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Morning News: March 28, 2024 Mar 28, 2024

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Most public universities and community colleges aren’t meeting state goals for contracting with minority-owned and women-owned businesses. A former Illinois governor wants voters to weigh in on public subsidies for the Chicago Bears and White Sox. A look back at four years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois.

Afternoon News: Wednesday March 27, 2024 Mar 27, 2024

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Two Chicago hospitals are accused of ignoring years of abuse by a Chicago gynecologist. A small faction of City Council is continuing to condemn their colleague for attending a protest where an American flag was burned. A former Illinois governor wants voters to have a say on giving public subsidies to the Chicago Bears and White Sox for new stadiums.

Get all your senses immersed at The Color Factory Chicago Mar 27, 2024

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In a world full of dull, muted colors like “Greige,” “Sand,” Khaki” and “Millennial Gray,” The Color Factory offers an alternate experience.

“Color is so powerful. I think that that is undeniable,” said The Color Factory CEO Tina Malhotra. “You walk into a restaurant and the color of the restaurant has the ability to shape the way you think about what you're about to eat. It changes your mood. It elicits feelings. And I think that everyone's relationship with color is deeply personal because oftentimes it's connected to their own memories and their own experiences.”

The Color Factory is something of a museum, or what Malhotra calls “an immersive art experience.” There are locations in New York and Houston, and the Chicago edition is in the Willis Tower.

Rundown podcast host Erin Allen spoke with Malhotra about the multi-sensory experiences you’ll find at The Color Factory, how color and memory are intertwined, and how she and her team tried to make each location reflect the city it’s in, quite the project for a massive cultural center like Chicago.

Morning News: March 27, 2024 Mar 27, 2024

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Abortion rights groups in Illinois are defending access to an abortion pill. Thousands of Chicago Park District workers are preparing to strike for better wages. Some Cicero residents demanded the town spend more on flooding prevention at a town hall meeting Tuesday.

Afternoon News: Tuesday March 26, 2024 Mar 26, 2024

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Chicago Park District workers are ready to strike if the city does not settle their union contract. A pending foreign aid package in the U.S. House has the support of Illinois Senator Dick Durbin. Sundance is coming to Chicago.

Jupiter Magazine’s co-founders started the magazine they wanted to see Mar 26, 2024

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Camille Bacon and Daria Harper first bonded over their dissatisfaction with the state of art criticism. As writers, they were expected to turn around pieces quickly and for poor pay. They dreamed about a future where they could experiment and create work grounded in Black feminism. Just over a year later, Bacon and Harper launched the first issue of Jupiter Magazine as co-editors in chief.. For now, it’s a digital publication, but they have dreams of growing it into an institution. In this episode, host Erin Allen talks to Bacon and Harper about Jupiter and their hopes for the magazine's future.

Morning News: March 26, 2024 Mar 26, 2024

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What it’s like to be pregnant inside some Illinois county jails. A military veteran burned his own American flag outside of Chicago City Hall Friday to protest the killing of at least 32,000 Palestinians. Hundreds of migrants temporarily living in five Chicago Park district facilities will be relocated to other shelters starting this Saturday.

Afternoon News: Monday March 25, 2024 Mar 25, 2024

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Hundreds of migrants temporarily living in five Chicago Park District facilities will be relocated to other shelters starting this Saturday. A member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board has resigned after she approved the release of a man who allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend and killed her son. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin said plans to reduce operations at mail processing centers across Illinois may worsen delivery times.

Two years in, Bronzeville Winery is a vibe Mar 25, 2024

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Eric Williams said the inspiration for Bronzeville Winery hit him during the pandemic.

“At Mariano's it became ‘Club Mariano's,’” Williams said. “I mean, it was like music, it was DJs. And so I'm like, if people are getting down in Mariano's in aisle five, this can work permanently.”

Now, as they approach the two-year anniversary of their wine bar and restaurant at 44th and Cottage Grove, Williams and co-owner Cecilia Cuff say they hope their success can serve as a beacon for other business owners considering an opening on the South Side.

“There are people that generationally want what we offer, but they leave the community to be able to access those things,” Cuff said. “We shouldn't have to go downtown or to the North Side or out of the state to be able to have the same experience.”

“What Wicker Park is now, it's not what it was 25 years ago,” Williams said. “For me, what's as important to us as a business is the inspiration that it can have for other people to see that this is possible on Cottage Grove.”

Rundown podcast host Erin Allen talked with Cuff and Williams about winning the 2024 Jean Banchet award for best hospitality, the priority they put on serving Black-owned wines, and how they’re investing in the community of Bronzeville.

Morning News: March 25, 2024 Mar 25, 2024

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The FAFSA is still a mess but counselors urge students to try and submit it anyway. Former Chicago Alderman Edward Burke is now a retired lawyer. Two Oak Park teachers won a human and civil rights award for helping an influx of migrant families settle in their school district.

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