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The city’s first food equity council works to feed everyone

The city’s first food equity council works to feed everyone

The group is reexamining food distribution through a racial equity lens while fighting for long-term systemic change.

By Sharon Hoyer

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The Lowdown Brass Band celebrate their new collection with a real-live show

The Lowdown Brass Band celebrate their new collection with a real-live show, Allen Moore creates sound collages with LPs cast by hand, and more.

By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
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The Map of Now provides an interactive guide to collaboration with a retro look

"The potential and the sadness and beauty of big empty spaces" inspires Lucky Plush's The Map of Now.

By Irene Hsiao
Arts & Culture

Ride Share explores the dark side of the gig economy

A former cabbie talks to writer Reginald Edmund about Ride Share at Writers Theatre—and the real-life experiences that inspired it.

By Dmitry Samarov

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Chicago hip-hop duo Udababy tap the energy of the Why? Records collective on their debut album

By Leor Galil | 06.00 AM
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Hyunhye Seo of Xiu Xiu makes her cryptic solo debut with Strands

By Joshua Minsoo Kim | 06.21.21
Parlour Tapes shares the music of the future on a format from the past

By Salem Collo-Julin | 06.21.21

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