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  34. <title>Damen Green Line Stop Opens Aug. 5, In Time For Democratic National Convention</title>
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  37. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Melody Mercado]]></dc:creator>
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  46. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="575" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/03/Damen-Green-Line.jpg?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" 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 $80.2 million stop near the United Center is opening more than 7 years after plans were first announced.]]></description>
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  48. <p>WEST LOOP — After years of waiting and two groundbreaking celebrations, the highly anticipated Damen Green Line stop is opening next month — just in time for the Democratic National Convention.</p>
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  52. <p>The station at Lake Street and Damen Avenue is opening Aug. 5, Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27th) told Block Club.</p>
  53.  
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  56. <p>Plans for a $50 million Damen Green Line station were <a href="https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170209/near-west-side/damen-lake-green-line-station-l-announced-united-center/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">announced in 2017</a> by former Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The stop near the United Center is meant to fill a 1-1/2 mile gap between the stations at California and Ashland.</p>
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  60. <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/2024/04/041224-Damen-CTA-Green-Line-Construction-Colin-Boyle-4018.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-703251" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Damen-CTA-Green-Line-Construction-Colin-Boyle-4018.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Damen-CTA-Green-Line-Construction-Colin-Boyle-4018.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Damen-CTA-Green-Line-Construction-Colin-Boyle-4018.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Damen-CTA-Green-Line-Construction-Colin-Boyle-4018.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Damen-CTA-Green-Line-Construction-Colin-Boyle-4018.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Damen-CTA-Green-Line-Construction-Colin-Boyle-4018.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Damen-CTA-Green-Line-Construction-Colin-Boyle-4018.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Damen-CTA-Green-Line-Construction-Colin-Boyle-4018.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Damen-CTA-Green-Line-Construction-Colin-Boyle-4018.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Damen-CTA-Green-Line-Construction-Colin-Boyle-4018.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/041224-Damen-CTA-Green-Line-Construction-Colin-Boyle-4018-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The CTA Green Line stop at Damen Avenue is being built on April 12, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  64. <p><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/03/24/damen-green-line-station-will-break-ground-this-summer-despite-2-year-delay-city-says/" data-wpel-link="internal">The stop initially was expected to open as soon as 2020</a>, <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/08/05/five-years-later-damen-green-line-station-work-expected-to-begin-this-month/" data-wpel-link="internal">but construction did not begin until August 2022</a>. Prep work for the station, which included utility relocations and underground work to reinforce column foundations, <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/03/24/damen-green-line-station-will-break-ground-this-summer-despite-2-year-delay-city-says/" data-wpel-link="internal">was completed in 2021.</a> Soliciting bids from contractors took longer than expected, and supply chain issues and the pandemic added to the delay, officials have said.</p>
  65.  
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  68. <p>The station ultimately cost $80.2 million, which is being paid for through the Kinzie Industrial Corridor Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District.</p>
  69.  
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  72. <p>The new stop is the third spearheaded by Burnett, who believes the stop <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2018/12/19/new-damen-avenue-green-line-stop-will-right-a-historic-wrong-burnett-says/" data-wpel-link="internal">will right a historic wrong</a> by providing public transportation in an area that has public housing. </p>
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  76. <p>Burnett believes city officials intentionally left the gap between California and Ashland because they didn&#8217;t want to build new “L” stops near public housing sites — in this case, near the now-torn-down Henry Horner Homes.</p>
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  80. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="481" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/05/Screen-Shot-2019-05-05-at-8.52.35-PM.png?resize=780%2C481&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-124684" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">City officials gather to break ground on the new Damen Green Line station on Friday, May 3. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> City of Chicago/Twitter</span></figcaption></figure>
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  84. <p>The stop will serve the many who live in public housing nearby, workers in the medical district, elderly who can’t drive anymore and millennials who don’t want to drive or don’t have a car, Burnett previously said.</p>
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  88. <p>The new station will also be full accessible to those with mobility devices, CTA officials <a href="https://www.transitchicago.com/cta-announces-name-of-new-green-line-station-currently-under-construction/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">said in June</a>.</p>
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  92. <p>Now, the new stop will also serve those attending the Democratic National Convention Aug. 19-22, where thousands of delegates will descend on the United Center to conduct party business.</p>
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  194. <title>3 Charged With Murder, Arson, Fraud In Death Of Chicago Firefighter Jermaine Pelt</title>
  195. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/26/3-charged-with-murder-arson-fraud-in-death-of-chicago-firefighter-jermaine-pelt/</link>
  197. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ariel Parrella-Aureli]]></dc:creator>
  198. <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
  199. <category><![CDATA[Roseland, Pullman]]></category>
  200. <category><![CDATA[West Pullman, Riverdale]]></category>
  201. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://blockclubchicago.org/?p=733644</guid>
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  203. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="768" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/04/pelt.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&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>Martez Cristler, Nicholas Virgil and Anthony Moore were charged in Pelt's 2023 death. Two are accused of setting the fire that killed him. ]]></description>
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  205. <p>WEST PULLMAN — Three men are facing murder, arson and fraud charges related to the death of a Far South Side firefighter who died last year battling an extra-alarm fire that authorities say was intentionally set.</p>
  206.  
  207.  
  208.  
  209. <p>Martez Cristler, 22, of Hammond, Nicholas Virgil, 37, of suburban Riverdale, and Anthony Moore, 47, of suburban Blue Island, were charged with first-degree murder, arson and a series of financial crimes linked to the <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/04/04/chicago-firefighter-killed-2-others-hurt-while-fighting-extra-alarm-blaze-in-west-pullman/" data-wpel-link="internal">death of Jermaine Pelt</a>, police announced Friday.</p>
  210.  
  211.  
  212.  
  213. <p>Cristler and Virgil are both charged with first-degree murder and aggravated arson with an intent to kill. Police said they are responsible for the April 2023 arson fire in the 12000 block of South Wallace Street in West Pullman that killed Pelt.</p>
  214.  
  215.  
  216.  
  217. <p>Moore was charged with financial crimes in connection to Pelt&#8217;s death, including wire fraud, insurance fraud and forgery. </p>
  218.  
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  220.  
  221. <p>Cristler and Virgil were detained at a Friday hearing, while Moore was released pending trial, said Tandra Simonton, spokesperson for the Cook County State&#8217;s Attorney&#8217;s Office. </p>
  222.  
  223.  
  224.  
  225. <p>The first 911 call about the fire came in around 3:22 a.m. April 4, 2023, prosecutors said. The blaze rapidly expanded from the attic of one home to others, engulfing three homes, <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/04/04/chicago-firefighter-killed-2-others-hurt-while-fighting-extra-alarm-blaze-in-west-pullman/" data-wpel-link="internal">officials said at the time.</a></p>
  226.  
  227.  
  228.  
  229. <p>Pelt, 49, was on the hose line in an “exposed building” when conditions worsened, Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt previously said. The crew was ordered out of the buildings.</p>
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  232.  
  233. <p>“But when they pulled the line out, he wasn’t there,” Nance-Holt said. “That’s when they pulled him out.”</p>
  234.  
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  236.  
  237. <p>Paramedics unsuccessfully tried to save Pelt on the way to a nearby hospital, Nance-Holt said. An autopsy found Pelt died from smoke inhalation, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office.</p>
  238.  
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  240.  
  241. <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="439" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/04/Blank-1920-x-1080.jpg?resize=780%2C439&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-630839" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Chicago firefighter Jermaine Pelt, 49, died April 4, 2023 while battling a house fire in West Pullman. Fellow firefighters pray as Pelt&#8217;s body is transported to the Cook County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Chicago Fire Department</span></figcaption></figure>
  242.  
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  244.  
  245. <p>The charges come after multiple law enforcement agencies worked together for months to investigate the fire, authorities said. Officials with the Illinois State Fire Marshal; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Chicago Police; the city’s Office of Fire Investigation Division and the Cook County State&#8217;s Attorney helped in the investigation.</p>
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  249. <p>Moore owns the home where the fire started at 12017 S. Wallace St., a duplex that was &#8220;unlivable&#8221; with minimal furniture, improper plumbing, no utilities, a shower with no drain and doors nailed shut, prosecutors said Friday. He provided false documents to insure the home as a rental even though no one ever lived there, prosecutors said. </p>
  250.  
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  252.  
  253. <p>Investigators concluded the fire started near the second-floor stairwell, and some type of combustible or ignitable liquid was used, prosecutors said. They couldn&#8217;t determine the exact type of accelerant but concluded that the smell from the debris was similar to scented hand sanitizer, prosecutors said.</p>
  254.  
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  256.  
  257. <p>It was not immediately clear how Moore knew Cristler and Virgil, but phone records showed numerous calls among the three men leading up to when the fire was set, prosecutors said.</p>
  258.  
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  260.  
  261. <p>Using surveillance videos and cell phone records, investigators tracked Cristler&#8217;s phone and a car matching the description of his in the area of the Wallace Avenue home the day before the fire, prosecutors said. </p>
  262.  
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  264.  
  265. <p>Hours before the fire, investigators tracked Cristler and Virgil&#8217;s phones in the area near the home, prosecutors said. Video shows cars matching the vehicles they drove parking on the block, and two people walking toward the house. Less than two minutes later, the reflection of a bright flash can be seen on on a parked car near the home, prosecutors said. </p>
  266.  
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  268.  
