Share the shame this May and enjoy personal redemption through humiliation. Get ready to laugh and cringe at the most embarrassing vacation stories by everyday people. Tix: trib.al/77etZBu

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Beautiful audio and photos about 15 migrant couples who got married at the same time. by Adriana Cardona M and Manuel Martinez wbez.org/stories/migran…

The Chicago native John Mulaney returned to his high school, St. Ignatius College Prep with fellow master of sarcasm David Letterman for an especially entertaining edition of 'My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.' trib.al/KbUKG3y

Big changes are afoot in the church where city's oldest Black congregation has worshipped since 1890s. Up top, the tin ceiling will shine again + below will be an Underground Railroad museum, sorely needed in Chicago.
We talked about it on Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons.

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🎧 Unresolved issues with the CTA, some of which started during the pandemic, are coming to a head on the Johnson administration’s watch. Reset discusses the issues with reporters and a transportation advocate and planner.
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Hundreds of University of Chicago students set up an encampment in the Main Quadrangle on Monday, joining groups on over 100 university campuses nationwide in support of #Palestinians .
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State legislators are proposing legislation that would create a transit agency to oversee #publictransit across northeastern #Illinois and provide an additional $1.5 billion in annual funding for public #transportation .

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Hundreds are being held in solitary confinement for spans of 10 days to more than 12 years. Black people make up 73.5% of the #prisoners in solitary, the report by the #Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights says.

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#CandaceParker , the seven-time All-Star, finishes her #WNBA career ranked ninth all time in points, third in rebounds, second in defensive rebounds, seventh in assists, fifth in blocks and fourth in double-doubles.

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The #Bears ’ pitch for a new stadium came with a $4.7 billion price tag. In reality though, taxpayers would end up paying $5.9 billion to help build the stadium and retire existing debt for Soldier Field and Guaranteed Rate Field, where the #WhiteSox play.

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For #LGBTQ + events, #Chicago has way more than just Northalsted. Check out some of the best #queer events in the city.

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A major round of renovation is scheduled to start this summer inside the handsome stone church that has stood at the corner of 24th Street and Wabash Avenue for 13 decades.

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As 15-month-old #lion cub Lomelok’s recovery continues, staff will monitor him for things such as an obvious limp or abnormally stationary behavior. #Chicago

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Anxious brides put on wedding dresses, fixed each other’s makeup, and adjusted their veils and tiaras on Friday inside a classroom at Park Community Church in Chicago.

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The Cook County Democratic Party on Friday tapped Cook County Commissioner Monica Gordon as the party’s candidate to run in the November general election this fall for Cook County Clerk.

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Call & Response Books in Hyde Park, which focuses on stocking books by authors of color and celebrating the stories they tell, is celebrating its grand opening May 4. trib.al/MR8mAr0

Chicago will elect school board members for the first time in November. CPS parents, tell us what you need to hear from the candidates! WBEZ airtable.com/appntMqi8irasU…

#DexterReed was killed by #Chicago #police officers on the West Side in a traffic stop. For #Black and #Latino neighbors and drivers, events like this reverberate beyond grief – into physical and mental health impacts.

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🎧Since the invention of plastic surgery, many people have undergone cosmetic procedures for a plethora of reasons. This week, When Magic Happens dives into their personal experiences with cosmetic, surgical procedures.

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