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LaVonte Stewart helps young Chicagoans heal through sports Jun 03, 2024

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When LaVonte Stewart, Sr., was a kid in South Shore in the 1980s, he had a real sense of community. He described it as “the ‘Wakanda’ of all Black people’s imaginations, where your neighbors knew you.”

He said he doesn’t see enough opportunity for young kids on the South Side today. Through his nonprofit Lost Boyz, he wants to provide young people with a sense of community through participation in team sports.

In this episode, Stewart talks about finding his way in adulthood and the healing power of sports.

This episode was produced by Ari Mejia for WBEZ’s sister station Vocalo and their Chi Sounds Like series.

Morning News: Monday June 3, 2024 Jun 03, 2024

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A popular state tax credit claimed by more than 11 million Illinoisans is poised to get more generous. Illinois lawmakers passed a bill to regulate carbon capture and storage in Illinois. Community activists hosted a festival of peace meant to uplift gun violence victims and survivor families.

Afternoon News: Friday May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024

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The University of Chicago is withholding the degrees of four students who were scheduled to graduate Saturday. A new exhibit entitled “Georgia O’Keeffe: My New Yorks” opens this weekend at the Art Institute of Chicago. The Bears will have to wait until at least November to further press Illinois lawmakers for help on a new stadium.

For Third Coast Percussion, anything can be an instrument May 31, 2024

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When the four members of Third Coast Percussion were studying classical music at Northwestern University, they didn’t have much of a blueprint for building careers in a percussion ensemble. Twenty years later, they’re working with renowned composers and racking up Grammy nominations. “We’ve never been the stereotypical classical musicians,” said founding ensemble member Robert Dillon. And you can see it in their performances, where they blow into tubes and play flower pots. In this episode, host Erin Allen talks to Dillon and David Skidmore about 20 years of Third Coast Percussion.

Morning News: Friday May 31, 2024 May 31, 2024

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CTA President Dorval Carter defends himself to the Chicago city council amid persistent safety and reliability complaints. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is making good on a campaign promise to expand public mental health services. A new Georgia O’Keeffe exhibit opens this weekend at the Chicago Art Institute, highlighting some lesser-known works from the artist.

Afternoon News: Thursday May 30, 2024 May 30, 2024

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A new report from the Chicago Inspector General warns the Police Department may not be ready to handle large protests at the Democratic National Convention. Embattled CTA President Dorval Carter says he has faced racism and physical threats from the public as the Chicago city council has zeroed in on his job performance. More than a third of hospitalist staff with Ascension Illinois plan to quit the health system.

Spending ‘A Night at Mister Kelly’s’ with the Newberry Library May 30, 2024

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Mister Kelly’s was the hottest of spots in Chicago nightlife back in the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s, hosting singers like Barbra Streisand, Della Reese, Ella Fitzgerald and comedians like Richard Pryor, Joan Rivers, Lily Tomlin, and many, many more.

The nightclub is the focus of an exhibit running through July 20 at a former neighbor of Mister Kelly’s, the Newberry Library.

“In the ‘50s and ‘60s – and of course I'm not talking from personal experience – but the Newberry neighborhood, also known as the near north side or the Gold Coast, was considered to be the Las Vegas of the Midwest,” said Newberry librarian Alison Hinderliter, who curated the exhibit.

The Rundown podcast host Erin Allen is joined by Hinderliter and David Marienthal – who produced a documentary on Mister Kelly’s and who is also the son of the nightclub’s former owner – for a conversation about the club’s star-studded history.

Morning News: Thursday May 30, 2024 May 30, 2024

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Lawmakers left Springfield without passing a measure aimed at reforming the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. A report finds Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has faced a more divided City Council in his first year. Chicago police honored the families of two fallen officers during an annual recognition event yesterday.

Afternoon News: Wednesday May 29, 2024 May 29, 2024

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The head of Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability is re-upping her push to strip the police powers of four officers involved in the recent fatal shooting of Dexter Reed. The north suburban man accused of gunning down seven people at the Highland Park 4th of July parade nearly two years ago made a brief appearance in court.

Katy Osborn turns other people’s trash into upcycled treasures May 29, 2024

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With climate change accelerating and overconsumption booming, it can feel like we have no agency over our impact on the planet. But artists who work with upcycled and reclaimed materials want to challenge that narrative. “We’re the band playing as the Titanic goes down,” said Nowhere Collective founder Katy Osborn. Through the Nowhere Collective, she runs a series of Trashy Markets, which are exactly what they sound like: markets for makers who work primarily with trash. In this episode, host Erin Allen talks to Osborn about upcycling, connecting consumers with sustainable goods and ways she finds hope.

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