  269. <p>Seconds later, two people can be seen on video leaving the house, getting into the cars and driving off, prosecutors said. Both cars are seen circling the area and driving past the home multiple times over the next two hours before heavy smoke and embers can be seen in the air, prosecutors said. Cristler and Virgil&#8217;s phone were pinging in the area throughout this time, prosecutors said, citing phone records. </p>
  270.  
  271.  
  272.  
  273. <p>Two neighbors called 911 after hearing a loud boom and seeing big flames, investigators said. Moore arrived at the house around 30 minutes after the fire was reported, prosecutors said.</p>
  274.  
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  276.  
  277. <p>Within days of the fire, Moore filed an insurance claim for loss of rental income and loss of items inside the home, prosecutors said. Again, he provided false documents saying the Wallace Avenue home was being rented out for $1,350 a month, prosecutors said. </p>
  278.  
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  280.  
  281. <p>That same month, police searched the dumpster of a barbershop Moore owned and found two, empty 2-liter bottles of hand sanitizer and documents with Moore&#8217;s name, prosecutors said.</p>
  282.  
  283.  
  284.  
  285. <p>Two other firefighters were injured in the fire, but they were not seriously hurt, Nance-Holt said.</p>
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  288.  
  289. <p>Pelt joined the Fire Department in 2005 and spent his entire career serving the Roseland community, Nance-Holt said.</p>
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  292.  
  293. <p>Pelt had celebrated his birthday the month before he was killed and had walked his daughter down the aisle at her wedding, Nance-Holt said. Pelt also had a 6-year-old son, Nance-Holt said.</p>
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  296.  
  297. <p>“Jermaine is our family. And when we lose one of our members, it takes a toll on us,” Nance-Holt said at the time. “People just don’t know what firefighters and paramedics go through daily, when they respond to these calls not knowing if they’ll come home the next day. That’s what we saw today.”</p>
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  301. <p>Pelt was one of <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/04/05/firefighter-in-very-critical-condition-after-battling-blaze-at-gold-coast-high-rise/" data-wpel-link="internal">two firefighters</a> who died fighting a blaze the same week last year, which fire officials called &#8220;tragic and unprecedented.&#8221;</p>
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  399. <title>Taste Of Chicago Music Lineup Includes CeeLo Green, Yahritza y Su Esencia, Atlas Genius And More</title>
  400. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/26/taste-of-chicago-music-lineup-includes-ceelo-green-yahritza-y-su-esencia-atlas-genius-and-more/</link>
  402. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leen Yassine]]></dc:creator>
  403. <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
  404. <category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
  405. <category><![CDATA[Downtown]]></category>
  406. <category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
  407. <category><![CDATA[Midway, West Lawn]]></category>
  408. <category><![CDATA[Roseland, Pullman]]></category>
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  411. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="681" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/09/090923-Taste-of-Chicago-September-Colin-Boyle-9526.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>The annual fest runs Sept. 6-8 in Grant Park, featuring more than 40 food vendors, food trucks and a slew of local and international performers.]]></description>
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  413. <p>GRANT PARK — Grammy-winning CeeLo Green, Mexican music trio Yahriza y Su Esencia and Australian alternative rock group Atlas Genius are set to headline Chicago&#8217;s annual Taste of Chicago festival in September.</p>
  414.  
  415.  
  416.  
  417. <p>The food festival&#8217;s Downtown edition returns to Grant Park Sept. 6-8. It will run 11 a.m.-9 p.m. each day and will feature Chicago culinary talents and world-renowned musicians, officials announced Friday.</p>
  418.  
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  420.  
  421. <p>The annual fest, typically held in July, was again pushed to September because of the <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/05/nascar-chicago-street-races-start-saturday-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/" data-wpel-link="internal">second NASCAR Chicago Street Race</a>.</p>
  422.  
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  424.  
  425. <p>Other performers across two stages this year include Amira Jazeera, Nino Augustine, Robert DeLong, Elizabeth Moen, Asha Imuno and Jamal Smallz.</p>
  426.  
  427.  
  428.  
  429. <p>There will be 40 food vendors, more than a dozen food trucks, family-friendly activities, inflatables, free global dance lessons with SummerDance Chicago, a beer hall, cocktail lounge and more. </p>
  430.  
  431.  
  432.  
  433. <p>DJ sets by Toyacoyah, DJ Hotrod and DJ Iggy will close out each night.</p>
  434.  
  435.  
  436.  
  437. <p>Food vendors include 90 Miles Cuban Café, Billy Goat Tavern, Eli’s Cheesecake, Harold’s Chicken, Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, Oooh Wee It Is Restaurant, Porkchop, Sapori Trattoria, Seoul Taco, Tacotlán, Tandoor Char House, The Original Rainbow Cone, Zeitlin’s Delicatessen and dozens more Chicago eateries.</p>
  438.  
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  440.  
  441. <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/2023/09/090923-Taste-of-Chicago-September-Colin-Boyle-9282.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-651829" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">An order of loaded chaat fries from Tandoor Char House during the Taste of Chicago in Grant Park on Sept. 9, 2023. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  442.  
  443.  
  444.  
  445. <p>Admission to Taste of Chicago is free; there are no tickets. All vendors at the festival accept cash and credit.</p>
  446.  
  447.  
  448.  
  449. <p>Learn more and see the full food and music lineup <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/taste_of_chicago.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">online</a>.</p>
  450.  
  451.  
  452.  
  453. <p>Ahead of the September event, there will also be two mini Taste of Chicago pop-ups, which are hosted once a month through the summer.</p>
  454.  
  455.  
  456.  
  457. <p>The first of the two remaining Taste pop-ups is noon-9 p.m. Saturday in Marquette Park, 6743 S. Kedzie Ave. </p>
  458.  
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  460.  
  461. <p>The second is noon-8 p.m. Aug. 17 in Pullman Park, 11101 S. Cottage Grove Ave.</p>
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  559. <title>In &#8216;Little Carl,&#8217; West Side Theater Company Addresses Gun Violence Epidemic</title>
  560. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/26/in-little-carl-west-side-theater-company-addresses-gun-violence-epidemic/</link>
  562. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Leen Yassine]]></dc:creator>
  563. <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
  564. <category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
  565. <category><![CDATA[Austin, Garfield Park, North Lawndale]]></category>
  566. <category><![CDATA[North Lawndale]]></category>
  567. <category><![CDATA[Theater]]></category>
  568. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://blockclubchicago.org/?p=733235</guid>
  569.  
  570. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.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/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.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>North Lawndale's Theatre Y uses puppetry, dance, poetry and more to tell the story of a young man who falls victim to gun violence. The show runs through Aug. 4.]]></description>
  571. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.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/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Little-Carl.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>
  572. <p>NORTH LAWNDALE — On Chicago&#8217;s West Side, a surrealist, intergenerational theater contends with what it means to lose a loved one to gun violence in &#8220;Little Carl,&#8221; an original play by puppetry artisan Michael Montenegro.</p>
  573.  
  574.  
  575.  
  576. <p>Produced by Theatre Y, a North Lawndale arts incubator, the show uses puppetry, lights, music, poetry and dance to tell the story of a young man who is a victim of gun violence.</p>
  577.  
  578.  
  579.  
  580. <p>Since the making of &#8220;Little Carl&#8221; in 2022, the cast — comprised of seasoned thespians and West Side youth — has been traveling around the city for performances. The show has been in Chicago’s Physical Festival, at the Biograph Theater as part of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and at The Firehouse Community Arts Center.</p>
  581.  
  582.  
  583.  
  584. <p>Now, it’s returned home to Theatre Y, 3611 W. Cermak Road, <a href="https://www.theatre-y.com/little-carl-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">with a run of free performances now through Aug. 4.</a></p>
  585.  
  586.  
  587.  
  588. <p>The show features renowned multidisciplinary artist and North Lawndale native Marvin Tate, as well kids from the local Firehouse Community Arts Center.</p>
  589.  
  590.  
  591.  
  592. <p>When the kids, Montenegro and Tate came together to create &#8220;Little Carl&#8221; a few years ago, &#8220;we didn’t know what we were going to do, what we were going to make, what we were going to talk about,&#8221; said Theatre Y co-founder Melissa Lorraine.</p>
  593.  
  594.  
  595.  
  596. <p>But through a semester of writing, crafting &#8220;and learning what was on their mind, it became really clear that [the kids] were afraid they might not grow up,&#8221; she said.</p>
  597.  
  598.  
  599.  
  600. <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
  601. <iframe title="Little Carl Talkback" width="780" height="439" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zP6k87W-ucI?start=3&#038;feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
  602. </div></figure>
  603.  
  604.  
  605.  
  606. <p>&#8220;That was really hard to hear universally across the room,&#8221; Lorraine said. &#8220;It was very obviously an ever-present distraction. So we started thinking about whether we should make a play together with them and address the gun violence that they were so afraid of.&#8221;</p>
  607.  
  608.  
  609.  
  610. <p>For Tate, who portrays Little Carl’s father on stage, the play hits close to home. In 1969, his own mother was shot, he said.</p>
  611.  
  612.  
  613.  
  614. <p>&#8220;Gun violence is the main incentive I had for doing this show,” he said. “To bring light upon that.&#8221;</p>
  615.  
  616.  
  617.  
