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Eviction court judge slams moratorium as ‘utter idiocy.’ It’s not on the record.

Eviction court judge slams moratorium as ‘utter idiocy.’ It’s not on the record.

Cook County let eviction court go unrecorded for six months.

By Maya Dukmasova

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Escalating violence and lack of police response put the city’s homeless even more at risk

A string of fires and stabbings have many advocates worried, and challenges in reporting and investigating these crimes leave little hope for justice.

By Adam M. Rhodes
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A memorial to Alejandro Morales 2

Alejandro Morales’s death doesn’t just leave a hole in Chicago’s DIY music scene—it’s a loss to community activists, to affordable housing advocates, and to countless friendships.

By Steve Krakow
Arts & Culture

Zoo Motel and The Journey take us away from it all

Links Hall and Chicago Shakespeare host two virtual interactive shows on isolation and connection.

By Kerry Reid

Chicago EBM producer Understudy brings a little light into his music’s murky throb on a new compilation

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