. Here's everything you need to know about the 17-year brood, straight from the Field Museum's expert.]]></description>
  416. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="682" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadaresized.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  417. <p>CHICAGO&nbsp;—&nbsp;After weeks of speculation, the warm weather has apparently enticed the 17-year cicadas to start re-emerging from underground.</p>
  418.  
  419.  
  420.  
  421. <p>Some Block Club readers in Beverly on the Far South Side reported spotting the large insect Friday for the first time since 2007.</p>
  422.  
  423.  
  424.  
  425. <p>Cicadas are crowding the leaves on the old growth trees on Longwood Drive in Beverly — all in different stages of the cicada life cycle. Some are starting to emerge from their winged bodies, while others are in the creepy hollowed-out husk stage clinging as if in still life to the trunks of trees.&nbsp;</p>
  426.  
  427.  
  428.  
  429. <p>On some streets, you can only take a few steps before spotting what looks like a massacre of a small cicada party on the sidewalks, Block Club readers said. And be careful which lawns you tread. The grass is not swaying gently in the breeze; those are cicadas crawling for higher ground.</p>
  430.  
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  433. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="507" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MixCollage-17-May-2024-02-32-PM-7784.jpg?resize=780%2C507&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715990" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MixCollage-17-May-2024-02-32-PM-7784.jpg?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MixCollage-17-May-2024-02-32-PM-7784.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MixCollage-17-May-2024-02-32-PM-7784.jpg?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MixCollage-17-May-2024-02-32-PM-7784.jpg?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MixCollage-17-May-2024-02-32-PM-7784.jpg?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MixCollage-17-May-2024-02-32-PM-7784.jpg?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MixCollage-17-May-2024-02-32-PM-7784.jpg?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MixCollage-17-May-2024-02-32-PM-7784.jpg?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MixCollage-17-May-2024-02-32-PM-7784.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/MixCollage-17-May-2024-02-32-PM-7784-1024x666.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The cicadas have already arrived in various parts of the city.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Jen Sabella/Block Club Chicago, Andrew Hertzberg/Twitter</span></figcaption></figure>
  434.  
  435.  
  436.  
  437. <p>They&#8217;ve taken over breast cancer awareness ribbons tied onto the trees on Leavitt Street in Beverly like they&#8217;re wrapping themselves in a neat bow, eager to give residents the gift of their endless humming and shed carcasses.</p>
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  440.  
  441. <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
  442. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dog-sitting for a friend on Park Ridge/Chicago border. He said he didn’t see any yesterday but a bunch were out this morning <a href="https://t.co/RyM7GZFSbO" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">pic.twitter.com/RyM7GZFSbO</a></p>&mdash; Andrew Hertzberg (@and_hertz) <a href="https://twitter.com/and_hertz/status/1791517717037453610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">May 17, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
  443. </div></figure>
  444.  
  445.  
  446.  
  447. <p>Soon, you&#8217;ll be hearing the sounds of crunching with every step you take outside, and trees will appear to sway because of the sheer number of moving cicadas on their leaves and trunks.&nbsp;</p>
  448.  
  449.  
  450.  
  451. <p>While Chicagoans across the city steel themselves for this summer&#8217;s cicada onslaught, the main action will happen a few hours south. Cities in the center of the state like Springfield and Champaign will see a convergence of two broods, the 13-year and 17-year cicadas, which will make for quite the entomological invasion.</p>
  452.  
  453.  
  454.  
  455. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas2.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-716009" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas2.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas2.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas2.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas2.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas2.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas2.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas2.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas2-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The cicadas can already be spotted in the Beverly neighborhood. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Crystal Paul/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  456.  
  457.  
  458.  
  459. <p>&#8220;In Chicago, we&#8217;re only going to see the 17-year-old group,&#8221; Maureen Turcatel, collections manager of insects at the Field Museum, said. &#8220;So that&#8217;s three different species that only come out at the same time every 17 years. But in the southern part of the state, we have different species that only come out all together every 13 years. This year, the convergences will overlap, and that only happens every 221 years.&#8221;</p>
  460.  
  461.  
  462.  
  463. <p>So Chicagoans will only have to deal with the three species of 17-year cicadas, Turcatel said. If you remember what the cicadas were like here in the summer of 2007, this year will be pretty similar, she said.</p>
  464.  
  465.  
  466.  
  467. <p>&#8220;They&#8217;re harmless to humans. They don&#8217;t bite. They don&#8217;t stain. They&#8217;re just loud,&#8221; she said.</p>
  468.  
  469.  
  470.  
  471. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="351" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/1000005287.jpg?resize=780%2C351&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715976" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/1000005287-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C461&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/1000005287-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/1000005287-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C346&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/1000005287-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C692&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/1000005287-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C922&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/1000005287-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C540&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/1000005287-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C706&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/1000005287-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C901&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/1000005287-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C180&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/1000005287-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C318&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/1000005287-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/1000005287-1024x461.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Maureen Turcatel,  collections manager for insects at the Field Museum, holds up a cicada display. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Gwen Ihnat/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  472.  
  473.  
  474.  
  475. <p>How loud? The cicadas will reach about 90-100 decibels, similar to a lawnmower or a blender. </p>
  476.  
  477.  
  478.  
  479. <p>They&#8217;re loudest in the afternoon, and will hang around for four to six weeks, Turcatel said.</p>
  480.  
  481.  
  482.  
  483. <p>The Field Museum is already handing out earplugs, as well as decorative cicada buttons, to go along with the cicada invasion this summer.</p>
  484.  
  485.  
  486.  
  487. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="351" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240515_124807.jpg?resize=780%2C351&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715977" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240515_124807-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C461&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240515_124807-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240515_124807-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C346&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240515_124807-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C692&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240515_124807-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C922&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240515_124807-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C540&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240515_124807-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C706&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240515_124807-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C901&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240515_124807-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C180&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240515_124807-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C318&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240515_124807-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240515_124807-1024x461.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Field Museum is handing out earplugs and decorative buttons in honor of the return of the 17-year cicadas. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Gwen Ihnat/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  488.  
  489.  
  490.  
  491. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-no-threat-except-to-young-trees">No Threat Except To Young Trees</h2>
  492.  
  493.  
  494.  
  495. <p>Cicadas pose no harm or threat to humans or pets&nbsp;—&nbsp;as long as your dog only snacks on a few bugs at a time.</p>
  496.  
  497.  
  498. <div class="wp-block-image">
  499. <figure class="alignright size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="665" height="1024" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_174108.jpg?resize=665%2C1024&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-716051" style="width:404px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_174108-scaled.jpg?resize=665%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 665w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_174108-scaled.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_174108-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1182&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_174108-scaled.jpg?resize=998%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 998w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_174108-scaled.jpg?resize=1330%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1330w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_174108-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1848&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_174108-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C2414&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_174108-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C616&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_174108-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C1087&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_174108-scaled.jpg?w=1663&amp;ssl=1 1663w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/20240517_174108-665x1024.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Some residents are wrapping their young trees in gauze to protect them from the cicadas. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Gwen Ihnat/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure></div>
  500.  
  501.  
