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Plus: Cooperation Racine makes its debut at EXPO Chicago. [View this email in your browser]( [READER Logo]( Daily Reader | April 12, 2024 [Dexter Reed, anti-LGBTQ+ attacks, Marquette Greenway construction]( A weekly column from the Chicago Reader covering the top stories on our radar and how they impact our communities. by [Shawn Mulcahy]( | [Read more]( → [Checking in with ChiArts]( Chicago’s public high school for the arts has weathered COVID and labor issues; Northlight moves closer to breaking ground in Evanston. by [Kerry Reid]( | [Read more]( → [a group of people posing in front of a wall]( [Cooperation Racine: A Black feminist ethos in art and action]( The new Englewood cooperative makes its debut at EXPO Chicago. by [rachel dukes]( | [Read more]( → [a man standing in front of a mural on the side of a building]( [Get to know chef Stephen Sandoval through Diego]( The late-night West Town restaurant is a culmination of Sandoval’s upbringing, experience, and travels—with a distinctly Chicago execution. by [Lee Bosch]( | [Read more]( → [a man wearing glasses and a hat with his arms crossed]( [Review: La Chimera]( Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera is dreamy and fantastical. by [Maxwell Rabb]( | [Read more]( → We’re thrilled that Shermann “Dilla” Thomas will be joining us as host at Best of Chicago, along with comedian Deanna Ortiz as emcee and magician Luis Carreon! Grab your tickets now - prices will increase on April 15. [GET YOUR TICKETS AT $25 WHILE YOU STILL CAN!]( Get the latest issue of the Chicago Reader Thursday, April 4, 2024 [READ ONLINE: VOL. 53, NO. 13]( [VIEW/DOWNLOAD ISSUE (PDF)]( [Become a member of the Chicago Reader.]( [Facebook icon]( [Instagram icon]( [Twitter icon]( [Website icon]( [YouTube icon]( [LinkedIn icon]( [Logo] You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from the Chicago Reader. Want fewer emails from us? [Click here to choose what you want us to send you](. Or, [unsubscribe from all Reader emails](. We’ll miss you! [Sign up for emails from the Chicago Reader]( | [Forward this e-mail to a friend]( © 2024 Chicago Reader. All rights reserved. Chicago Reader, 2930 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60616