  618. <p>In the play’s prologue and epilogue, which Tate wrote, he’s talking to loved ones who have died and asking where they are, he said. He expresses a &#8220;type of hurt that has no color, no gender, no class,&#8221; he said.</p>
  619.  
  620.  
  621. <div class="wp-block-image">
  622. <figure class="alignright size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" width="683" height="1024" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_46.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-733525" style="width:381px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_46.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_46.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_46.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_46.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_46.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_46.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_46.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_46.jpg?resize=706%2C1059&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_46.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_46-683x1024.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Chicago legend and artist Marvin Tate acts as Carl&#8217;s father in Theatre Y&#8217;s &#8220;Little Carl.&#8221; <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Phillip A Solomonson</span></figcaption></figure></div>
  623.  
  624.  
  625. <p>&#8220;It’s human,&#8221; Tate said.</p>
  626.  
  627.  
  628.  
  629. <p>The initial iteration of Montenegro’s play was called &#8220;Singing to a Bullet,&#8221; but that didn’t resonate with the kids, Tate said.</p>
  630.  
  631.  
  632.  
  633. <p>&#8220;They couldn’t understand the abstractness of that,&#8221; Tate said. &#8220;Singing to a bullet is very surreal-like. Gun violence can be outright blunt. How do you make something that’s not trying to mitigate the heaviness of gun violence, but how do you try to make it … beautiful, poetic and real?</p>
  634.  
  635.  
  636.  
  637. <p>&#8220;Like I said, I dealt with [gun violence] too. But when that happened to me, there was no puppeteers around, there was no therapy,&#8221; he said. &#8220;In this play, you got puppets, you got lights, you got music, you got poetry, you got dance. All these art forms come together to try to make you understand family [and] random violence.&#8221;</p>
  638.  
  639.  
  640.  
  641. <p>For the dramatist Montenegro, he hopes the play will also be healing.</p>
  642.  
  643.  
  644.  
  645. <p>&#8220;We try to deal with these things with as much humility and respect as we possibly can, knowing that there are real people at the other end of this art receiving it,&#8221; Montenegro said. </p>
  646.  
  647.  
  648.  
  649. <p>&#8220;Theater in general is based on ritual. By performing it, you&#8217;re exercising some of the pain,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And also, the community as a whole has a way of sharing and exercising the emotions. … That&#8217;s primarily what theater is all about.&#8221;</p>
  650.  
  651.  
  652.  
  653. <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-a-west-side-homecoming">A West Side Homecoming</h2>
  654.  
  655.  
  656.  
  657. <p>&#8220;Little Carl&#8221; has now become Theatre Y’s longest-running show since its 2006 founding.</p>
  658.  
  659.  
  660.  
  661. <p>Nearly two decades ago, the theater launched with an original play, <a href="https://www.theatre-y.com/about-juliet" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">&#8220;Juliet,&#8221; by Romanian playwright András Visky</a>. It toured internationally for three years, Lorraine said.</p>
  662.  
  663.  
  664.  
  665. <p>&#8220;I got caught in this kind of revolving door or broken record, when I was performing the first play ‘Juliet’ in a different city every weekend,&#8221; she said.</p>
  666.  
  667.  
  668.  
  669. <p>As &#8220;Little Carl&#8221; trails the former play’s streak, the cast and crew are growing with the production. Those who started working on &#8220;Little Carl&#8221; at 12 years old are around 15 now, Lorraine said.</p>
  670.  
  671.  
  672.  
  673. <p>&#8220;That&#8217;s a huge change in a person,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The play has really had to grow, [and] they&#8217;ve grown because what worked when they were 12 doesn&#8217;t work now that they&#8217;re 16. It&#8217;s a different story in their body, because they&#8217;re really at a different age.&#8221;</p>
  674.  
  675.  
  676.  
  677. <p>Richard Bonds, a 15-year-old actor who plays the production’s titular Carl, said he feels he’s developed as an artist and become more comfortable on stage since taking on the role.</p>
  678.  
  679.  
  680.  
  681. <p>&#8220;My experience working with Theatre Y has been exemplary,&#8221; Bonds said. &#8220;The youth ensemble that I’ve been working with, there’s been very nice people. And every space that I was in and we performed, it felt very fulfilling. It felt like an opportunity to be a part of something bigger than myself.&#8221;</p>
  682.  
  683.  
  684.  
  685. <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/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_50.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-733526" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_50.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_50.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_50.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_50.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_50.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_50.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_50.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_50-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Theatre Y cast and crew for &#8220;Little Carl.&#8221; <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Phillip A. Solomonson</span></figcaption></figure>
  686.  
  687.  
  688.  
  689. <p>Bonds wants audiences to know gun violence is a real problem, and &#8220;even kids or teenagers understand that things like this are happening around the city,&#8221; he said.</p>
  690.  
  691.  
  692.  
  693. <p>Creating this sort of dialogue is one of Theatre Y&#8217;s main objectives, drawing from András Visky’s dramaturgy, Lorraine said.</p>
  694.  
  695.  
  696.  
  697. <p>It&#8217;s &#8220;a reframing of the theater to view it as a ritual where we willfully incarcerate ourselves with a group of strangers around a problem and no one is allowed to leave,&#8221; Lorraine said. &#8220;This kind of framework for theater-making would move around the world, creating these spaces of internment, if you will, around various global crises — issues that really plagued all of us as a species.&#8221;</p>
  698.  
  699.  
  700.  
  701. <p>Formerly in Lincoln Square, Theatre Y planted roots in North Lawndale in 2020, Lorraine said. The theater decided to consult with neighbors and local groups — including the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council, a group of about 300 stakeholders working to improve the quality of life within the neighborhood — to meaningfully integrate itself into the community.</p>
  702.  
  703.  
  704.  
  705. <p>&#8220;Little Carl&#8221; was the first request, Lorraine said.</p>
  706.  
  707.  
  708.  
  709. <p>There weren&#8217;t any theaters in North Lawndale when Tate grew up in the neighborhood, not far from where Theatre Y currently sits, he said. Now, he gets to work on acclaimed theater in and with his neighborhood.</p>
  710.  
  711.  
  712.  
  713. <p>&#8220;It was like life cycles turning circles in circles and getting back to the place where you started. &#8230; This is where I’m supposed to be,&#8221; Tate said.</p>
  714.  
  715.  
  716.  
  717. <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/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_36.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-733527" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_36.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_36.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_36.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_36.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_36.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_36.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_36.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/CIPTF24_LittleCarl_Philamonjaro_300dpi_36-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Theatre Y is performing &#8220;Little Carl&#8221; at its North Lawndale home through Aug. 4. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Phillip A, Solomonson</span></figcaption></figure>
  718.  
  719.  
  720.  
  721. <p>Tate hopes that people see that &#8220;gun violence is absurd&#8221; through the play, but that they also appreciate North Lawndale’s culture and beauty, he said.</p>
  722.  
  723.  
  724.  
  725. <p>&#8220;I want people to see this DIY spirit; that we are raw like that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We are doing beautiful plays. We&#8217;re doing plays that are not just historical, not just avant-garde, but just community theater. And we utilize people from the neighborhood alongside seasoned professionals.&#8221;</p>
  726.  
  727.  
  728.  
  729. <p>And for North Lawndale natives like himself, he hopes Theatre Y can empower them.</p>
  730.  
  731.  
  732.  
  733. <p>&#8220;Not just people who are visiting, but people in the neighborhood can see, ‘Wow, this exists. This strain of reality can exist in our neighborhood,'&#8221; he said.</p>
  734.  
  735.  
  736.  
  737. <p>Alongside free theater tickets, Theatre Y has youth and adult ensembles, monthly storytimes for children, family-friendly workshops, an &#8220;open mic&#8221; for dancers and more for members, Lorraine said.</p>
  738.  
  739.  
  740.  
  741. <p>Theatre Y also has a program called <a href="https://www.theatre-y.com/prison-think-tank" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">The Incarcerated Mass</a>, working with incarcerated men who are serving natural life sentences.</p>
  742.  
  743.  
  744.  
  745. <p>&#8220;Our new facility is really perceiving itself as a sanctuary against the prison-industrial complex,&#8221; Lorraine said. &#8220;We&#8217;re working with the youth to try to keep them out of the school to prison pipeline. We&#8217;re working with men who are incarcerated to try to bring them home. And then we&#8217;re trying to hire as many returning citizens in our building as possible.&#8221;</p>
  746.  
  747.  
  748.  
  749. <p>Learn more about Theatre Y, its programs and memberships <a href="https://www.theatre-y.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">on the theater&#8217;s website</a>.</p>
  750.  
  751.  
  752.  
  753. <p><a href="https://www.theatre-y.com/little-carl-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">&#8220;Little Carl&#8221; runs through Aug. 4 and free tickets are available online.</a></p>
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  851. <title>Smash Jibarito Opens In West Town&#8217;s Desert Hawk Bar</title>
  852. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/26/smash-jibarito-opens-in-west-towns-desert-hawk-bar/</link>
  854. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lilli Malone]]></dc:creator>
  855. <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
  856. <category><![CDATA[Restaurants & Bars]]></category>
  857. <category><![CDATA[West Town]]></category>
  858. <category><![CDATA[Wicker Park, Bucktown, West Town]]></category>
  859. <category><![CDATA[Bars]]></category>
  860. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://blockclubchicago.org/?p=729456</guid>
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  862. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?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/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?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>Smash Jibarito combines plantains with a smashburger, using cheese, house-made pickles and aioli on top of the crispy beef patty.]]></description>
  863. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="683" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?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/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/6-x-4-in-72.png?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>
  864. <p>WEST TOWN — A pop-up restaurant known for combining smash burgers and jibaritos is now serving its unique creations in a West Town Bar.  </p>
  865.  