  502. <p>&#8220;I would just try and not let them eat too many because they can have an upset stomach. The cicada exoskeleton is really hard to digest. But if they snack on a couple of them, it&#8217;s totally fine,&#8221; Turcatel said.</p>
  503.  
  504.  
  505.  
  506. <p>Cicadas barely cause a threat to trees and ornamental plants. After all, Turcatel pointed out, most trees are older than 17 years, so they&#8217;ve survived the cicadas before.</p>
  507.  
  508.  
  509.  
  510. <p>The exception is young trees, Turcatel said.</p>
  511.  
  512.  
  513.  
  514. <p>&#8220;If you do have young trees, that could be too many cicadas for them. So it&#8217;s advisable to wrap them and protect them from the cicadas. But established trees, mature trees should be fine,&#8221; she said. </p>
  515.  
  516.  
  517.  
  518. <p>That helps explain the young trees wrapped in gauze you may have spied around your neighborhood.</p>
  519.  
  520.  
  521.  
  522. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9713.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-716008" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9713.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9713.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9713.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9713.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9713.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9713.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9713.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9713.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9713.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9713-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Cicadas in Beverly.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Crystal Paul/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  523.  
  524.  
  525.  
  526. <p>You may have also seen headlines about jet streams of urine that cicadas spray once they emerge above ground. </p>
  527.  
  528.  
  529.  
  530. <p>Again, no need to worry about cicada pee doing damage to you or your car, Turcatel said.</p>
  531.  
  532.  
  533.  
  534. <p>&#8220;They can be sticky, but I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s gonna hurt the cars. It&#8217;s not an unusual behavior. Annual cicadas do that. It&#8217;s just like regular bugs on your car,&#8221; she said.</p>
  535.  
  536.  
  537.  
  538. <p>The cicadas&#8217; short life will result in many carcasses collecting on the sidewalk, which Turcatel suggests using as compost for your garden: &#8220;When they start decomposing, all those nutrients are gonna be good for the soil.&#8221;</p>
  539.  
  540.  
  541.  
  542. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="780" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=780%2C780&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-716052" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=1568%2C1568&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=706%2C706&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier.jpeg?w=1723&amp;ssl=1 1723w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/cicadas-Kier-1024x1024.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Cicadas can also be found on brick walls instead of trees. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Keir Graff/Facebook</span></figcaption></figure>
  543.  
  544.  
  545.  
  546. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-a-buzzing-romance">A Buzzing Romance </h2>
  547.  
  548.  
  549.  
  550. <p>Other than sweeping your sidewalk, the main annoyance of the cicada invasion might be their loud buzzing.</p>
  551.  
  552.  
  553.  
  554. <p>Armando Galvan, owner of Handy Andy handyman business with clients in Beverly, said he remembers the last cicada cycle in 2007. The noise was startling, he said.</p>
  555.  
  556.  
  557.  
  558. <p>“Not exactly a humming or a buzzing, but it&#8217;s loud,” Galvan said, like an army of crickets. </p>
  559.  
  560.  
  561.  
  562. <p>That summery sound is actually a mating call as the male cicadas try to attract females, Turcatel said.</p>
  563.  
  564.  
  565.  
  566. <p>&#8220;The males are making the noise and the females know how to find their specific mates,&#8221; Turcatel sad. &#8220;Even though there will be millions of them singing different songs, they still manage to find their mates.&#8221; </p>
  567.  
  568.  
  569.  
  570. <p>Which is kind of romantic, if you think about it. Noisy, but romantic.</p>
  571.  
  572.  
  573.  
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  578. <p>The Field Museum will have a cicada information station all summer, along with special programs. On May 29, the museum will host a <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/our-events/cicada-pinning-workshop/cicada-pinning-workshop" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Cicada Pinning Workshop</a> where you can bring in one of those many cicada carcasses and turn it into an artistic commemoration of the insect.</p>
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  582. <p>The Field will also host a &#8220;Bug Bites&#8221; event June 11 at Big Star West Town, 551 N. Ogden Ave., featuring &#8220;adventurous&#8221; insect-centric dishes created by Big Star’s chefs. (Although cicadas are not exactly restaurant grade, <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/03/no-need-to-wait-for-cicadas-you-can-eat-bugs-in-chicago-right-now/" data-wpel-link="internal">they can be used in place of grasshoppers and other insects in recipes</a>.) More information is available on the museum&#8217;s <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/our-events/bug-bites" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">website</a>.</p>
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  680. <title>West Side Neighbors Urge City to Keep ShotSpotter: &#8216;Our Community Truly Needs This&#8217;</title>
  681. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/17/west-side-neighbors-urge-city-to-keep-shotspotter-our-community-truly-needs-this/</link>
  683. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francia Garcia Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
  684. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
  685. <category><![CDATA[Austin, Garfield Park, North Lawndale]]></category>
  686. <category><![CDATA[North Lawndale]]></category>
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  688.  
  689. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="678" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1356&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C795&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1039&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C265&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C468&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>Alderpeople may vote next week on a proposed ordinance that would make the gunshot detection technology available on a ward-by-ward basis. ]]></description>
  690. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="678" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1356&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C795&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1039&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C265&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C468&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-4_FGH-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  691. <p>NORTH LAWNDALE — Some West Side neighbors urged the city to reconsider ShotSpotter during a forum Thursday night, echoing several South and West side alderpeople’s push to keep the controversial gunshot detection technology in their wards.&nbsp;</p>
  692.  
  693.  
  694.  
  695. <p>In February, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the city would <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/02/16/city-inks-shotspotter-contract-extension-through-september/" data-wpel-link="internal">end its use of ShotSpotter this fall</a>, but a <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/17/push-to-keep-shotspotter-in-chicago-blocked-in-city-council-for-now/" data-wpel-link="internal">proposed ordinance</a> from South Side Ald. David Moore (17th) aims to keep the service available on a ward-by-ward basis. City Council could vote next week on the ordinance that would give alderpeople the final say on ShotSpotter&#8217;s future use.</p>
  696.  
  697.  
  698.  
  699. <p>The West Side Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People organized Thursday&#8217;s forum at Collins High School, 1313 S. Sacramento Drive, in partnership with three West Side alderpeople — Ald. Emma Mitts (37th), Ald. Monique Scott (24th) and Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th).</p>
  700.  
  701.  
  702.  
  703. <p>West Siders can continue to weigh in on the city’s use of ShotSpotter by answering this <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JRKCD9M" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">survey</a>.&nbsp;</p>
  704.  
  705.  
  706.  
  707. <p>About six of the roughly 25 neighbors at the meeting shared anecdotes of police quickly arriving at scenes after gunfire, thanks to ShotSpotter alerts — even when no one called 911. A few recalled instances where someone they knew received medical attention after police responded to a ShotSpotter alert.&nbsp;</p>
  708.  
  709.  
  710.  
  711. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="620" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-Forum_FGH.jpg?resize=780%2C620&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715834" style="width:810px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-Forum_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C814&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-Forum_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-Forum_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C610&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-Forum_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1221&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-Forum_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1628&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-Forum_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C954&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-Forum_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1246&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-Forum_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1590&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-Forum_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C318&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-Forum_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C561&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-Forum_FGH-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-Forum_FGH-1024x814.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg and Carlton T. Mayers II, NAACP criminal justice committee chair speak at a West Side forum about ShotSpotter on May 16, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Francia Garcia Hernandez/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  712.  
