Fiction Stalks Reality in Revitalization of âThe Pillowmanâ
Director Ricardo Gamboa tackles Chicagoâs history and present of police violence in their production of the modern classic.
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Abre el café Colibrà y busca ser un espacio para la comunidad
La Ășnica cafeterĂa local e independiente llega al vecindario de East Side.
Public Meetings Report â March 27, 2025
A recap of select open meetings at the local, county, and state level.
ColibrĂ Coffee Hums Along
East Side gains a locally owned coffeeshop that also seeks to be a community space.
She Hustle Captures the Journey of Chicagoâs Black Women Entrepreneurs
The Weekly interviewed three business owners featured on the upcoming show.
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Book Reviews
Representing Redemption
A violence interrupter who grew up in Chicagoâs gang culture tells his story in a new book he co-authors.
Rapper and Author Jabari Evans on the Influence of Women in Drill Music
Jabari Evans, rapper and author of Drill Rap, Sex Work, and the Digital Underground, on women in male-dominated spaces and the streaming era.
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