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A DIY music space transforms into a home for asylum seekers

A DIY music space transforms into a home for asylum seekers

At Casa Al-Fatiha in Logan Square, two local musicians built a sanctuary for LGBTQ asylum seekers.

By Alexandra Arriaga and City Bureau

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The Reader rakes in the accolades

Our fearless leader Karen Hawkins was honored with Public Narrative’s Studs Terkel Award—meanwhile the entire team earned bragging rights at the Local Media Association and Peter Lisagor Awards.

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Beau O’Reilly, cofounder of Maestro Subgum & the Whole and Curious Theatre Branch 3

“I've always written more than people can keep up with. I write a lot of plays and I write a lot of lyrics. I just write all the time.”

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