  713.  
  714.  
  715. <p>Rochelle Jackson, who lives in North Lawndale, said she recently saw police arrive on her block less than three minutes after she heard gunshots.</p>
  716.  
  717.  
  718.  
  719. <p>That response time is shorter than any she&#8217;s seen after making a 911 call, she said.&nbsp;</p>
  720.  
  721.  
  722.  
  723. <p>“We usually had to wait 45 minutes to an hour if they even showed up for stuff like that,” Jackson said. “Our community truly needs this.”&nbsp;</p>
  724.  
  725.  
  726.  
  727. <p>West Siders have long complained that police do not show up when they call 911.</p>
  728.  
  729.  
  730.  
  731. <p>A Block Club analysis of police data show many <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/02/15/911-calls-on-south-west-sides-ignored-while-rapid-response-cops-make-traffic-stops-instead/" data-wpel-link="internal">911 calls from West and South Side neighborhoods are ignored</a> while rapid response teams tasked with responding to those calls conduct traffic stops instead. </p>
  732.  
  733.  
  734.  
  735. <p>An Austin neighborhood group in partnership with the ACLU sued the city in 2011 after police routinely failed to respond to 911 calls. The lawsuit resulted in a settlement <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/11/19/west-siders-would-call-911-but-no-officers-would-show-up-after-lawsuit-city-now-must-track-emergency-response-times/" data-wpel-link="internal">requiring the department to collect and publish response times</a>, a deadline <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/04/12/the-city-is-supposed-to-publicize-police-response-times-to-911-calls-but-its-weeks-past-court-mandated-deadline/" data-wpel-link="internal">officials quickly fell behind on</a>.</p>
  736.  
  737.  
  738.  
  739. <p>“In our community, 911 calls went out the window a long time ago,” Mitts said. “We’ve got to have some eyes. The ShotSpotter is the eyes in our neighborhood.”&nbsp;</p>
  740.  
  741.  
  742.  
  743. <p>Critics have pointed to numerous reports that <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/05/05/85-percent-of-shotspotter-alerts-are-dead-ends-but-they-coach-officers-to-think-theyre-responding-to-dangerous-situations-study-finds/" data-wpel-link="internal">question ShotSpotter&#8217;s reliability and effectiveness</a> in reducing gun crime. However, proponents argue it is critical to alerting police of gun crimes that would otherwise go unreported.&nbsp;</p>
  744.  
  745.  
  746.  
  747. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="Shotspotter technology is seen atop a building in Kenwood on April 15, 2024." class="wp-image-703746" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041524-ShotSpotter-Technology-Colin-Boyle-4843-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A Shotspotter device in Kenwood. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  748.  
  749.  
  750.  
  751. <p>In 2021, <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/08/24/shotspotter-police-alerts-rarely-result-evidence-of-gun-crime-city-watchdog/" data-wpel-link="internal">a report</a> by Inspector General Deborah Witzburg’s office found ShotSpotter alerts rarely resulted in evidence of gun crime. The report only evaluated ShotSpotter’s effectiveness in fighting gun crime, not the technology’s accuracy, she said.&nbsp;</p>
  752.  
  753.  
  754.  
  755. <p>“How we measure success depends on what we’re trying to accomplish,” Witzburg said Thursday. </p>
  756.  
  757.  
  758.  
  759. <p>Data on police response times should be viewed “with some caution” as police can only measure response times in about half of its 911 call responses, Witzburg said.&nbsp;</p>
  760.  
  761.  
  762.  
  763. <p>Yet, if data can show ShotSpotter helps gunshot victims get medical attention faster, then the response needs to be adequately shaped to meet that goal, she said.&nbsp;</p>
  764.  
  765.  
  766.  
  767. <p>“If we can get victims of gunshots medical attention faster, that&#8217;s tremendously valuable from a public safety perspective,” Witzburg said. “The fact remains that when ShotSpotter alerts come in, we&#8217;re sending police cars, not ambulances.”</p>
  768.  
  769.  
  770.  
  771. <p>Echoing Mitts, Scott pushed to keep ShotSpotter on the West Side.</p>
  772.  
  773.  
  774.  
  775. <p>“If it&#8217;s not ShotSpotter, we still need a gunshot detection tool,” Scott said.</p>
  776.  
  777.  
  778.  
  779. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="516" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-5_FGH.jpg?resize=780%2C516&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715827" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-5_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-5_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-5_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-5_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-5_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1356&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-5_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C795&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-5_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1039&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-5_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-5_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C265&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-5_FGH-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C468&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-5_FGH-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-ShotSpotter-forum-5_FGH-1024x678.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) told neighbors she has urged the mayor&#8217;s administration to keep ShotSpotter in place. &#8220;Even if it&#8217;s one life saved, I think it&#8217;s a benefit,&#8221; she said. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Francia Garcia Hernandez/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  780.  
  781.  
  782.  
  783. <p>Mitts and Scott are among 14 alderpeople of the city’s most violent wards who want to keep the technology in their neighborhoods, according to the <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/16/aldermen-fighting-gun-violenc-shotspotter/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Tribune.</a>&nbsp;</p>
  784.  
  785.  
  786.  
  787. <p>Supporters said another benefit of ShotSpotter is that it provides police with more accurate information about potential shooting locations than neighbors could provide, and it alerts police of incidents that would otherwise go unnoticed. That information has even helped police identify alleged shooters of people they knew, some neighbors said.&nbsp;</p>
  788.  
  789.  
  790.  
  791. <p>A North Lawndale resident who identified herself as Mrs. Brown said about a month ago, she heard a gunshot near the back of her house. By the time she reached the back of the house, police were already outside investigating and had identified where the shots came from, she said.&nbsp;</p>
  792.  
  793.  
  794.  
  795. <p>“I want to see that ShotSpotter stay there,” she said.&nbsp;</p>
  796.  
  797.  
  798.  
  799. <p>West Side neighbors’ experiences are consistent with benefits reported by other cities that use ShotSpotter, said Carlton T. Mayers II, NAACP criminal justice committee chair. However, there are concerns about the technology’s data collection and transparency. </p>
  800.  
  801.  
  802.  
  803. <p>SoundThinking, the company behind ShotSpotter technology, owns the data collected citywide by ShotSpotter, not the city, Mayers said.&nbsp;Without a local law that ensures data is collected and made available to the public regularly, it is hard to determine if ShotSpotter “is really working,” he said.&nbsp;</p>
  804.  
  805.  
  806.  
  807. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/02/021423-North-Lawndale-2100-block-of-South-St-Louis-Shooting-Colin-Boyle-7640.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-615593" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The 2100 block of South St. Louis Ave. in North Lawndale. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  808.  
  809.  
  810.  
  811. <p>And while the Inspector General’s report is a snapshot of how ShotSpotter operates, more data is needed to evaluate its usefulness and to identify potential negative impacts in Chicago, Mayers said.</p>
  812.  
