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Chicagoans reflect on four-year anniversary of war in Ukraine
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (11+ words) Chicagoans reflect on four-year anniversary of war in Ukraine'WBEZ Chicago...
As Nick Cave prepared to go to Washington, he set mammoths loose on Chicago’s lakefront
1+ week, 36+ min ago (187+ words) The slightly decomposed-looking sculptures appear as part of Cave's new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Hear about how "Mammoth" came together. Chicago artist Nick Cave adjusts the beaded net that adorns one of his mammoth sculptures that appear…...
A new exhibit at Museum of Contemporary Photography takes visitors on a trip through time
2+ week, 5+ day ago (170+ words) The new exhibition, "MoCP at Fifty," comprises five rooms that chronicle each decade of work acquired within the five decades since it opened in 1976. With that in mind, staff at the MoCP (which includes Columbia College students) thought carefully about…...
Photographer Kelli Connell steps into the frame with expansive Elmhurst show
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (218+ words) Peters Quinn hopes the traveling exhibition, "Living with Modernism: Kelli Connell," will rectify that slight. "She has not had much exposure here," Peters Quinn said. "People know her personally as a great mentor and instructor, but they don't know so…...
Becoming Bovino - WBEZ Chicago
2+ mon, 21+ hour ago (262+ words) Who is Gregory Bovino? For months, the Border Patrol Commander-at-Large led agents through Chicago on an aggressive immigration enforcement campaign, while making sure his noticeably uncovered face was in front of as many cameras as possible. But there's very little…...
Border Patrol agent’s camera captures detainee’s lament: ‘We don’t have the opportunity that you have’
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1329+ words) A Border Patrol body camera shows an unidentified man under arrest Oct. 12 in Albany Park. The first of four unmarked U.S. Border Patrol vehicles rolls onto a narrow one-way street in Albany Park. An agent in the back seat starts his…...
Signs across Chicago mark locations of ICE arrests
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (833+ words) A sign outside a Home Depot in Avondale where federal authorities detained someone. The aim is to memorialize the pain of "Operation Midway Blitz." They appear tied to light poles and trees, taped to storefronts and random structures. The laminated…...
Protesters use music to reach into ‘black box’ at Broadview ICE facility
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (96+ words) The Crossing Borders Music String Quartet brought their own form of protest to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Tuesday: classical music. Sean Grayson, ... The Crossing Borders Music String Quartet brought their own form of protest…...
A new photo exhibition of wartime life in Ukraine shows the work of Warren Buffett’s son, Howard
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (516+ words) Meant to shed light on the war and death affecting Ukrainians as a result of the three-year Russia-Ukraine War, Buffett's gallery "Courage of a Nation" debuted in the U.S. on Wednesday. He started documenting the war after Russian President Vladimir Putin…...
Why did an honorary street sign go missing in Chicago?
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (153+ words) The street sign was dedicated to Swami Vivekananda, but then it disappeared. Why did an honorary street sign go missing in Chicago? The street sign was dedicated to Swami Vivekananda, but then it disappeared. Curious City listener Mihir Patel wanted…...