  866.  
  867.  
  868. <p>Smash Jibaritos set up shop last week at Desert Hawk, 2049 W. Division St. </p>
  869.  
  870.  
  871.  
  872. <p>Jibaritos — sandwiches invented at a Puerto Rican restaurant in Humboldt Park in the &#8217;90s — use fried plantains instead of slices of bread. </p>
  873.  
  874.  
  875.  
  876. <p>Smash Jibarito, which Josean Irizarry started in 2021 and was later joined by David Matulac in 2022, combines the plantains with a smashburger, using cheese, house-made pickles and aioli on top of the crispy beef patty.</p>
  877.  
  878.  
  879.  
  880. <p>Matulac and Irizarry say their upbringings on the South Side and in Logan Square contribute to their ability to create a unique cultural experience through Smash Jibarito.</p>
  881.  
  882.  
  883.  
  884. <p>“We’re excited to not only bring something good to the table, but to kind of put a little culture behind what we&#8217;re representing in terms of serving a jibarito smash burger,” Irizarry said.</p>
  885.  
  886.  
  887.  
  888. <p>Smash Jibarito&#8217;s pop-up nature was a natural fit for Desert Hawk. The bar&#8217;s business model involves bringing in kitchen professionals to provide food, said Pete Figliulo, a partial owner of the bar.</p>
  889.  
  890.  
  891.  
  892. <p>&#8220;It&#8217;s one seamless experience for a customer coming in,&#8221;  Figliulo said. &#8220;Like, all the orders will go through our front of the house staff, but all the kitchen product will be offered and executed by Smash.</p>
  893.  
  894.  
  895.  
  896. <p>“That&#8217;s another huge addition that these guys will bring to the table is just hyper local, knowing the neighborhood, bringing some awesome Chicago personality and energy to the table.&#8221;</p>
  897.  
  898.  
  899.  
  900. <p>Matulac met Irizarry in 2014. They started Smash Jibarito in 2021 as a way to give themselves more creative control, Matulac said.</p>
  901.  
  902.  
  903.  
  904. <p>“We&#8217;ve just always challenged each other and always just wanted to work out the best of one another,” Matulac said. “We&#8217;re very competitive with ourselves and each other. So in being in the industry for so long, we just kind of got to the point where we just wanted something that we owned, pretty much.”</p>
  905.  
  906.  
  907.  
  908. <p>Matulac and Irizarry said they are grateful to everyone in the Chicago community who has given them a platform and allowed them to grow their business into what it is today.</p>
  909.  
  910.  
  911.  
  912. <p>“We were kind of bored of the norm, and we just wanted to create something that we could call as unique as the jibarito and just make plantains cool, essentially,” Matulac said. “So we just wanted to offer that Chicago flair without all the tradition.”</p>
  913.  
  914.  
  915.  
  916. <p>Matulac and Irizarry said they were already looking for something more permanent for Smash Jibarito when the potential collaboration with Desert Hawk came into the picture.&nbsp;</p>
  917.  
  918.  
  919.  
  920. <p>“Going from that super nomadic setting to … some structure and to be rooted somewhere, which is what I&#8217;m really excited about,” Matulac said. “To just, you know, bring something new to this neighborhood that I feel like would definitely benefit from it.”</p>
  921.  
  922.  
  923.  
  924. <p>They have received positive feedback from the community and think Desert Hawk will be the perfect opportunity to expand their audience and introduce more people to their food, Irizarry said.</p>
  925.  
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  932. <p>Desert Hawk is an offshoot of the Goat Group, which owns bars all over the country, including a large number in Los Angeles and in Hawaii, Montana and Tennessee. Figuliulo said Desert Hawk is the only bar from the group that brings in food from outside vendors. </p>
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  936. <p>“What really drew us to these two as a team is the passion, the perspective and the authenticity,” Figuliulo said. “That&#8217;s something that we really want for our brand to offer to the neighborhood.”</p>
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  1038. <title>This Week In Photos: Popular Playground Gets Upgrades, DNC Security And Much More</title>
  1039. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/26/this-week-in-photos-popular-playground-gets-upgrades-dnc-security-and-much-more/</link>
  1041. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Boyle]]></dc:creator>
  1042. <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
  1043. <category><![CDATA[Citywide]]></category>
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  1048. <p>CHICAGO — There were so many stories happening over the past few days that it was hard to boil it down into a headline.</p>
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  1052. <p>See what Block Club reporters captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods this week.</p>
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  1056. <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/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0755.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-733413" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0755.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0755.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0755.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0755.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0755.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0755.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0755.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0755.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0755.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0755-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The security perimeters for the Democratic National Convention are unveiled at a news conference at the United States Secret Service Chicago field office on July 25, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1057.  
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  1060. <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/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0487.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-733396" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0487.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0487.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0487.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0487.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0487.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0487.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0487.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0487.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0487.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-Secret-Service-DNC-Security-Colin-Boyle-0487-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">CPD Supt. Larry Snelling, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker at a news conference about the Democratic National Convention security perimeter at the United States Secret Service Chicago field office on July 25, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1061.  
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  1064. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/25/democratic-national-convention-will-close-streets-for-security-heres-what-to-expect/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Democratic National Convention Will Close Chicago Streets For Security. Here’s What To Expect</a></em></p>
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  1068. <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/2024/07/071024-Pharmacy-Deserts-Edwin-Muldrow-Colin-Boyle-6077.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-730180" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071024-Pharmacy-Deserts-Edwin-Muldrow-Colin-Boyle-6077.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071024-Pharmacy-Deserts-Edwin-Muldrow-Colin-Boyle-6077.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071024-Pharmacy-Deserts-Edwin-Muldrow-Colin-Boyle-6077.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071024-Pharmacy-Deserts-Edwin-Muldrow-Colin-Boyle-6077.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071024-Pharmacy-Deserts-Edwin-Muldrow-Colin-Boyle-6077.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071024-Pharmacy-Deserts-Edwin-Muldrow-Colin-Boyle-6077.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071024-Pharmacy-Deserts-Edwin-Muldrow-Colin-Boyle-6077.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071024-Pharmacy-Deserts-Edwin-Muldrow-Colin-Boyle-6077.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071024-Pharmacy-Deserts-Edwin-Muldrow-Colin-Boyle-6077.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071024-Pharmacy-Deserts-Edwin-Muldrow-Colin-Boyle-6077-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Owner and pharmacist Edwin Muldrow poses for a portrait at Del-Kar Pharmacy, 3726 W. 16th St., in North Lawndale on July 10, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1072. <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/2024/07/071524-Pharmacy-Desert-Genaro-Colin-Boyle-7496.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-730629" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071524-Pharmacy-Desert-Genaro-Colin-Boyle-7496.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071524-Pharmacy-Desert-Genaro-Colin-Boyle-7496.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071524-Pharmacy-Desert-Genaro-Colin-Boyle-7496.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071524-Pharmacy-Desert-Genaro-Colin-Boyle-7496.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071524-Pharmacy-Desert-Genaro-Colin-Boyle-7496.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071524-Pharmacy-Desert-Genaro-Colin-Boyle-7496.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071524-Pharmacy-Desert-Genaro-Colin-Boyle-7496.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071524-Pharmacy-Desert-Genaro-Colin-Boyle-7496.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071524-Pharmacy-Desert-Genaro-Colin-Boyle-7496.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071524-Pharmacy-Desert-Genaro-Colin-Boyle-7496-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Little Village resident Genaro shows his various prescriptions on July 15, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1073.  
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  1076. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/25/as-drugstores-close-neighbors-in-chicagos-pharmacy-deserts-struggle-to-access-meds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">As Drugstores Close, Neighbors In Chicago’s ‘Pharmacy Deserts’ Struggle To Access Meds</a></em><span></span><span></span><span></span></p>
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  1080. <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/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9853.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-732306" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9853.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9853.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9853.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9853.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9853.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9853.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9853.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9853.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9853.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9853-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Kids play after the playground at Oz Park is reopened following renovations in Lincoln Park on July 22, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1084. <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/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9800.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-732300" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9800.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9800.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9800.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9800.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9800.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9800.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9800.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9800.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9800.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072224-Oz-Park-Ribbon-Cutting-Colin-Boyle-9800-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Kids play after the playground at Oz Park is reopened following renovations in Lincoln Park on July 22, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1085.  