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  917. <title>West Side Community Gardeners Take Their Skills Home</title>
  918. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/17/west-side-community-gardeners-take-their-skills-home/</link>
  920. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Reema Saleh]]></dc:creator>
  921. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
  922. <category><![CDATA[Austin, Garfield Park, North Lawndale]]></category>
  923. <category><![CDATA[Garfield Park]]></category>
  924. <category><![CDATA[Sports & Outdoors]]></category>
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  926. <category><![CDATA[Gardens]]></category>
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  930. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>The Train the Trainer Workshop Series is helping gardeners share their knowledge and support community gardens across the city.]]></description>
  931. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  932. <p>GARFIELD PARK — A group of West Side gardeners who have received hands-on training at the Garfield Park Conservatory are bringing their new skills back to the neighborhoods to launch gardens of their own and help other neighbors develop a green thumb.</p>
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  935.  
  936. <p>It&#8217;s part of the Train the Trainer Workshop Series run by the <a href="https://garfieldconservatory.org/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance</a> for the past few months. Together, the 10 gardeners have learned how to start community gardens at their schools and neighborhoods to grow fresh food and herbs and mitigate the effects of food deserts and the lack of adequate grocery stores on the West Side.</p>
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  939.  
  940. <p>Gardeners participated in a showcase Saturday at the conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave., where they demonstrated skills such as starting seedlings, setting up growing beds for vegetables and more. After the program, they will return to their own backyards and will work with the city&#8217;s network of community gardens.</p>
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  944. <p>&#8220;Community gardening is important, not just because it brings people together, but there are food deserts on the West Side … . It&#8217;s not just a hobby,&#8221; said Mattie Wilson, the alliance&#8217;s senior director of public engagement. &#8220;The need for people to grow their own food for fresh produce is a problem here. They need that agency over themselves and what they&#8217;re putting in their body.&#8221;</p>
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  948. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-4.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715206" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-4.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-4.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-4.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-4.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-4.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-4.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-4.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-4.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-4-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The &#8220;Train the Trainer&#8221; gardeners held a showcase at the Garfield Park Conservatory on Saturday, May 11.
  949. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Reema Saleh/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  950.  
  951.  
  952.  
  953. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-3.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715207" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-3.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-3.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-3.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-3.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-3.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-3.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-3.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-3-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Crystal Gardener shows off some of their seedlings at their year end showcase.
  954. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Reema Saleh/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  955.  
  956.  
  957.  
  958. <p>Urban gardening in Chicago comes with unique challenges, like transitioning plants from their therapeutic greenhouses to the temperamental weather outside. The winters can be brutal on plants, and the soil in some places is too toxic to grow edible food without a garden bed. But for gardeners like Rebecca MacDonald, the conditions make them more creative with their growing spaces, she said.</p>
  959.  
  960.  
  961.  
  962. <p>MacDonald, a horticulture teacher at John Marshall Metropolitan High School in East Garfield Park, said she joined the program because she wanted to meet other gardeners and find opportunities for her students on the West Side.</p>
  963.  
  964.  
  965.  
  966. <p>&#8220;Everyone has their own ways of doing things. I learned so much from other people, like soil mixtures, getting to learn how to build raised beds, and getting to hear from all these different folks about the spaces they have growing,&#8221; MacDonald said.</p>
  967.  
  968.  
  969.  
  970. <p>MacDonald&#8217;s school has a farm space that hasn&#8217;t been used in two years, but she is working to fix up the space with the techniques she learned and ideas from the program, she said.</p>
  971.  
  972.  
  973.  
  974. <p>&#8220;I&#8217;m hoping to have my students start doing some workshops in the garden, so I&#8217;m going to take some of the ideas we got through this and have those kids plan events and invite community members in to talk about what they know,&#8221; MacDonald said.</p>
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  978. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-6.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715205" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-6.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-6.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-6.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-6.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-6.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-6.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-6.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-6.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-6.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/West-Side-Gardners-Group-Photo-6-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Table signs show people passing through what plants look like when they need help. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Reema Saleh/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  979.  
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  982. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="768" height="1024" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715211" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C400&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C2091&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C2667&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C941&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Garden-Amendment-Workshop-768x1024.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Train the Trainer Gardeners collectively amend the soil in a raised bed.
  983. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Mattie Wilson/Provided</span></figcaption></figure>
  984.  
  985.  
  986.  
  987. <p>Susan Carlotta Ellis participated in the program last year and returned to teach new gardeners this year. She hopes the group can bring in more new people over the next year, she said.</p>
  988.  
  989.  
  990.  
  991. <p>&#8220;Each community garden lends information that they&#8217;re able to share — whether it&#8217;s resources, how to care for the garden, or how to get volunteer help,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It really helps grassroots efforts of coming together, sharing knowledge and producing healthy food.&#8221;</p>
  992.  
  993.  
  994.  
  995. <p>Britni Austin — an herbalist passionate about teaching people what plants grow natively in Chicago and how people can use them for food and medicine — grows herbs from her window garden and volunteers with the Garfield Park Conservatory. She wants to keep learning from West Side gardeners about how to plan larger gardens.&#8221;</p>
  996.  
  997.  
  998.  
  999. <p>&#8220;I think the most beneficial thing that I came out with is learning about the cohesiveness of garden planning,&#8221; she said. &#8220;When it comes to growing plants and herbs together, there&#8217;s a method to the madness. There are so many Black and Brown people who have gardens here with so much knowledge that I think it&#8217;s important to learn from.&#8221;</p>
  1000.  
  1001.  
  1002.  
  1003. <p>Crystal Gardener started gardening last year to grow her food closer to home in Austin. It makes her feel like she can contribute to building sustainable food systems in her area, she said. </p>
  1004.  
  1005.  
  1006.  
  1007. <p>Living in an apartment building complicates it, but Gardener wants to start planting in the community garden on her block. Her mother was an avid gardener, and now, she hopes it&#8217;ll be an opportunity for them to bond.</p>
  1008.  
  1009.  
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  1011. <p>&#8220;The West Side is known to be a food desert, so [there is] no better way to start than in your front and back yard. … That&#8217;s where you begin to build community through food,&#8221; Gardener said.</p>
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  1109. <title>Sunny Weekend Expected In Chicago Before More Rain Next Week</title>
  1110. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/17/sunny-weekend-expected-in-chicago-before-more-rain-next-week/</link>
  1112. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mack Liederman]]></dc:creator>
  1113. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 16:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
  1114. <category><![CDATA[Citywide]]></category>
  1115. <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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  1118. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="681" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/05/050523-Warm-Weather-Belmont-Harbor-Colin-Boyle-5765.jpg?fit=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>No bad news here: Saturday could reach 81 degrees. ]]></description>
  1119. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="681" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/05/050523-Warm-Weather-Belmont-Harbor-Colin-Boyle-5765.jpg?fit=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  1120. <p>CHICAGO — Chicagoans will get a sunny reprieve this weekend before a stretch of rainy days returns next week.</p>
  1121.  
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  1123.  
  1124. <p>Friday will be mostly sunny with temperatures in the 70s during the day and a balmy 60 degrees in the evening, according to the National Weather Service.</p>
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  1127.  
  1128. <p>Saturday is slated to be even warmer with a daytime high of 81 degrees, according to the weather service.</p>
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  1131.  
  1132. <p>Sunday will keep the good times rolling with sunny skies, some winds and a high near 74 degrees.</p>
  1133.  
