The Chicago neighborhood left behind

The Trace takes a look at North Lawndale & West Elsdon [View this email in your browser]( [READER Logo]( Daily Reader | April 29, 2024 [The neighborhoods missing from Chicago’s community safety plans]( [a blue cta sign hanging under the tracks]( Shootings decreased overall last year. But residents and organizers in areas where shootings rose, including North Lawndale, Fuller Park, and West Elsdon, say numbers don’t tell the whole story. by [Rita Oceguera, The Trace]( | [Read more]( → [a person holding a plate of oysters with cucumbers on top]( [Shuck off with Logan Oyster Socials at the next Monday Night Foodball]( Rickie Pérez brings his traveling raw bar to the Reader’s weekly chef pop-up at Frank and Mary’s Tavern. by [Mike Sula]( | [Read more]( → [Selva Aparicio on ‘In Memory Of’]( The Chicago artist discusses her solo exhibition at DePaul Art Museum. by [Coco Picard]( | [Read more]( → [Tongji Philip Qian rethinks the studio]( The artist uses his Hyde Park Art Center residency for a durational experiment. by [Natalie Jenkins]( | [Read more]( → [a group of men in suits and hats dancing in front of a tunnel]( [Guys and Dolls kills at Drury Lane]( The “oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York” is right at home in the suburbs. by [Jack Helbig]( | [Read more]( → Chicago Reader presents Fashion Forward! Come mingle and listen to an insider’s conversation on fashion and journalism. We have an esteemed group of panelists from SAIC, the Chicago Fashion Coalition, and our very own editor-in-chief. You’ll also get to view the designs of emerging fashion designers! [Learn more about the event here.]( This event is [free for our Reader members]( and $15 for the general public. All proceeds will go towards uplighting Chicago local journalism. [JOIN US AT GMAN TAVERN!]( Get the latest issue of the Chicago Reader Thursday, April 18, 2024 [READ ONLINE: VOL. 53, NO. 14]( [VIEW/DOWNLOAD ISSUE (PDF)]( [Become a member of the Chicago Reader.]( [Facebook icon]( [Instagram icon]( [Twitter icon]( [LinkedIn icon]( [YouTube icon]( [Website 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