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  1088. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/22/oz-parks-new-playground-unveiled-in-lincoln-park/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Oz Park’s New Playground Unveiled In Lincoln Park</a></em></p>
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  1092. <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/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9616.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-732151" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9616.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9616.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9616.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9616.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9616.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9616.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9616.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9616.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9616.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9616-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Security cameras were installed at MASK, Mothers and Men Against Senseless Killing, at the corner of 75th Street and Stewart Avenue in Englewood on July 19, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1096. <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/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9640.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-732153" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9640.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9640.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9640.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9640.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9640.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9640.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9640.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9640.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9640.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9640-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Kids play at MASK Peace Campus.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1100. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/24/after-shootings-on-englewood-block-fed-up-activist-installs-cameras-while-waiting-for-citys-help/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">After Englewood Shootings, Fed-Up Activist Installs Cameras&nbsp;On Her Block&nbsp;While Waiting For City’s Help</a></em></p>
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  1104. <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/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1072.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-733432" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1072.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1072.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1072.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1072.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1072.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1072.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1072.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1072.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1072.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1072-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A press conference celebrating PsiQuantum’s plan to create a quantum computing campus on the long-vacant South Works steel mill in South Chicago on July 25, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1108. <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/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1386.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-733448" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1386.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1386.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1386.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1386.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1386.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1386.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1386.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1386.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1386.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072524-PsiQuantum-South-Works-Colin-Boyle-1386-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Gov. JB Pritzker answers questions after a press conference. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1112. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/25/former-south-works-site-to-host-quantum-computing-campus-psiquantum/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Former South Works Site Could Become Quantum Computing Campus By 2027, Officials Say</a></em></p>
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  1116. <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/2024/07/IMG_3804.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-731378" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3804-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3804-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3804-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3804-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3804-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3804-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3804-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3804-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3804-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3804-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3804-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3804-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The SeaStars, Wright College&#8217;s synchronized swimming program, practice at Wright College on July 15, 2024.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1120. <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/2024/07/IMG_3937.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-731389" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3937-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3937-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3937-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3937-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3937-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3937-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3937-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3937-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3937-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3937-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3937-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3937-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The SeaStars, Wright College&#8217;s synchronized swimming program, practice at Wright College on July 15, 2024.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1124. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/24/synchronized-swimming-is-back-at-wright-college-the-place-that-helped-popularize-the-sport/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Synchronized Swimming Is Back At Wright College, The Place That Helped Popularize The Sport</a></em></p>
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  1128. <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/2024/07/LilliMalone_Pigeon-Resturant-2-scaled-1.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-732542" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/LilliMalone_Pigeon-Resturant-2-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/LilliMalone_Pigeon-Resturant-2-scaled-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/LilliMalone_Pigeon-Resturant-2-scaled-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/LilliMalone_Pigeon-Resturant-2-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/LilliMalone_Pigeon-Resturant-2-scaled-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/LilliMalone_Pigeon-Resturant-2-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/LilliMalone_Pigeon-Resturant-2-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1568%2C1046&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/LilliMalone_Pigeon-Resturant-2-scaled-1.jpg?resize=2000%2C1334&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/LilliMalone_Pigeon-Resturant-2-scaled-1.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/LilliMalone_Pigeon-Resturant-2-scaled-1.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/LilliMalone_Pigeon-Resturant-2-scaled-1.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/LilliMalone_Pigeon-Resturant-2-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A foster pigeon looks in the mirror of his temporary home with the Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Lilli Malone/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1132. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/23/pigeon-racing-season-is-here-and-birders-are-desperate-to-help-exhausted-birds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Pigeon-Racing Season Is Here. Here Is How You Can Help Exhausted, Confused Birds</a></em></p>
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  1136. <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" width="780" height="468" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/jason-lou-lou-2.jpg?resize=780%2C468&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-731955" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/jason-lou-lou-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/jason-lou-lou-2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/jason-lou-lou-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/jason-lou-lou-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C921&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/jason-lou-lou-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1228&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/jason-lou-lou-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C720&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/jason-lou-lou-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C940&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/jason-lou-lou-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1199&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/jason-lou-lou-2-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C240&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/jason-lou-lou-2-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C423&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/jason-lou-lou-2-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/jason-lou-lou-2-1024x614.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Jason Hammel mingles with guests at a preview night of his new creative restaurant space, LOULOU, 3057 W. Logan Blvd. on July 18, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Ariel Parrella-Aureli/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1140. <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/2024/07/lou-lou-cover.jpg?resize=780%2C439&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-731951" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=450%2C253&amp;ssl=1 450w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C113&amp;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C56&amp;ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C882&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C397&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/lou-lou-cover-1024x576.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">LOULOU will serve as a creative studio for culinary events, chef programming, event space and more. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Ariel Parrella-Aureli/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1144. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/19/lula-cafes-jason-hammel-unveils-loulou-in-logan-square/" data-wpel-link="internal">Lula Cafe’s Jason Hammel Unveils LOULOU In Logan Square</a></em></p>
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  1148. <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/2024/07/072324-St-Bernards-Center-for-Better-Aging-Colin-Boyle-0237.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-732626" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072324-St-Bernards-Center-for-Better-Aging-Colin-Boyle-0237.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072324-St-Bernards-Center-for-Better-Aging-Colin-Boyle-0237.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072324-St-Bernards-Center-for-Better-Aging-Colin-Boyle-0237.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072324-St-Bernards-Center-for-Better-Aging-Colin-Boyle-0237.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072324-St-Bernards-Center-for-Better-Aging-Colin-Boyle-0237.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072324-St-Bernards-Center-for-Better-Aging-Colin-Boyle-0237.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072324-St-Bernards-Center-for-Better-Aging-Colin-Boyle-0237.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072324-St-Bernards-Center-for-Better-Aging-Colin-Boyle-0237.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072324-St-Bernards-Center-for-Better-Aging-Colin-Boyle-0237.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/072324-St-Bernards-Center-for-Better-Aging-Colin-Boyle-0237-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Tracy Thomas, DeRonn Kidd and LeShaun Williams pose for a photo during the ribbon cutting for the Center for Better Aging at St. Bernard Hospital, 6307 S. Stewart Ave., in Englewood on July 23, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1152. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/25/center-for-better-aging-opens-in-englewood-with-wraparound-services-for-people-50-and-older/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Center For Better Aging Opens In Englewood With Wraparound Services For People 50 And Older</a></em></p>
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  1156. <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/2024/07/IMG_4292.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-733313" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4292-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4292-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4292-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4292-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4292-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4292-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4292-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4292-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4292-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4292-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4292-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4292-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Jerry Pistone, 74, plays pickleball on the newly-completed courts at Shabbona Park on July 23, 2024.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1160. <p>Read more: <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/26/new-pickleball-tennis-courts-shabbona-park-dunning-come-to-the-far-northwest-side/" data-wpel-link="internal"><em>New Pickleball, Tennis Courts Open In Dunning’s Shabbona Park</em></a></p>
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  1164. <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/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?resize=780%2C439&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-730921" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?resize=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?resize=450%2C253&amp;ssl=1 450w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?resize=200%2C113&amp;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?resize=100%2C56&amp;ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?resize=1568%2C882&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?resize=706%2C397&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071624-Lincoln-Yards-Development-Colin-Boyle-0035-1024x576.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Sterling Bay’s life sciences center (left), 1229 W. Concord Place, the only building constructed so far as part of the Lincoln Yards megadevelopment, on July 16, 2024, as seen from above. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1168. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/22/sterling-bays-marcey-street-development-still-on-hold-as-is-neighboring-lincoln-yards/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Sterling Bay’s Marcey Street Development Still On Hold — As Is Neighboring Lincoln Yards</a></em></p>
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  1172. <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/2024/07/IMG_4070.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-731892" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4070-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4070-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4070-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4070-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4070-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4070-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4070-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4070-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4070-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4070-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4070-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4070-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Jessica Espinosa, the clinic&#8217;s patient navigator and marketing coordinator, left, and Yvonne Smilovitz, the clinic&#8217;s nurse clinic manager, right.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1176. <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/2024/07/IMG_4093.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-731890" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4093-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4093-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4093-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4093-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4093-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4093-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4093-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4093-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4093-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4093-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4093-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4093-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Old Irving Park Community Clinic as seen on July 17, 2024.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1177.  