  1134.  
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  1136. <p>There&#8217;s a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon Monday, which will otherwise will be another warm day with an expected high of 80 degrees.</p>
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  1139.  
  1140. <p>Sporadic showers could continue through Wednesday night, according to the weather service.</p>
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  1238. <title>Little Lulu&#8217;s Italian Ice Is Back In Portage Park — And Sweeter Than Ever</title>
  1239. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/17/little-lulus-italian-ice-is-back-in-portage-park-and-sweeter-than-ever/</link>
  1241. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Molly DeVore]]></dc:creator>
  1242. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 13:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
  1243. <category><![CDATA[Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Norwood Park]]></category>
  1244. <category><![CDATA[Portage Park]]></category>
  1245. <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
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  1248. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>The beloved Italian ice shop has joined with Alisha’s Sweet Treats to offer an expanded menu that includes tres leches cake, cheesecake and chicken wraps. ]]></description>
  1249. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2629-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  1250. <p>PORTAGE PARK — Portage Park&#8217;s beloved <a href="https://www.littlelulusitalianice.com" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Little Lulu&#8217;s Italian Ice shop</a> is back with a new co-owner and even more sweet treats.</p>
  1251.  
  1252.  
  1253.  
  1254. <p>The Italian ice shop at 5035 W. Montrose Ave. is now <a href="https://www.facebook.com/littleluluschicago/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Alisha’s Sweet Treats/Little Lulu&#8217;s.</a> The business is partnering with Alisha Gonzalez, owner of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alisha_sweettreatsandthings/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Alisha&#8217;s Sweet Treats and Things</a>, to also offer cheesecakes, tres leches cake and chicken wraps.</p>
  1255.  
  1256.  
  1257.  
  1258. <p>Over the next few months, Gonzalez said she wants to expand her menu to include toasted sandwiches, soups and salads.</p>
  1259.  
  1260.  
  1261.  
  1262. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2613.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715707" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2613-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2613-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2613-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2613-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2613-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2613-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2613-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2613-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2613-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2613-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2613-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2613-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Portage Park shop reopened April 1.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1263.  
  1264.  
  1265.  
  1266. <p>Though Little Lulu&#8217;s has been a part of Portage Park for six years, the business has undergone multiple rebrands.</p>
  1267.  
  1268.  
  1269.  
  1270. <p>Little Lulu&#8217;s owner Autumn Bastyr was inspired to open the shop after driving to <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/08/mikos-italian-ice-now-open-for-season-and-a-coffee-flavor-is-coming/" data-wpel-link="internal">Miko’s Italian Ice</a> for a cold treat on a hot day. She started off biking around the neighborhood, selling Italian ice out of a mobile cart.</p>
  1271.  
  1272.  
  1273.  
  1274. <p>Bastyr opened the Portage Park storefront in 2018. In 2021, <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/09/23/little-lulus-italian-ice-closing-portage-park-storefront-but-you-can-still-order-pints-online/" data-wpel-link="internal">she moved to Florida</a> to expand her brand to a warmer climate and <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/09/23/little-lulus-italian-ice-closing-portage-park-storefront-but-you-can-still-order-pints-online/" data-wpel-link="internal">closed the Portage Park storefront late that year</a>. </p>
  1275.  
  1276.  
  1277.  
  1278. <p>Bastyr then partnered with Mindful Baking, a vegan bakery that took over the space in early 2022 and sold Little Lulu&#8217;s products. The shop closed again for several months and reopened in mid-2022 <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/06/21/little-lulus-italian-ice-shop-reopens-in-portage-park-with-nutrition-bar/" data-wpel-link="internal">in partnership with a nutrition bar</a>. Last summer, the shop partnered with Sea of Life Organics, a business that sold sea moss products.</p>
  1279.  
  1280.  
  1281.  
  1282. <p>Little Lulu&#8217;s reopened in April after being closed through the fall and winter. Bastyr said Gonzalez is the perfect fit for the combined business.</p>
  1283.  
  1284.  
  1285.  
  1286. <p>&#8220;We&#8217;re just two mothers, two small business owners, trying to grow our dream,&#8221; Bastyr said.</p>
  1287.  
  1288.  
  1289.  
  1290. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2622.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715731" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2622-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2622-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2622-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2622-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2622-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2622-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2622-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2622-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2622-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2622-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2622-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2622-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Little Lulu&#8217;s Italian Ice is partnering with Alisha&#8217;s Sweet Treats and Things.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1291.  
  1292.  
  1293.  
  1294. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-sugar-spice-and-a-dash-of-drake"> Sugar, Spice And A Dash Of Drake</h2>
  1295.  
  1296.  
  1297.  
  1298. <p>Gonzalez got into cooking about 20 years ago when she was pregnant with her son, she said in a recent interview.</p>
  1299.  
  1300.  
  1301.  
  1302. <p>&#8220;I was very depressed because my kid’s dad, he had just vanished so I was all by myself,&#8221; Gonzalez said. &#8220;I just started baking and cooking as an outlet.&#8221;</p>
  1303.  
  1304.  
  1305.  
  1306. <p>She would watch cooking shows with her grandma and whip up elaborate meals for her sisters and their kids, she said.</p>
  1307.  
  1308.  
  1309.  
  1310. <p>While cooking was mostly a hobby for Gonzalez, she got a taste of being a business owner when her teenage niece asked to go a Drake concert in 2015.</p>
  1311.  
  1312.  
  1313.  
  1314. <p>Tickets were around $300, so Gonzalez got to baking. She circulated an order sheet at work and sold hundreds of cupcakes, she said.</p>
  1315.  
  1316.  
  1317.  
  1318. <p>“Lo and behold, I made like $1,000,&#8221; Gonzalez said with a chuckle. &#8220;We ate well, we got T-shirts, the whole shebang.&#8221;</p>
  1319.  
  1320.  
  1321.  
  1322. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2647.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715709" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2647-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2647-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2647-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2647-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2647-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2647-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2647-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2647-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2647-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2647-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2647-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2647-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Alisha&#8217;s Sweet Treats/ Little Lulu&#8217;s serves an Oreo tres leches  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1323.  
  1324.  
  1325.  
  1326. <p>A few years later, Gonzalez met Bastyr through her older sister. Gonzalez&#8217;s daughter started working at Little Lulu&#8217;s, and eventually, Gonzalez began helping out around the shop, making soups and selling her cheesecakes.</p>
  1327.  
  1328.  
  1329.  
  1330. <p>Gonzalez sold baked goods online during the pandemic, making desserts for local businesses. About four years ago, Gonzalez started selling baked goods at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Portage-Park-Farmers-Market-100063797850364/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Portage Park Farmer&#8217;s Market</a> as Alisha&#8217;s Sweet Treats and Things.</p>
  1331.  
  1332.  
  1333.  
  1334. <p>Last fall, Bastyr asked Gonzalez if she was ready to take on her own storefront.</p>
  1335.  
  1336.  
  1337.  
  1338. <p>&#8220;[Alisha&#8217;s Sweet Treats] aligns with the vibe Little Lulu&#8217;s is trying to create. It’s home-cooked, it’s made with love,&#8221; Bastyr said. </p>
  1339.  
  1340.  
  1341.  
