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The Rundown: The South Side’s Black theater scene
Good afternoon! It’s Tuesday, and this cranberry crème brûlée is now on my shortlist of things to make this month. Here’s what you need to know today. As WBEZ’s Mike Davis writes, the South Side was home to some of the first Black theater companies in the country, including the first Black equity company, The Kuumba Theatre Company, founded in 1968. In the ’60s and ’70s, Black theater companies on the South Side thrived, including eta Creative Arts Foundation and Theodore Ward’s South Side Center for the Performing Arts.
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The Community Fridge Project: Neighbors Feeding Neighbors
Food insecurity affects more people than many realize, but together we can make a real impact. Through the Community Fridge Project, a grassroots program housed under the Community of Congregations, volunteers in our community work to make sure that no one in our neighborhood goes hungry. Currently in the Oak...
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Who's challenging whom for Chicago mayor?
The election season bloodsport known as petition objections began this week with accusations flying and rare challenges to a sitting Chicago mayor. Why it matters: This quadrennial process could greatly narrow the field of mayoral and aldermanic candidates. But it also reflects a legacy of complicated rules that appear designed to favor those with established campaign structures, making the challenges to Mayor Brandon Johnson all the more noteworthy. How it works: To enter the race, mayoral candidates need 12,500 valid signatures from registered voters who have not signed another mayoral candidate's petition. That's way more than New York (3,750) and Los Angeles (500). The big picture: Objectors have filed challenges against 12 of the 16 people seeking mayoral candidacy and at least eight current members of the Chicago City Council. The person filing the challenge often declines to reveal whether a candidate has backed the effort. Former State Sen. Rickey Hendon speaks at the Chicago Board of Elections Monday. Photo: Monica Eng/Axios The intrigue: Johnson is facing two challenges. One is led by former state Sen. Rickey Hendon, who the Sun-Times reports is working for candidate Willie Wilson . The other is from conservative group Chicago Flips Red, advised by
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Da Brat Has Message For Chicago Rappers Looking To Make It Out Of The City
Da Brat is bringing a message to a new generation of Chicago rappers as she prepares to return home this month. She’s joining The Hip Hop Nutcracker with advice for artists still trying to turn neighborhood recognition into something bigger. “I just wanted to be a star outside of...
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Humboldt Park Activist Angee Gonzalez Rodriguez Files to Challenge Ald. Fuentes Again
Angee Gonzalez Rodriguez has filed petitions to challenge Ald. Jessie Fuentes for the 26th Ward seat for a second time, setting up what would be her third run at the office covering most of Humboldt Park and parts of Logan Square and Belmont Cragin. But before voters even weigh in, two Humboldt Park neighbors have already moved to challenge the validity of her petition signatures.