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  1180. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/22/old-irving-park-medical-clinic-for-uninsured-patients-to-expand-care-after-renovation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Old Irving Park Medical Clinic For Uninsured Patients To Expand Care After Renovation</a></em></p>
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  1184. <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/2024/07/IMG_4171.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-732454" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4171-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4171-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4171-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4171-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4171-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4171-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4171-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4171-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4171-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4171-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4171-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/IMG_4171-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Metra Grayland station as seen on July 22, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1188. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/23/busy-milwaukee-avenue-stretch-finally-reopens-after-nearly-2-years-of-metra-construction/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Busy Milwaukee Avenue Stretch Finally Reopens After Nearly 2 Years Of Metra Construction</a></em></p>
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  1192. <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/2024/07/viviana.jpg?resize=780%2C439&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-732818" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=450%2C253&amp;ssl=1 450w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C113&amp;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C56&amp;ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C882&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1124&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C397&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/viviana-1024x576.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Viviana Langhoff, owner of Adornment and Theory in Logan Square, speaks during a community business safety meeting held at the Logan Square Auditorium on July 23, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Ariel Parrella-Aureli/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1196. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/25/fed-up-with-robberies-and-other-crime-logan-square-business-owners-beg-police-for-help/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Fed-Up With Robberies And Other Crime, Logan Square Business Owners Beg Police For Help</a></em></p>
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  1200. <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/2024/07/071124-Chinatown-Library-Closed-Colin-Boyle-7105.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-730643" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071124-Chinatown-Library-Closed-Colin-Boyle-7105.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071124-Chinatown-Library-Closed-Colin-Boyle-7105.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071124-Chinatown-Library-Closed-Colin-Boyle-7105.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071124-Chinatown-Library-Closed-Colin-Boyle-7105.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071124-Chinatown-Library-Closed-Colin-Boyle-7105.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071124-Chinatown-Library-Closed-Colin-Boyle-7105.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071124-Chinatown-Library-Closed-Colin-Boyle-7105.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071124-Chinatown-Library-Closed-Colin-Boyle-7105.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071124-Chinatown-Library-Closed-Colin-Boyle-7105.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071124-Chinatown-Library-Closed-Colin-Boyle-7105-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Chinatown Chicago Public Library branch has been closed for renovations, as seen on July 11, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1204. <p>Read more:<strong> </strong><em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/25/chinatown-library-branch-reopens-after-nearly-4-month-closure/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Chinatown Library Branch Reopens After Nearly 4-Month Closure</a></em><span></span><span></span><span></span></p>
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  1208. <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/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=780%2C439&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-733035" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=2048%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=450%2C253&amp;ssl=1 450w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=200%2C113&amp;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=100%2C56&amp;ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=1568%2C881&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=2000%2C1124&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=400%2C225&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?resize=706%2C397&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/h-blvd-house-1024x576.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A home with a coach house at 1652 N. Humboldt Blvd., built in 1891, is seen July 24, 2024.  <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Ariel Parrella-Aureli/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1212. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/25/humboldt-boulevard-homes-could-be-protected-under-extension-of-logan-square-landmark-district/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Humboldt Boulevard Homes Could Be Protected Under Extension Of Logan Square Landmark District</a></em></p>
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  1216. <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/2024/07/MG_9046.jpg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-732158" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/MG_9046-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/MG_9046-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/MG_9046-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/MG_9046-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/MG_9046-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/MG_9046-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/MG_9046-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/MG_9046-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/MG_9046-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/MG_9046-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/MG_9046-scaled.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/MG_9046-1024x683.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Luxe Fest co-founders Robert Sykes Jr. (left) and Dwan &#8220;Dee&#8221; Martin pose for a portrait at Urban Luxe Café, 2911 E. 79th St. in South Shore on July 17, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Maxwell Evans/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1220. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/19/rhymefest-to-headline-luxe-fest-sundays-celebration-of-local-musicians-in-south-shore/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Rhymefest To Headline Luxe Fest, Sunday’s Celebration Of Local Musicians In South Shore</a></em></p>
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  1224. <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/2024/07/FF79122D-7B55-4063-84A8-F03A24B00013.jpeg?resize=780%2C520&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-732745" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FF79122D-7B55-4063-84A8-F03A24B00013.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FF79122D-7B55-4063-84A8-F03A24B00013.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FF79122D-7B55-4063-84A8-F03A24B00013.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FF79122D-7B55-4063-84A8-F03A24B00013.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FF79122D-7B55-4063-84A8-F03A24B00013.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FF79122D-7B55-4063-84A8-F03A24B00013.jpeg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FF79122D-7B55-4063-84A8-F03A24B00013.jpeg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FF79122D-7B55-4063-84A8-F03A24B00013.jpeg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FF79122D-7B55-4063-84A8-F03A24B00013.jpeg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FF79122D-7B55-4063-84A8-F03A24B00013-1024x683.jpeg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Sunlight breaks through the wildfire smoke haze over Chicago on July 23, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1228. <p>Read more: <em><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/23/canadian-wildfire-smoke-returns-to-chicago-heres-what-you-need-to-know/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Canadian Wildfire Smoke Returns To Chicago: Here’s What You Need To Know&nbsp;</a></em></p>
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  1232. <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/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9507.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-732137" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9507.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9507.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9507.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9507.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9507.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9507.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9507.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9507.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9507.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/071924-MASK-Englewood-Colin-Boyle-9507-1024x682.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Jamal cuts Travis’ hair at MASK, Mothers and Men Against Senseless Killing, at the corner of 75th Street and Stewart Avenue in Englewood on July 19, 2024. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
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  1334. <title>Free Jazz For World Peace Comes To South Shore Community Garden Saturday</title>
  1335. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/26/free-jazz-for-world-peace-comes-to-south-shore-community-garden-saturday/</link>
  1337. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maxwell Evans]]></dc:creator>
  1338. <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
  1339. <category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
  1340. <category><![CDATA[Hyde Park, Woodlawn, South Shore]]></category>
  1341. <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
  1342. <category><![CDATA[South Shore]]></category>
  1343. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://blockclubchicago.org/?p=733354</guid>
  1344.  
  1345. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="666" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.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/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.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 concert at the South Merrill Community Garden features five musicians, who will use improvisation as a metaphor for coexisting with others while keeping one's individuality.]]></description>
  1346. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="666" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.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/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.png?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-3.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>
  1347. <p>SOUTH SHORE — Creating and maintaining peace is like improvising music: You want to bring your unique perspectives and personality to the table, while leaving room for others to do the same.</p>
  1348.  
  1349.  
  1350.  
  1351. <p>That&#8217;s the message behind this weekend&#8217;s Free Jazz for World Peace concert, which is 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the South Merrill Community Garden, 7030 S. Merrill Ave. in South Shore.</p>
  1352.  
  1353.  
  1354.  
  1355. <p>Five musicians with local ties will perform two sets of entirely improvised music together:</p>
  1356.  
  1357.  
  1358.  
  1359. <ul class="wp-block-list">
  1360. <li>Saxophonist and &#8220;spiritual musician&#8221; <a href="https://davidboykin.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">David Boykin</a>, whose <a href="https://sonichealingministries.com/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Sonic Healing Ministries</a> organization is hosting the performance.</li>
  1361.  
  1362.  
  1363.  
  1364. <li>&#8220;Wild flutist&#8221; <a href="https://www.nicolemitchell.com/home?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0mDR9PLUPeANoAASKE3FpSpgA6RATYFHc0PuxbF3AE4r3CYzALkGuEgXo_aem_ScAd35iDtNOt6xaAEu3h8g" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Nicole Mitchell</a>.</li>
  1365.  
  1366.  
  1367.  
  1368. <li>Bassists <a href="https://linktr.ee/maya.tokunaga" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Maya Jensen</a> and <a href="https://www.lynrye.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2KtOOR_Dw_WNtnOemzXlp6mSG6xgXOT3l7ax3QF0R7r7z2Uc_LlCOMAho_aem_UcT6zlWbGhG-RFSbBVGezg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Lyn Rye</a>.</li>
  1369.  
  1370.  
  1371.  
  1372. <li>Drummer <a href="https://www.tcdrums.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Tommy Carroll</a>.</li>
  1373. </ul>
  1374.  
  1375.  
  1376.  
  1377. <p>The concert is free, but organizers are asking attendees for a suggested donation is $10. Attendees can donate with cash, card or payment apps like Venmo. </p>
  1378.  
  1379.  
  1380.  
  1381. <p>The concert is &#8220;broadly for world peace,&#8221; but Boykin was particularly motivated by violence in <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">Palestine</a>, <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/21/a-guide-to-the-decades-long-conflict-in-dr-congo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">the Democratic Republic of the Congo</a>, <a href="https://time.com/7000221/haiti-port-au-prince-gang-war/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Haiti</a>, <a href="https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/unicef-regional-director-condemns-growing-violence-central-sahel-grave-violations" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">the Sahel region of Africa</a> and <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/10/19/dont-close-your-eyes-brings-art-depicting-war-in-ukraine-to-chicago/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Ukraine</a> in organizing the performances, he said.</p>
  1382.  
  1383.  
  1384.  
  1385. <p>&#8220;I’m just as impacted as everybody else by all the violence in our world in our society, and I want to do whatever I can to decrease that,&#8221; Boykin said. &#8220;I will use my music in any way to bring about awareness and bring about a change in people’s hearts — to act, to stop the wars, to stop the violence.&#8221;</p>
  1386.  
  1387.  
  1388.  
  1389. <p>Improvisation is an ideal outlet for expressing the concept of peace, said Mitchell, a member of <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/10/29/south-side-art-cooperative-hyde-park-concert/" data-wpel-link="internal">the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians</a>. A former president of the vaunted South Side cooperative, she was <a href="https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/people/nicole-mitchell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">the first woman</a> to serve in that role.</p>
  1390.  
  1391.  
  1392.  
  1393. <p>Much like Saturday&#8217;s concert wouldn&#8217;t take place without the performers sharing their full selves, people &#8220;can’t coexist by compromising ourselves,&#8221; Mitchell said. As such, the performances will reflect whatever energy the musicians and audience bring to the event, she said.</p>
  1394.  
  1395.  
  1396.  