  1342. <p>Alisha’s Sweet Treats/Little Lulu&#8217;s menu highlights include toasted coconut tres leches cake, peach cobbler cheesecake, a chicken wrap and, of course, a rotating array of Italian ice flavors. The business will be open year-round.</p>
  1343.  
  1344.  
  1345.  
  1346. <p>“Autumn is a really big inspiration for me. We&#8217;re both single moms, so I know what it’s like to go through the struggles she’s been through,&#8221; Gonzalez said. &#8220;I thought, &#8216;If she can do this, I can do this.'&#8221;</p>
  1347.  
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  1349.  
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  1354. <p>Gonzalez is the shop&#8217;s only employee, however she said her four kids pitch in when she needs extra help.</p>
  1355.  
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  1358. <p>The store hours are 2-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, noon-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2-7 p.m. Sundays. The shop is closed Mondays.</p>
  1359.  
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  1361.  
  1362. <p>Starting in June, Gonzalez said the shop will expand its hours to noon-9 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.</p>
  1363.  
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  1366. <p>Gonzalez also does catering. Email <a href="mailto:sweetreatsandthings@icloud.com">sweetreatsandthings@icloud.com</a> to learn more.</p>
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  1464. <title>Burst Into Books Hosting Pop-Up Literary Fest In Auburn Gresham Saturday</title>
  1465. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/17/burst-into-books-hosting-pop-up-literary-fest-in-auburn-gresham-saturday/</link>
  1467. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Atavia Reed]]></dc:creator>
  1468. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
  1469. <category><![CDATA[Auburn Gresham]]></category>
  1470. <category><![CDATA[Englewood, Chatham, Auburn Gresham]]></category>
  1471. <category><![CDATA[Things To Do]]></category>
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  1474. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="666" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Burst-into-Books.png?fit=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Burst-into-Books.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Burst-into-Books.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Burst-into-Books.png?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Burst-into-Books.png?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Burst-into-Books.png?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Burst-into-Books.png?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Burst-into-Books.png?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Burst-into-Books.png?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Burst-into-Books.png?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Burst-into-Books.png?fit=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>The free event will have live music, dance activities, face painting, interactive games and storytime sessions featuring local authors.]]></description>
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  1476. <p>AUBURN GRESHAM — Families can attend a pop-up literary festival this weekend designed to encourage people to dance, read and flex their creative skills.&nbsp;</p>
  1477.  
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  1480. <p><a href="https://www.burstintobooks.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Burst Into Books</a>, a nonprofit that helps young people discover a love for reading and the arts, will host a Community Fest Lit Pop-Up 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturday at the Ark of St. Sabina Academy, 7800 S. Racine St. Families can register online <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScedGsIqvgcr7ncYUwrZYAIcrdo9l3-pxVPAKY9qt9KzT7tqg/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">here</a>.&nbsp;</p>
  1481.  
  1482.  
  1483.  
  1484. <p>The free event will include live music, face painting, interactive games and story time sessions with local authors. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.&nbsp;</p>
  1485.  
  1486.  
  1487.  
  1488. <p>Jurema Gorham, founder of Burst Into Books, grew up in Auburn Gresham and attended St. Sabina when she was younger, she said.&nbsp;</p>
  1489.  
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  1492. <p>It was “awesome” to connect with the church for the pop-up, Gorham said. <a href="https://www.bodybymighty.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Body by Mighty</a>, an arts organization founded by a local multi-disciplinary artist, is another partner for the event.</p>
  1493.  
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  1495.  
  1496. <p>The celebration will feel like &#8220;going back home,&#8221; Gorham said.&nbsp;</p>
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  1499.  
  1500. <p>“I believe there’s something special about community building and bringing folks together in a way that allows you to see the people in your neighborhood,” Gorham said. “That’s what I love about Chicago. You get to see the characters and families that live in your community at a festival.&#8221;</p>
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  1504. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="780" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/lit-pop-up.png?resize=780%2C780&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715724" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/lit-pop-up.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/lit-pop-up.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/lit-pop-up.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/lit-pop-up.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/lit-pop-up.png?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/lit-pop-up.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/lit-pop-up.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/lit-pop-up.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/lit-pop-up.png?resize=706%2C706&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/lit-pop-up.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/lit-pop-up.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/lit-pop-up-1024x1024.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Nonprofit Burst Into Books will host a Community Fest Lit Pop-Up Saturday at the Ark of St. Sabina Academy.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Provided/Burst Into Books</span></figcaption></figure>
  1505.  
  1506.  
  1507.  
  1508. <p>Saturday&#8217;s event will preview what families can expect at Burst Into Books’ <a href="https://www.burstintobooks.org/wowlitfest" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Words of Wonder Literary Festival</a>, Gorham said.</p>
  1509.  
  1510.  
  1511.  
  1512. <p>Now in its third year, the massive literary festival features writing workshops, arts programs, community resources and more while connecting neighbors with Black authors and illustrators. This year&#8217;s festival is July 27 at Gately Stadium, 10201 S. Cottage Grove Ave.</p>
  1513.  
  1514.  
  1515.  
  1516. <p>Burst Into Books has hosted pop-up literary events across the city since February to connect communities and preview the festival, Gorham said.&nbsp;The next event, the <a href="https://www.burstintobooks.org/lit-pop-ups" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Englewood Basketball &amp; Cuts Lit Pop-Up</a>, is 11 a.m.-4 p.m. June 23 at the <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/07/03/the-englewood-breakroom-is-open-bringing-sports-music-and-community-to-63rd-street-corner/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Englewood Breakroom</a>, 1539 W. 63rd. St.&nbsp;</p>
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  1520. <p>“I never want us to get pinged as an organization only for the South Side, so we’ve connected with organizations across the city to show that collectiveness,” Gorham said. “We’re so used to being in our silos that it’s important to create community, and that’s what this event does.&#8221;</p>
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  1618. <title>This Week In Photos: Chicago Police Remove DePaul Encampment, Mayor Johnson&#8217;s First Year, And More</title>
  1619. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/17/this-week-in-photos-chicago-police-remove-depaul-encampment-mayor-johnsons-first-year-and-more/</link>
  1621. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Boyle]]></dc:creator>
  1622. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
  1623. <category><![CDATA[Citywide]]></category>
  1624. <category><![CDATA[Week in Photos]]></category>
  1625. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://blockclubchicago.org/?p=715583</guid>
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  1627. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="682" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>PHOTOS: Take a peek at life in the city through the eyes and lenses of the Block Club Chicago staff.]]></description>
  1628. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="682" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7323.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /></figure>
  1629. <p>CHICAGO — The last standing Gaza solidarity encampment in Chicago came down Thursday morning when Chicago Police removed students at 5:30 a.m.</p>
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  1632.  
