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Jun 20, 2024 | 
chicagoreader.com | Sonal Soni
When she is not behind the bar, Rashel Gordin is a mother, artist, and author of Dick-tation—an illustration and coloring book composed of penis drawings gathered from coworkers and patrons over the years. Gordin studied photography and art history at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Despite her creative background, she didn’t anticipate becoming an author, let alone conceptualizing a book of penis drawings.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
harveyworld.org | Sonal Soni
Ezra Hill’s pockets are set to get $3 million heavier. But it’s no gloating matter. Hill spent 31 months in Cook County jail for a crime Harvey police officers attempted to frame him for, a federal jury decided in June 2023. Hill received an arrest warrant for attempted murder in March 2014 related to a drive-by shooting that year. Hill, a former boxing coach, let a few teenagers borrow his Honda Civic to find work. They used the car to shoot at rivals, driving back to Hill’s place.
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
documenters.org | Sonal Soni |India Daniels
3009 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60618 Chicago, IL 60618 (Directions) VFW Post 2978, Event Hall This is an in-person assignment and will include an additional hour of pay. PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK the meeting details on the day of your assignment, as dates and locations sometimes change. As of this writing, this meeting is listed in the 2023 meeting schedule but an agenda has not yet been posted.
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Dec 3, 2023 | 
harveyworld.org | Kristin McKee |Sonal Soni
Purple, black, and gray balloons adorn Thornton’s gymnasium. Renowned hits such as The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” and Bell Biv Devoe’s “Poison” reverberate across the court. Ahead of the big game, a small dance party emerges in the middle as the room fills up with many more familiar faces. The upbeat vibe stretched into the bleachers with alumni grooving to the music and hyping up their graduating classes.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
inthesetimes.com | Sonal Soni
Sonal Soni November 28, 2023 Soothing ambient music quietly hums as people trickle into Podlasie Club, a Polish bar turned nightclub in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood. On typical weekend nights, local and touring DJs blast diverse sounds throughout the venue, from Chicago house music to electronic dance music from around the world.
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Nov 21, 2023 | 
documenters.org | Sonal Soni |Grace Del Vecchio |India Daniels
Finance Politics 121 N LaSalle St Chicago, IL 60602 (Directions) City Hall, 2nd floor, Council Chambers You have the option of documenting this meeting in person or remotely. If you choose to attend in person, an additional hour will be added to your total assignment hours. You may be asked to provide government-issued photo ID and to go through a metal detector. If you choose to document remotely, the meeting will be live-streamed at https://www.chicityclerk.com/.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
documenters.org | Sonal Soni |India Daniels
121 N La Salle St, Chicago, Illinois 60602 Chicago, IL 60602 (Directions) Chicago City Hall, 2nd floor, Council Chambers This is an assignment to document part of Chicago City Council’s 2024 budget process. Because most departmental budget hearings last the better part of a work day, we have broken each day into morning and afternoon assignments (if you want to cover a full day you can apply to both).
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
documenters.org | Sonal Soni |Grace Del Vecchio |India Daniels
121 N La Salle St, Chicago, Illinois 60602 Chicago, IL 60602 (Directions) Chicago City Hall, 2nd floor, Council Chambers You have the option of documenting this meeting in person or remotely. If you choose to attend in person, an additional hour will be added to your total assignment hours. You may be asked to provide government-issued photo ID and to go through a metal detector. If you choose to document remotely, the meeting will be live-streamed at https://www.chicityclerk.com/.
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Aug 7, 2023 | 
documenters.org | Sonal Soni |Grace Del Vecchio
121 N LaSalle St Chicago, IL 60602 (Directions) Chicago City Hall, Room 201A You have the option of documenting this meeting of the Chicago Commission on Landmarks (and the subsequent Permit Review Committee meeting, if it is held) in person or remotely. If you choose to attend in person, an additional hour will be added to your total assignment hours. You may be asked to provide government-issued photo ID and to go through a metal detector.
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Aug 1, 2023 | 
harveyworld.org | Janelle Bombalier |Kristin McKee |Sonal Soni
Nestled in the vibrant heart of Harvey lies the Legacy School of Performing Arts, a dance institution where ancestral ties intertwine with the boundless dreams of a younger generation. Pagan McClure is its founder and artistic director. The school has transformed the basement of Transformation Community United Methodist Church, its dance headquarters, into a performance and practice space. “The word ‘legacy’ in itself is a major component to our school’s foundation.