  1397. <p>&#8220;There shouldn’t be any expectations on the music [Saturday], because we have to be authentically in the moment, connecting with the community that shows up,&#8221; Mitchell said. &#8220;That will determine what it sounds like.</p>
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  1401. <p>&#8220;Music is very powerful, so using sound as a way of projecting our desires for world peace, it can make an impact and bring people together,&#8221; she said.</p>
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  1405. <p>Free Jazz for World Peace will be a &#8220;family reunion type thing&#8221; for Mitchell and Boykin,<strong> </strong>as he helped give her a start early on in her music career, she said</p>
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  1409. <p>Boykin is &#8220;definitely a Chicago hero in terms of creative music,&#8221; said Mitchell, who now lives in North Carolina. &#8220;I haven’t played before with Maya and Tommy. We’re all going to be improvising while coming from different musical experiences. There will be a lot of surprise and discovery that I’m looking forward to musically.&#8221;</p>
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  1413. <p>Mitchell will bring her &#8220;wild&#8221; playing style to the garden Saturday. She likes to describe her art with the term, as it reflects her desire to break the stereotype that &#8220;you’ve got to sound pretty&#8221; while playing the flute, she said.</p>
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  1417. <p>&#8220;My whole mission with the instrument is to take it places it hasn’t been, to create new languages for the instrument as an improviser,&#8221; Mitchell said. &#8220;I also combine my voice with the instrument to expand its expression and to really create evidence that the instrument has unlimited possibilities.&#8221;</p>
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  1421. <p>The South Side performance comes ahead of the release of Mitchell&#8217;s next album, &#8220;Bamako*Chicago Sound System&#8221; with Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko, on Aug. 23. To preorder, <a href="https://nicolemitchell.bandcamp.com/album/bamako-chicago-sound-system" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">click here</a>.</p>
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  1425. <p>The concert takes place in <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/03/07/after-south-shore-community-leader-breaks-her-wrist-neighbors-raise-money-for-her-healing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">the South Merrill Community Garden, which is a hub for South Shore residents</a> to exercise their green thumbs, enjoy arts and culture and develop holistic forms of public safety.</p>
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  1429. <p>To get involved with the garden,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/301500169983305" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">visit its Facebook page</a>.</p>
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  1527. <title>GoFundMe Launched To Support Family Of Mail Carrier Killed On Her Far South Side Route</title>
  1528. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/26/gofundme-launched-to-support-family-of-mail-carrier-killed-on-her-far-south-side-route/</link>
  1530. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles Thrush and Mack Liederman]]></dc:creator>
  1531. <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  1538. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="666" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?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/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?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 fundraiser for postal worker Octavia Redmond, 48, has raised over $3,700. The postal service is offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to her killer. ]]></description>
  1539. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="666" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?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/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Blank-2000-x-1300-4.jpg?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>
  1540. <p>WEST PULLMAN — The family of a Chicago postal worker killed on the job last week on the Far South Side has launched a GoFundMe in her honor.</p>
  1541.  
  1542.  
  1543.  
  1544. <p>The loved ones of Octavia Redmond <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-redmond-family-in-memory-of-octavia" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">hope to raise $12,000 with the GoFundMe</a> to help with funeral expenses and &#8220;to cope with our grief,&#8221; according to the campaign&#8217;s page. Over $3,700 had been donated as of Thursday evening.</p>
  1545.  
  1546.  
  1547.  
  1548. <p>&#8220;The Redmond family is devastated by the tragic loss of the Queen of our family,&#8221; Demetrius Redmond wrote on the GoFundMe page.</p>
  1549.  
  1550.  
  1551.  
  1552. <p>At 11:38 a.m. Friday, Redmond, 48, was delivering mail in the 12100 block of South Harvard Avenue when a man in a ski mask got out of a white Dodge Durango parked on the corner and fired at least eight shots at her, authorities and neighbors said.</p>
  1553.  
  1554.  
  1555.  
  1556. <p>Redmond was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said.</p>
  1557.  
  1558.  
  1559.  
  1560. <p>The attacker drove off in the Durango, going west down 121st Street, police said. The car was found burned out in an abandoned lot in the 8900 block of South Holland Road, <a href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/octavia-redmond-murder-chicago-mail-carrier-shooting-vehicle-found-torched" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">according to FOX32</a>.</p>
  1561.  
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  1563.  
  1564. <p>The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a $250,000 reward for anyone with information leading to the arrest of Redmond’s killer. </p>
  1565.  
  1566.  
  1567.  
  1568. <p>The investigation is ongoing, police said Thursday.</p>
  1569.  
  1570.  
  1571.  
  1572. <p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/22/postal-workers-demand-protection-after-far-south-side-mail-carrier-shot-and-killed-on-her-route/" data-wpel-link="internal"><em>Postal Workers Demand Protection After Far South Side Mail Carrier Shot And Killed On Her Route</em></a></strong></p>
  1573.  
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  1577. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨REWARD🚨Postal Inspectors are offering a reward up to $250,000 for info leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect(s) responsible for the homicide of a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USPS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">#USPS</a> letter carrier today near 12156 S Harvard, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chicago?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">#Chicago</a>. Call us at 877-876-2455. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USPIS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">#USPIS</a> <a href="https://t.co/vkCPHjVg4v" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">pic.twitter.com/vkCPHjVg4v</a></p>&mdash; USPIS &#8211; Chicago (@USPIS_CHI) <a href="https://twitter.com/USPIS_CHI/status/1814387243857129557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">July 19, 2024</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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  1579.  
  1580.  
  1581.  
  1582. <p>Postal workers and leaders with the local branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers held a rally Monday morning at the union hall, 3850 S. Wabash Ave., to denounce Redmond’s killing and demand an end to violence against postal employees.</p>
  1583.  
  1584.  
  1585.  
  1586. <p>“Violence against letter carriers needs to stop. Period,” Elise Foster, National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 11 president, said in a statement.</p>
  1587.  
  1588.  
  1589.  
  1590. <p>Redmond lived in the area and had delivered mail in the neighborhood for five years, neighbors said. She was friendly and outgoing, always looked out for the neighborhood kids and went above and beyond to deliver the mail, neighbors said.</p>
  1591.  
  1592.  
  1593.  
  1594. <p>“She would always say, ‘Thank you so much’ on my Ring camera&#8221; after delivering packages, one neighbor said.</p>
  1595.  
  1596.  
  1597.  
  1598. <p>Josh Reese, a pastor at nearby West Pullman Church of God, spoke about the shooting during his Sunday sermon.</p>
  1599.  
  1600.  
  1601.  
  1602. <p>“In our own neighborhood, a young lady by the name of Octavia Redmond’s life was taken from her,” Reese told the congregation. “She was a young African-American woman, and regardless of color or creed, it was wrong. Our neighborhoods need God.”</p>
  1603.  
  1604.  
  1605.  
  1606. <p>The church is brainstorming ways to further help Redmond’s family, Reese said.</p>
  1607.  
  1608.  
  1609.  
  1610. <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/2021/02/022621-Avondale-File-Photos-ColinBoyle-13.jpg?resize=780%2C519&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-402439" data-recalc-dims="1"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A USPS mail carrier pushes a cart of mail down Milwaukee Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood on Feb. 26, 2021. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</span></figcaption></figure>
  1611.  
  1612.  
  1613.  
  1614. <p>Redmond’s killing comes as postal workers grapple with crime and violence on their daily routes.</p>
  1615.  
  1616.  
  1617.  
  1618. <p>In 2023, 57 Chicago postal workers were robbed, and robberies of U.S. Postal Service employees nearly doubled over the previous year, <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-usps-postal-workers-endangered-country-data-shows/14863517/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">according to ABC7</a>.</p>
  1619.  
  1620.  
  1621.  
  1622. <p>In June, a&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/USPIS_CHI/status/1811036529969467670" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Chicago mail carrier was robbed</a>&nbsp;at gunpoint in the 5000 block of South Evans Avenue in Grand Boulevard, and the incident was caught on camera. A few weeks earlier, a&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/USPISpressroom/status/1803533694432383398" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">postal worker was robbed</a>&nbsp;by three people in the 500 block of North Pine Avenue in Austin. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering $150,000 rewards in both incidents.</p>
  1623.  
  1624.  
  1625.  
  1626. <p>“[We] just lost a beautiful soul, a mother, someone’s daughter, favorite cousin, auntie, a coworker and wife with this incident,” Phil Vasser, a fellow postal worker in the neighborhood, said in a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/phil.vasser" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Facebook post</a>&nbsp;about Redmond. “The last few years Postal Workers have been under attack from dying from mental health issues, extreme hot and cold weather and being robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight.”</p>
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  1724. <title>Workshop Arts Collaborative Aims To Open Studio And Event Space In Albany Park</title>
  1725. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/26/workshop-arts-collaborative-aims-to-open-studio-and-event-space-in-albany-park/</link>
  1727. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex V. Hernandez]]></dc:creator>
  1728. <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  1737. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="666" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.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/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.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 Collaborative would host live performances, have rehearsal and instruction studios and soundproof studio space, but the plan needs a zoning change to move forward.]]></description>
  1738. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="666" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.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/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.png?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-4.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>
  1739. <p>ALBANY PARK — A developer is trying to get a zoning change to bring a performing arts and gathering space to Albany Park.  </p>
  1740.  
  1741.  
  1742.  
  1743. <p>James Yelen wants to renovate the vacant single-story building at 3741-49 W. Lawrence Ave. into The Workshop Arts Collaborative. It would have rehearsal and instruction studios, pop-up space for local food and beverage vendors and flexible event space. </p>
  1744.  
  1745.  
  1746.  
  1747. <p>Yelen was awarded a <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2024/january/mayor-johnson-announces--1-3-million-in-city-support-for-equitab.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">$250,000 Equitable Transit-Oriented grant</a> from the city in January toward his proposal. Now, he needs a zoning change to increase the capacity of the space, he said.</p>
  1748.  
  1749.  
  1750.  
  1751. <p>“The current zoning is mostly fine, but the biggest limitation is capacity. A lot of organizations that I’m talking to about the event space put on performances, and this current zoning would restrict the capacity of the building,” Yelen said.</p>
  1752.  