  1633. <p>This week also saw the one year anniversary of Mayor Brandon Johnson&#8217;s inauguration.</p>
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  1637. <p>See what Block Club reporters captured while covering the neighborhoods this week.</p>
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  1641. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7538.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715443" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7538.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7538.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7538.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7538.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7538.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7538.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7538.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7538.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7538.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7538-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">DePaul University crews throw out items at the encampment after dozens of Chicago Police officers began forcibly removing the student Gaza solidarity encampment at DePaul University at 5:30 a.m. on May 16, 2024 in Lincoln Park. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1645. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7360.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715433" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7360.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7360.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7360.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7360.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7360.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7360.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7360.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7360.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7360.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051624-DePaul-Encampment-CPD-Teardown-Colin-Boyle-7360-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Dozens of Chicago Police officers shove protesters off of the street after they began forcibly removing the student Gaza solidarity encampment at DePaul University at 5:30 a.m. on May 16, 2024 in Lincoln Park. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1646.  
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  1648.  
  1649. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/16/depaul-university-encampment-being-cleared-by-police/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">DePaul University Encampment Cleared By Police</a></em></p>
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  1653. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5399.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-713935" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5399.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5399.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5399.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5399.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5399.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5399.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5399.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5399.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5399.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5399-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Mayor Brandon Johnson poses for a photo in a hallway at Kelvyn Park High School. In his first year in office, Johnson has pushed forward on a promise to invest more resources in neighborhood schools. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1657. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5148.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-713923" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5148.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5148.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5148.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5148.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5148.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5148.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5148.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5148.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5148.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/050724-Mayor-Brandon-Johnson-Kelvyn-Park-HS-Colin-Boyle-5148-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Mayor Brandon Johnson meets students as he tours Kelvyn Park High School in Hermosa on May 7, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1658.  
  1659.  
  1660.  
  1661. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/14/mayor-brandon-johnson-pushes-education-agenda-with-urgency-during-first-year-in-office/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Mayor Brandon Johnson Pushes Education Agenda With ‘Urgency’ During First Year In Office</a></em></p>
  1662.  
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  1664.  
  1665. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/brandon-johnson/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Better, Stronger, Safer? Mayor Brandon Johnson&#8217;s 1st Year</a></em></p>
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  1669. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6699.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-714622" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6699.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6699.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6699.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6699.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6699.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6699.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6699.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6699.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6699.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6699-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Maeve Ochoa, Lucy Barnes, Kaitlin Schimmel and Molly Reid pose for a portrait while young students of the Trinity Academy of Irish Dance practice at the Irish American Heritage Center in Irving Park on May 13, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1673. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6642.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-714617" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6642.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6642.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6642.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6642.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6642.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6642.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6642.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6642.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6642.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Trinity-Irish-Dance-Colin-Boyle-6642-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Young students of the Trinity Academy of Irish Dance practice at the Irish American Heritage Center in Irving Park on May 13, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1677. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/16/trinity-irish-dance-the-pride-of-the-northwest-side-takes-home-its-18th-world-title/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Trinity Irish Dance, The Pride Of The Northwest Side, Takes Home Its 18th World Title</a></em></p>
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  1681. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6897.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715630" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6897.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6897.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6897.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6897.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6897.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6897.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6897.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6897.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6897.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6897-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Hundreds gathered for the annual flag-raising event commemorating Israel’s Independence Day at Daley Plaza in the Loop on May 14, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1685. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6970.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715636" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6970.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6970.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6970.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6970.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6970.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6970.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6970.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6970.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6970.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051424-Israel-Independence-Day-Rally-Colin-Boyle-6970-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Hundreds gathered for the annual flag-raising event commemorating Israel’s Independence Day at Daley Plaza in the Loop on May 14, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1689. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="421" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/OneStop1.jpg?resize=780%2C421&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715018" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/OneStop1.jpg?resize=1024%2C553&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/OneStop1.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/OneStop1.jpg?resize=768%2C415&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/OneStop1.jpg?resize=1536%2C829&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/OneStop1.jpg?resize=1200%2C648&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/OneStop1.jpg?resize=1568%2C847&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/OneStop1.jpg?resize=400%2C216&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/OneStop1.jpg?resize=706%2C381&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/OneStop1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/OneStop1-1024x553.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Kenwood&#8217;s One Stop Foods has been temporarily closed after receiving several building violations from the city. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Jamie Nesbitt Golden / Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1693. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/15/after-city-shuts-down-kenwoods-one-stop-foods-neighbors-divided-on-its-future/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">After City Shuts Down Kenwood’s One Stop Foods, Neighbors Divided On Its Future</a></em></p>
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  1697. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6435.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-714604" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6435.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6435.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6435.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6435.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6435.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6435.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6435.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6435.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6435.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6435-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Bartender Maya Salinas pours a passionfruit margarita at Coco Bar, which serves margaritas, various Mexican dishes and more at 316 N. Wabash Ave. near the Chicago Riverwalk on May 13, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1701. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6357.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-714595" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6357.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6357.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6357.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6357.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6357.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6357.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6357.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6357.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6357.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6357-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">An order of tacos dorados is served at Coco Bar, which serves margaritas, various Mexican dishes and more at 316 N. Wabash Ave. near the Chicago Riverwalk on May 13, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1705. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6375.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-714597" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6375.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6375.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6375.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6375.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6375.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6375.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6375.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6375.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6375.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/051324-Coco-Bar-Riverwalk-Colin-Boyle-6375-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Customers line up for Coco Bar, which serves margaritas, various Mexican dishes and more at 316 N. Wabash Ave. near the Chicago Riverwalk on May 13, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1709. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/15/cocobar-brings-authentic-mexican-taste-and-vibes-to-the-heart-of-downtown/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">CocoBar Brings Authentic Mexican Flavors Near Riverwalk Downtown</a></em></p>
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  1713. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="439" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-sheers.jpg?resize=780%2C439&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-713892" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-sheers-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-sheers-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-sheers-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-sheers-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-sheers-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-sheers-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-sheers-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C882&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-sheers-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1124&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-sheers-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-sheers-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C397&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-sheers-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/eleanor-sheers-1024x576.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Eleanor Sheers, owner of Forth movement studio at 2871 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Avondale, shows how sound bowls work inside the studio May 9, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Ariel Parrella-Aureli/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1714.  
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  1717. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/15/2-more-yoga-and-wellness-studios-open-in-avondale-logan-square/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">2 Yoga And Wellness Studios Open In Avondale, Logan Square</a></em></p>
  1718.  
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  1721. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="507" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Petes-Fresh-Market.png?resize=780%2C507&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715261" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Petes-Fresh-Market.png?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Petes-Fresh-Market.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Petes-Fresh-Market.png?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Petes-Fresh-Market.png?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Petes-Fresh-Market.png?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Petes-Fresh-Market.png?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Petes-Fresh-Market.png?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Petes-Fresh-Market.png?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Petes-Fresh-Market.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Petes-Fresh-Market-1024x666.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Pete&#8217;s Fresh Market opened in Ashburn at 3250 W. 87th St. Wednesday. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Atavia Reed/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1725. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="585" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487.jpeg?resize=780%2C585&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715264" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?resize=706%2C530&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-scaled.jpeg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3487-1024x768.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Pete&#8217;s Fresh Market opened in Ashburn at 3250 W. 87th St. Wednesday. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Atavia Reed/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1726.  
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  1729. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/16/petes-fresh-market-opens-to-hundreds-of-waiting-ashburn-neighbors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Pete’s Fresh Market Opens To Hundreds Of Waiting Ashburn Neighbors</a></em></p>
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  1733. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7781.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-715374" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7781-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7781-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7781-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7781-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7781-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7781-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7781-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7781-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7781-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7781-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7781-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7781-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Organizers and activists hold signs during a press conference at George Washington High School calling for Ald. Peter Chico (10th) to withdraw his controversial mining ordinance on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Maia McDonald/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1734.  
