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THIS WEEK
16 Cannabis Legacy operators with cannabis convictions face barriers to moving on.
City Life
04 Street View Style at EXPO Chicago
06 Research Chicago, birthplace of blood banks
08 Podcasts Otherworld looks at ghosts and other Chicago visitors.
FOOD & DRINK
10 Feature The CHAAD Project advocates for Chicago hospitality workers.
NEWS & POLITICS
12 Cover Story | Public Safety
Katie Prout looks at the CTA
Commentary
19 Joravsky | On Politics Karen Lewis would be thrilled.
20 Isaacs | On Culture More woes for Northeastern Illinois University
ARTS & CULTURE
22 Books Catherine Lacey’s Biography of X tackles the mystery of personhood.
24 Art Gio Swaby’s vibrant textile portraits celebrate Black women.
25 Art Sarah Whyte makes space for transnational adoptees.
26 Shows of Note Recommended exhibitions at Compound Yellow, Iceberg Projects, and more
THEATER & DANCE
28 Preview London Road at Shattered Globe
30 Dance Visceral Dance visits Harris Theater
31 Plays of Note Recommended theater including Is God Is and Last Night and the Night Before
Film
32 Feature Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul will appear in person at several upcoming screenings.
34 Movies of Note Renfield feels surprisingly fresh; Mafia Mamma should only be hate-watched with friends; and The Super Mario Bros. Movie finds its heroes humanized and overexplained.
MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE
36 No Sé Discos The Brighton Park-based label based on working-class values
40 Gr8 Thinkaz A Chicago hiphop collective including Mother Nature and Heavy Crownz
42 The Secret History of Chicago Music Art-school punks Poison Squirrel
44 Shows and Records of Note Previews of concerts by Lies, Kokoko!, Debby Friday, and others, plus reviews of new releases by Dorthia Cottrell, Jesus Piece, and SolarFive with Custom Made
50 Early Warnings New and upcoming concerts
50 Gossip Wolf Scene-powering fusion collective Cordoba celebrate a new album, and singersongwriter Hannah Sandoz levels up their atmospheric folk.
Classifieds
52 Jobs
Opinion
52 Comics Thanks, Stormy!
54 Savage Love
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