The Prairie Band Potawatomi are now headquartered in northeast Kansas. But they once had a reservation in what is now DeKalb County, a reservation that officials now agree was illegally sold out from under them in 1850.
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Potawatomi Hope to Finalize DeKalb County Land Transfer When Lawmakers Return in the Fall
Jun 8, 2024 0 CommentsExtraordinary Stage Show Mixes Magic With a Bounty of Brainteasers at Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Review
Jun 8, 2024 0 CommentsDavid Kwong is a magician who also constructs crossword puzzles. As he puts it, “I combine the two nerdiest hobbies into one.” In his one-man show “The Enigmatist,” Kwong asserts that the disciplines of puzzle-making and magic-making share DNA.
Number of Unhoused Chicagoans Tripled Amid Surge of Migrants, Survey Found
Jun 7, 2024 0 Comments“We aren’t rising to the occasion,” said Doug Schenkelberg, executive director of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. He called the survey results “disheartening but not surprising.”
Week in Review: Biden Takes Executive Action at the Border; Chicago Police Prep for the DNC
Jun 7, 2024 0 CommentsChicago police learn new tactics to handle mass protests ahead of the DNC. And could the president’s new border policy mitigate migrants coming to the city?
Chicago Archaeopteryx About to Go Off Display for the Summer, Catch It Before Hiatus at Dinopalooza
Jun 7, 2024 0 CommentsAfter Saturday, the Field Museum’s newest dinosaur fossil will be off display until fall while staff works on building a permanent exhibit for the Chicago Archaeopteryx.
The CSO in Masterful Performances of Works by Four French Composers: Review
Jun 7, 2024 0 CommentsParis will be hosting the Olympic Games this summer, but if you are in search of what might easily be dubbed the Olympics of French classical music, you have no need to purchase an airline ticket. Simply head to Orchestra Hall, writes WTTW News theater critic Hedy Weiss.
Street Closures for NASCAR Chicago Street Race Start Monday. Here’s What to Look Out For
Jun 7, 2024 0 CommentsThe NASCAR Chicago Street Race will take place July 6-7. Setting up and tearing down for the race is expected to take 19 days.
Appellate Court Finds CPS Did Not Violate School Closure Moratorium When It Revoked Charters of Urban Prep Academies
Jun 7, 2024 0 CommentsAn Illinois appellate court this week ruled that Chicago Public Schools did not violate a moratorium on school closures when it voted down charter renewals for a pair of South Side high schools.
7th Annual ‘We Walk for Her’ March Demands More Help in Finding Missing Black Girls and Women
Jun 7, 2024 0 CommentsPeople marched the streets in Bronzeville to demand that elected officials and law enforcement authorities do more to resolve missing persons and murder cases. Black girls and women are overrepresented in missing persons cases in Chicago, according to reports.
James Beard Finalists Include an East African Restaurant in Detroit and Seattle Pho Shops
Jun 7, 2024 0 CommentsThe nominees cover a diverse range of cuisine and chef experience, a recent shift following turbulent, pandemic-era years for the James Beard Foundation. The most-anticipated categories include awards for outstanding restaurateur, chef and restaurant.
As Pride Month Shines in Chicago, Latino LGBTQ+ Communities Spotlight Youth Services
Jun 7, 2024 0 CommentsChicago’s Latino lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer communities are embracing the city’s progress toward equality, while recognizing there’s still work to be done. Particularly when it comes to providing safe and welcoming environments for today’s LGBTQ+ youth.
Got Piles of Dead, Stinking Cicadas and Don’t Know What to Do? Treat Them Like Fallen Leaves, Expert Says
Jun 7, 2024 0 CommentsMembers of the first wave of cicadas have done their thing: They came, they molted, they screamed, they bred, and now they’re dying.
Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, June 6, 2024 - Full Show
Jun 6, 2024 0 CommentsOfficials say more than half of the migrants forced to leave city shelters immediately returned. How Latino communities are celebrating Pride. And meet the first Mexican-born woman to travel to space.
More Than Half of Migrants Forced to Leave City Shelters Immediately Returned, Chicago Officials Say
Jun 6, 2024 0 CommentsThe acknowledgement that approximately 500 people returned to city shelters after living there for at least two months raises new questions about plans by officials to start evicting families with school-age children from city shelters on Monday.
At 26, She Became the First Mexican-Born Woman to Travel to Space. Now She’s Working to Encourage the Next Generation
Jun 6, 2024 0 CommentsMany kids dream of blasting off into space one day — and Katya Echazarreta was no exception. As the first Mexican-born woman to travel to space, she is dedicated to showing other women the sky’s the limit when it comes to reaching their goals.
Pay $5.8M to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Rampant Racism and Sexism at Water Department, City Lawyers Recommend
Jun 6, 2024 0 CommentsU.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly ruled there was enough evidence for a jury to conclude “that the city had a custom or policy of condoning racial harassment and discrimination at (the Water Department) as well as inaction in the face of a risk of potential constitutional violations.”
City Council Set to Fill Vacant Seats on Ethics Board After Months of Delays
Jun 6, 2024 0 CommentsThe Chicago City Council is poised to fill two long-vacant seats on the city's Board of Ethics after Mayor Brandon Johnson faced months of criticism from good-government advocates.