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  1736.  
  1737. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/16/at-tense-east-side-town-hall-activists-blast-aldermans-support-for-city-mining-ordinance/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">At Tense East Side Town Hall, Activists Blast Alderman’s Support For City Mining Ordinance</a></em></p>
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  1741. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2397.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-714252" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2397-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2397-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2397-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2397-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2397-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2397-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2397-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2397-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2397-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2397-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2397-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2397-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Becky O&#8217;Hearn, a special education Pre-K teacher at Frederick Stock School, received a Golden Apple Award on May 10, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1742.  
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  1745. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2396.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-714247" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2396-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2396-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Becky O&#8217;Hearn, a special education Pre-K teacher at Frederick Stock School, received a Golden Apple Award on May 10, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1746.  
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  1748.  
  1749. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/14/edison-park-pre-k-teacher-wins-golden-apple-award/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Edison Park Pre-K Teacher Wins Golden Apple Award</a></em></p>
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  1753. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="519" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/BAN1.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-714133" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/BAN1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/BAN1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/BAN1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/BAN1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/BAN1.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/BAN1.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/BAN1.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/BAN1.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/BAN1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/BAN1-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Newly resettled migrants and longtime South Siders share a meal at First Presbyterian Church, 6400 S. Kimbark Ave. on May 11, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Sofi Martinez for Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1754.  
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  1757. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/13/south-siders-welcome-in-migrant-neighbors-at-community-meal-as-they-pledge-to-figure-it-out-together/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">South Siders Welcome Migrant Neighbors At Community Meal With Pledge To ‘Figure It Out Together’</a></em></p>
  1758.  
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  1761. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2496.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-714659" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2496-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2496-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2496-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2496-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2496-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2496-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2496-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2496-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2496-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2496-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2496-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2496-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A memorial has been created where 24-year-old Zet Rodriguez was shot.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1762.  
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  1764.  
  1765. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/14/gofundme-launched-for-family-of-24-year-old-father-fatally-shot-friday-on-far-nw-side/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">GoFundMe Launched For Family Of 24-Year-Old Father Fatally Shot Friday On Far NW Side</a></em></p>
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  1769. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="520" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2324.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-713390" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2324-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2324-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2324-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2324-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2324-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2324-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2324-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2324-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2324-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2324-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2324-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2324-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Joy Prisno poses in front of Bistro 6050 Plus on May 8, 2024.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1879. <title>Isaiah Collier Brings His Fiery Sax Back To Chicago For New Album</title>
  1880. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/17/isaiah-collier-brings-his-fiery-sax-back-to-chicago-for-new-album/</link>
  1882. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Riedy]]></dc:creator>
  1883. <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 13:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  1893. <p>WICKER PARK&nbsp;—&nbsp;Despite leading a 12-person ensemble and igniting fiery saxophone solos onstage, Isaiah Collier said he&#8217;s trying to learn that less is more.</p>
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  1897. <p>“There’s so many ideas you can get from one small part. Sometimes you have an idea and they become musical intrusive thoughts,” the jazz musician told Block Club last week. “You can imply them without having to state them, though. The implications are where the hipness of music lies, because you’re bringing the audience an insider scoop.”</p>
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  1901. <p>Chicago audiences have multiple opportunities to hear the native jazz star play this month. Collier will perform with his quartet the Chosen Few Saturday at <a href="https://throughtherecordshop.com/events/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Dorian’s in Wicker Park</a>, 1939 W. North Ave. He will premiere his new album &#8220;The Almighty&#8221; with the larger ensemble The Celestials Wednesday at <a href="https://fultonstreetcollective.com/event/isaiah-collier-quartet-live-at-fulton-street-collective/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">the Fulton Street Collective</a>, 1821 W. Hubbard St.</p>
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  1911. <p>The 25-year-old jazz musician grew up on the South Side and began playing saxophone at age 11. He graduated from West Town’s ChiArts high school and the Jazz Institute of Chicago, and was named Luminarts Fellow at the Chicago-based institution <a href="https://www.aacmchicago.org/members" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians</a>, or AACM.</p>
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  1915. <p>Chicago-based label Division 81 released Collier’s latest album &#8220;<a href="https://division81records.bandcamp.com/album/the-almighty" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">The Almighty&#8221;</a><em> </em>last month, his fourth LP in as many years. </p>
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  1919. <p>The members of the Chosen Few&nbsp;—&nbsp;pianist Julian Davis Reid, bassist Jeremiah Hunt, and drummer Michael Shekwoaga Ode&nbsp;—&nbsp;dive into Collier’s compositions like vacationers descending on a buffet. The fervor of the players and the positivity of the lyrics sung by Collier and guest Dee Alexander evoke spiritual jazz, but his concept for the album is more grounded.</p>
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  1923. <p>“Introspection,” he said. “I hope this serves as a reminder to check in with one’s internal self.”</p>
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  1930. <p>“Perspective” begins with a calming group chant of “peace and love” that erupts into a rollicking dance rhythm. It’s a tribute to Pharoah Sanders, pioneer of spiritual and free jazz who died in 2022. The album culminates in the 18-minute title track, where Collier blows with the force of the Big Bang over the expanded band the Celestials.&nbsp;</p>
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  1934. <p>The band leader welcomes the challenge of writing for a larger group and establishing a shared culture of communication. </p>
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  1938. <p>“Now it’s not just four people, it’s 12,” he said. “The main thing is to create the hivemind where we can all be individuals and focus on the general good of the music.”</p>
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  1942. <p>Collier’s work has sometimes been described as Afrofuturist, but he thinks of it as Afromodernist.</p>
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  1946. <p>“We’re too busy chasing the future, we don’t realize we’re in it,” he said. “We can only create based on our times and circumstances.”</p>
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  1950. <p>Collier also dismisses any comparisons to John Coltrane, which is a bit like a young guitarist waving away comparisons to Jimi Hendrix. </p>
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  1954. <p>“The main thing I have in common with John Coltrane is I’m a Black man in America. He’s dealing with the Jim Crow era, I’m dealing with the modern Jim Crow era,” Collier said. “If the music is reminiscent of something, then you have to ask the question: What has changed or what hasn’t?”</p>
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  1961. <p>Collier is not slowing down. He will perform with drummer Charles Rick Heath IV the weekend of May 30-June 2 at Jazz Showcase, 806 S. Plymouth Court. After his Chicago shows, he is booked in Minneapolis and New York City, then he goes to Europe for shows across the continent in June and July.</p>
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  1965. <p>He has also teased two more albums planned for release this year, including another collaboration with drummer Ode in their duo I AM.</p>
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  1969. <p>Crowds across the globe are getting hip to Isaiah Collier and his ensembles, but it’s clear that his passion could fill an empty room. </p>
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  1973. <p>“If what I do gives people something, that’s great, but I’m making a joyful noise because this is all I got right now,” he said. “I know what this music has done for me. I know it’s taken me from the South Side of Chicago to the world.”</p>
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