Thursday, March 31, 2011
News Police Release Sketch of Suspect in iPhone-Related CTA Death
Posted by Alex Parker on 03.31.11 at 04:55 PM
Chicago police have released a sketch of the man they say is responsible for the death of a woman as he fled the Fullerton el stop after stealing an iPhone Monday.
He is described as a black male, age 17 to 25, 5'11" to 6'4", 170 to 220 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hat, a black jacket with vertical writing or graphics on the back, and blue jeans.
Anyone with information is requested to contact Area 3 detectives at 312-744-8261.
The image is after the jump.
Food Chain Food & Drink Things You Should Read
Posted by Julia Thiel on 03.31.11 at 04:27 PM
The more I read about food and what it means, the less inclined I am to try to write about it, in large part because so many others have done it so well already. In the last few days I've been struck by the fact that some of the most thoughtful writing seems to come from people who profess to know very little about food. Tuesday's New York Times profile of Charlie Trotter reminded me of a ten-year-old article by Martha Bayne—as does more or less everything I see about Trotter, since reading this is the closest I've come to dining at his restaurant. Halfway through, feeling apprehensive about her decision to drop a good chunk of change on a fancy meal, Martha writes, "Did I mention that I am really not a food person?" That's certainly no longer true—she later became the Reader's food editor for a time, and has since written plenty about food—but the piece is compelling in part because it's the experience of just-a-regular-person without a lot of extra money deciding to splurge on a meal. The other reason is that over the course of close to 3,500 words, she reflects on celebrity chefs, cooking, attention to detail, and whether food should be fun—among other things—and it's fascinating.
Chicagoland News When It Comes to Segregation, Chicago Isn't the Second City
Posted by Alex Parker on 03.31.11 at 03:45 PM
More like the third coast.
As we know from Steve Bogira's cover story last month, Chicago is to segregation as wet is to water.
The city's racial demarcations continue to keep blacks and whites and Latinos cloistered in their own enclaves. Keeping the races apart began as a by-product of the Great Migration and the early days of the Chicago Housing Authority, when the CHA gave up on plans to integrate public housing, often because of violent riots perpetrated by white residents.
Historically white neighborhoods like Cabrini-Green became almost solely black, as whites opposed integrated public housing, fleeing not only the new projects built after World War II, but the very prospect of having black neighbors. Some black politicians like William Dawson opposed integration. The south-side committeeman and state representative preferred to coast on the Democratic Machine's coattails, offering jobs and favors in exchange for a grip on power.
Film Free Shit Swag Hand Held
Posted by Ed M. Koziarski on 03.31.11 at 02:05 PM
- Michael Carroll
After the overthrow of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu in 1989, Boston Globe photographer Michael Carroll captured the squalid conditions and AIDS epidemic ravaging some 400,000 children living in that country's overcrowded orphanages. Carroll went on to cofound Romanian Child Relief, which provides professional development and other support to people caring for abandoned and at-risk children in Romania.
Don Hahn, the Oscar-nominated producer of Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King and director of the recent Waking Sleeping Beauty, follows Carroll's career as a photographer and a humanitarian in the 2010 documentary Hand Held. It screens for free, Saturday 4/2 at 5:30 PM at Saint Xavier University, McGuire Hall, 3700 W. 103rd St. Hahn and Carroll will attend.
Food Chain Food & Drink Recipe: Brian Jupiter's Elk Shepherd's Pie
Posted by Mike Sula on 03.31.11 at 12:30 PM
- Arun Balakrishnan
- Frontier's elk shepherd's pie
This week in Omnivorous I profiled Brian Jupiter, the chef at Noble Square's Frontier, who—in addition to smoking whole animals and shucking some really nice oysters—puts out the most wild game-focused menu around. After the jump he shares his recipe for shepherd's pie made with surprisingly tender and flavorful elk. Unless you gun one down yourself, you can get the meat at the Green City Market from Joel Espe of Hawk's Hill Elk Ranch. I'm also told both Provenance locations will be getting some New Zealand elk meat in late next week.
Food Chain Food & Drink This Week's Food and Drink Events
Posted by Sam Worley on 03.31.11 at 11:50 AM
Jelly bean cakes, Passover lessons, beer dinners, and more.
Style Pop-Up Shops and Events Galore
Posted by Heather Kenny on 03.31.11 at 11:48 AM
Crickets Music Early Warnings Roundup
Posted by Kevin Warwick on 03.31.11 at 11:00 AM
- John Vanderslice
- Thao & Mirah
Don't forget about Millennium Park's Downtown Sound shows, which I blogged about last week. Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Blonde Redhead, Iron & Wine, and Ted Leo are just a few of the acts taking the Pritzker Pavilion stage for the free Monday-evening series.
A ton of shows announced this week are happening indoors too: the Antlers at Metro, a four-night stand by the Bouncing Souls at Reggie's, Del the Funky Homosapien at the Abbey Pub, the New Bomb Turks at Double Door, Raekwon at the Mid, Jonathan Richman at the Hideout, Thao & Mirah at the Empty Bottle, Yo La Tengo at Subterranean, and many more.
Check out the full list of notables below:
News Morning Newsfeed: Cops Arrested for Sex Assault, Cook County Investigations, CIA in Libya, and More
Posted by Alex Parker on 03.31.11 at 09:29 AM
New Chicago cops are accused in a north-side sexual assault. They allegedly gave a young woman a ride home, then followed her inside, then sexually assaulted her. (ABC7)
The city is poised to privatize recycling, but that's pretty much already the way it is. (Sun-Times/Reader archives)
A new ordinance requires horse-drawn carriage drivers to clean up their horses' urine at first splash. (Sun-Times)
Two federal investigations of county programs are reportedly under way. First, the boondoggle Homeland Security Initiative, Project Shield, and now the troubled employment training program. No wonder the job wears on President Toni Preckwinkle. (NBC5/Sun-Times)
Inside the Reader Behind Our Scenes Ads From the Past: June 27, 1975
Posted by Vera Videnovich on 03.31.11 at 09:00 AM
