🪧 Kim Foxx prepares for DNC showdown

Plus: a new book by Arionne Nettles and Kat Sachs's The Moviegoer [View this email in your browser]( [READER Logo]( Daily Reader | May 3, 2024 [Kim Foxx’s DNC preparations, Uptown SRO hotel, guaranteed income]( [a large group of police in riot gear standing in the street]( Kim Foxx has a message for people planning to take to the streets when the Democratic National Convention comes to town in August: don’t. by [Shawn Mulcahy]( | [Read more]( → [Film logs, benshi, and Pedro Costa]( The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. by [Kat Sachs]( | [Read more]( → [a woman standing in a living room holding a book]( [‘Chicago is in my DNA’]( The debut book by Arionne Nettles weaves her personal memories into the legacy of Black Chicagoans. by [Emily McClanathan]( | [Read more]( → [An inside look at Chicago’s 80s art scene]( A new book by Soberscove Press uncovers the story behind the late gallerist Hudson. by [Bianca Bova]( | [Read more]( → [a group of men in suits and hats dancing in front of a tunnel]( [Out with the old, in with the new]( How a $1.25 billion bond proposal could slowly, but undoubtedly, alter Chicago’s housing landscape forever. by [Joe Engleman]( | [Read more]( → Don’t miss the newest episode of The Sit Down hosted by Shawnee Dez! On this episode of The Sit Down, Shawnee Dez speak with frsh waters about poetry, the connections between his spirituality and his work as a music artist, his upbringing and more. Listen now! [frsh waters - Church on the Move]( Get the latest issue of the Chicago Reader Thursday, May 2, 2024 [READ ONLINE: VOL. 53, NO. 15]( [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