  1753.  
  1754.  
  1755. <p>Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (33rd) is considering the zoning change and is asking for neighborhood feedback as part of her <a href="https://33rdward.atlassian.net/wiki/external/YmZhZjJlY2M1ODQyNGQ5MmFiNWYyMWNkZjFhY2YxMWI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">community-driven process</a>.</p>
  1756.  
  1757.  
  1758.  
  1759. <p>Neighbors can weigh in on the plan at this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbbsJELvsd8x6jndn3kNF9OXjKP4XNuDNRtuW-k5DN_XqVuw/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">website</a>.</p>
  1760.  
  1761.  
  1762.  
  1763. <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/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave.jpg?resize=780%2C507&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-733359" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave.jpg?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave.jpg?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave.jpg?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave.jpg?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave.jpg?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave.jpg?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave.jpg?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-1024x666.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The property at 3741-49&nbsp;W.&nbsp;Lawrence&nbsp;Ave. is currently vacant. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Provided.</span></figcaption></figure>
  1764.  
  1765.  
  1766.  
  1767. <p>The Lawrence property is 103 years old and has about 6,600 square feet divided into four units. The building has been vacant for several years and was last used as a commercial tools and construction equipment shop, according to plans shared with Rodriguez-Sanchez’s office.</p>
  1768.  
  1769.  
  1770.  
  1771. <p>If the zoning change is approved, Yelen plans to renovate the interior to feature 12-14 soundproof rehearsal spaces, a street-facing storefront with a dedicated pop-up space and a 2,200-square-foot event space with a flexible layout for performances, private gatherings, workshops and group lessons, according to the plans.&nbsp;It would also include a store selling vintage instruments, other equipment and supplies for artists.</p>
  1772.  
  1773.  
  1774.  
  1775. <p>The studio component would offer hourly and monthly rentals for instruction, rehearsal or recording, with prices and packages that appeal to a wide range of musicians and artists, Yelen said.&nbsp;</p>
  1776.  
  1777.  
  1778.  
  1779. <p>“It’s a lower barrier to entry; all you need to bring is your guitar,” Yelen said.</p>
  1780.  
  1781.  
  1782.  
  1783. <p>Amplifiers, microphones and other basic equipment could be rented out for a studio session, according to the plans.</p>
  1784.  
  1785.  
  1786.  
  1787. <p>“The basic concept is you’d be able to walk in, pay an hourly rate and have access to a soundproof room that has drums and amplifiers and microphones. Essentially, just plug in and play,” Yelen said. “That could appeal to younger people who don’t have a space to play at home, a group of people coming together to play for the first time or a group preparing for a gig.”&nbsp;</p>
  1788.  
  1789.  
  1790.  
  1791. <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/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-1.png?resize=780%2C507&#038;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-733364" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-1.png?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-1.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-1.png?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-1.png?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-1.png?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-1.png?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-1.png?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-1.png?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-1.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/3741-49-W-Lawrence-Ave-1-1024x666.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" data-recalc-dims="1" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Rendering of what a renovated 3741-49&nbsp;W.&nbsp;Lawrence&nbsp;Ave. could look like. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Provided.</span></figcaption></figure>
  1792.  
  1793.  
  1794.  
  1795. <p>The retail component could also host a dedicated space within the welcome lounge for rotating pop-up vendors, including start-up food and beverage vendors from the neighborhood, according to the plans.</p>
  1796.  
  1797.  
  1798.  
  1799. <p>Yelen already has letters of support from the <a href="http://North%20River%20Comission" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">North River Commission</a> as well as <a href="https://elasticarts.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener external" data-wpel-link="external">Elastic Arts</a>, a nonprofit venue serving Logan Square and Avondale, and <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2018/08/20/women-led-bicycle-club-leads-group-ride-wednesday-from-albany-park-bike-shop/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-wpel-link="internal">Bikes N&#8217; Roses</a>, youth-focused nonprofit bike shop based in Belmont Cragin.</p>
  1800.  
  1801.  
  1802.  
  1803. <p>“We are still seeking and considering mission-aligned partners for leasing or co-owning the 2,200-square-foot flex space on the west side of the building,” Yelen said. “We are particularly looking for arts and culture nonprofits, arts collectives, venue curators, music production studios and other folks that are open to collaboration and building community around the performing arts&nbsp;in Albany Park.”</p>
  1804.  
  1805.  
  1806.  
  1807. <p>Groups interested in learning more about The Workshop Arts Collaborative can email Yelen at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jy.theworkshop@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">jy.theworkshop@gmail.com</a>.</p>
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  1905. <title>Lula Cafe Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Dinner Series Helmed By Top Chicago Chefs</title>
  1906. <link>http://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/26/lula-cafe-celebrates-25th-anniversary-with-dinner-series-helmed-by-top-chicago-chefs/</link>
  1908. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ariel Parrella-Aureli]]></dc:creator>
  1909. <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
  1910. <category><![CDATA[Arts & Culture]]></category>
  1911. <category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
  1912. <category><![CDATA[Logan Square]]></category>
  1913. <category><![CDATA[Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale]]></category>
  1914. <category><![CDATA[Restaurants & Bars]]></category>
  1915. <category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
  1916. <category><![CDATA[Things To Do]]></category>
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  1919. <description><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="666" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.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/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.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>Chefs participating in the series include Erick Williams of Virtue, Stephanie Izard of Girl and the Goat, BOKA's Lee Wolen, David and Anna Posey of Elske, Joe Flamm of Rose Mary and more. ]]></description>
  1920. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img width="1024" height="666" src="https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.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/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=1024%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=768%2C499&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=1536%2C998&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=1200%2C780&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=1568%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=400%2C260&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.png?resize=706%2C459&amp;ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/bcc-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/Lula-Cafe.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>
  1921. <p>LOGAN SQUARE — Beloved restaurant Lula Cafe is going big for its 25th anniversary celebration.</p>
  1922.  
  1923.  
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  1925. <p>Chef and owner Jason Hammel will host 25 Chicago chefs for a series of ticketed dinners on the five nights leading up to Lula Cafe’s milestone anniversary next month.</p>
  1926.  
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  1929. <p>The <a href="https://resy.com/cities/chicago-il/venues/lula-cafe/events/25-for-25-night-1-2024-08-26?seats=2&amp;date=2024-07-25" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">25 For 25 dinner series</a> runs Aug. 26-31. Each night, five chefs will come together in Lula Cafe&#8217;s kitchen to collaborate on a five-course meal, with each chef preparing one course.</p>
  1930.  
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  1932.  
  1933. <p>Tickets are $250 per guest, and wine pairings and an a la carte beverage menu will be available. A portion of ticket sales from each dinner will be donated to Chicago-based food nonprofits.</p>
  1934.  
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  1936.  
  1937. <p>Lasting 25 years in the restaurant business is a feat that deserves a notable party, Hammel said.</p>
  1938.  
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  1940.  
  1941. <p>&#8220;We had our 20th [anniversary] right before the pandemic and never knew what was gonna happen after that, so to be here at 25 and still have these type of community friendships is pretty special,&#8221; Hammel said.</p>
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  1951. <p>Top Chicago chefs who will cook for Lula&#8217;s 25 For 25 dinner series include Erick Williams of Virtue, Stephanie Izard of Girl and the Goat, BOKA&#8217;s Lee Wolen, David and Anna Posey of Elske and Joe Flamm of Rose Mary. Other big-name Logan Square chefs, such as Joe Frillman of Daisies, Diana Davila of Mi Tocaya and Giant&#8217;s Jason Vincent, will also participate.</p>
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  1955. <p>Each dinner will support a local food charity, including Williams&#8217; <a href="https://www.virtuerestaurant.com/donate/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Virtue Leadership Development Program</a> for young chefs in training and <a href="https://abundancesetting.org/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">The Abundance Setting</a>, which helps working mothers in the culinary industry.</p>
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  1959. <p>For reservations and to see a full list of all the participating chefs and charities, visit the dinner page <a href="https://resy.com/cities/chicago-il/venues/lula-cafe/events/25-for-25-night-1-2024-08-26?seats=2&amp;date=2024-07-25" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">online</a>.</p>
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  1967. <p>Hammel said he was pleased to see his fellow chefs sign on so quickly to help with the dinner series — a sign of the strength and support within Chicago&#8217;s restaurant community, he said.</p>
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  1971. <p>&#8220;We want to do something big that also helps support the charities who are our friends as well,&#8221; he said.</p>
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  1975. <p>Hammel and his team are riding a congratulatory wave as Lula Cafe <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/19/lula-cafes-jason-hammel-unveils-loulou-in-logan-square/" data-wpel-link="internal">recently won</a> the James Beard Foundation Outstanding Hospitality award.</p>
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  1979. <p>Hammel&#8217;s also gearing up to open a <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/19/lula-cafes-jason-hammel-unveils-loulou-in-logan-square/" data-wpel-link="internal">creative restaurant studio</a> called LOULOU at 3057 W. Logan Blvd., set to launch next month and coincide with Lula&#8217;s anniversary.</p>
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  1983. <p>LOULOU will host culinary events, chef programs, collaborative meals with emerging and visiting chefs, performances broadcast live with industry leaders and more, Hammel said.</p>
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