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A rosy CPS survey on cops in schools falls short

A rosy CPS survey on cops in schools falls short

As the board vote looms, it took a lawsuit to get the data.

By Maya Dukmasova

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Music

Ulcerate confront the inevitably of death and tragedy on their latest album

New Zealand metal trio Ulcerate look into the face of tragedy through a beautifully constructed, unrelentingly dark haze.

By Jamie Ludwig
Food & Drink

Adobo Loko is taking special requests

Filipino street food chef Rob Menor sees his future in a cannabis cloud kitchen.

By Mike Sula
Film

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We love TV: I May Destroy You

Two television addicts chat about the HBO dramedy.

By Rima Parikh and Brianna Wellen

University of Chicago grad Eli Winter completes his second album of guitar instrumentals

By Bill Meyer | 12.00 PM
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Punk lifer Neil Berthier considers his all-time lows on a hopeful new album as Phony

By Leor Galil | 08.00 AM
Matmos have 99 collaborators but a bore ain’t one

By Salem Collo-Julin | 08.21.20
Ganser lift the spirits of the extremely online with Just Look at That Sky

By Leor Galil | 08.21.20
Wherever you go, there you are

By Salem Collo-Julin | 08.21.20

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Every year, police take millions of dollars from ordinary Chicagoans and spend it behind closed doors.

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