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🌱 Mayor Lightfoot's 'Come Home' Plan + The Shed's Inaugural Lineup
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Good morning! In today's Chicago Daily:
- 🗳️ Illinois Workers' Rights Amendment passes
- ⚖️ Head of Wicked Town street gang convicted
- 🎶 The Shed's inaugural performance lineup announced
❄️ The weather:
A little snow at times. High: 37 Low: 29.
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📰 Top 5 stories in Chicago:
1) Illinois Workers' Rights Amendment approved by voters. The Associated Press reported yesterday the amendment passed after achieving a simple majority of all votes cast in last week's election. The amendment assures workers can unionize and bargain on a range of issues affecting economic welfare and safety. It also forbids right-to-work laws for the private sector, which allow people to avoid union dues as a condition of employment.
2) Lightfoot launches 'Come Home' plan to bring people back to city. Mayor Lori Lightfoot launched the "repopulation phase" of her plan to rebuild 10 commercial corridors on the city's South and West sides. Lightfoot hopes three strategies will spur development on 5,600 city-owned vacant lots to stop what Planning and Development Commissioner Maurice Cox calls "the bleeding of Black and Brown families" leaving Chicago. The first strategy is titled, "Come Home," with the goal to promote construction of single-family homes, townhouses and multiunit buildings on residential blocks near the reviving commercial corridors.
3) Check out inaugural lineup for The Salt Shed's new indoor venue. The Shed, a new entertainment complex housed at the site of the old Morton Salt building, is set to open Feb. 17 with performances by Tove Lo and Slayyyter. The indoor space features multi-level grandstand seating and an L-Acoustics sound system. It will eventually offer food and beverage options. The inaugural 2023 lineup includes performances by Iggy Pop, Flaming Lips, The Roots and more.
4) Head of Wicked Town street gang convicted by federal jury. Gang leader Donald "Lil' Don" Lee, 40, was convicted on racketeering conspiracy, firearm and drug charges for participating in a criminal organization that murdered rivals and violently protected a drug-dealing operation on the West Side of Chicago. The jury also convicted gang member Torance "Blackie" Benson, 30, on racketeering conspiracy and firearm charges. Evidence revealed Wicked Town engaged in numerous acts of violence, including at least 19 murders, 19 attempted murders, several armed robberies and assaults.
United States Attorney's Office
5) Upcoming Marvel series 'Ironheart' filmed in Chicago, will be set in city. "Ironheart," slated to premiere on Disney+ in late 2023, will feature actress Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, a native Chicagoan and MIT student who doubles as a superhero and battles alongside fellow Wakandan heroes in the city. Filming for the series took place in Atlanta before moving to Chicago in late October.
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📌 Today in Chicago:
- PrintLife: Relief Printmaking Art Class for Individuals age 55+ at Garfield Park Conservatory (9:00 AM)
- Korean American Archives Donation Day at Sulzer Regional Library (9:30 AM)
- Family Fun Night: Games, Food & Fun at The Promontory (6:00 PM)
- Steve Vai at Copernicus Center (6:30 PM)
- Uniting Voices Chicago Choir Austin, Gage Park, Humboldt Park and Pilsen/Little Village Winter Concert at Little Village Lawndale High School (7:00 PM)
- The Doozers, Antighost, Annie's Takeout, Division Point at Subterranean (7:00 PM)
- The London Suede and Manic Street Preachers at Auditorium Theatre (7:30 PM)
- Disq with Ducks LTD at Schubas (7:30 PM)
- The Legendary Pink Dots with Orbit Service at Beat Kitchen (8:00 PM)
- Slaughter Beach with Dog at SPACE (8:00 PM)
- Mortified Chicago at Music Box Theatre (8:00 PM)
- Ryan Montbleau (Solo) at City Winery (8:00 PM)
- Black Lips with Bloodshot Bill at Empty Bottle (8:30 PM)
- WMW - Desafino Candente at Old Town School of Folk Music (8:30 PM)
📱 Social chatter:
- First snow: "Hello old friend! The snow has returned to Chicago and we're loving the fresh flakes...for now. ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ 📸: @barrybutler9 #Chicago #architecture #design #snow #Chicagowinter #WinterinChicago #Winter #firstsnow" (Chicago Architecture Center via Instagram)
- How chefs do Thanksgiving: "Ever wonder how chefs do Thanksgiving? They lean into seasonal sides and cozy flavors — but most importantly, they plan ahead. "The key is creating a menu where nothing is made in the moment," says Monteverde chef-partner Sarah Grueneberg." (Chicago magazine via Instagram)
- Shop local: "One owner said business has been so slow she hasn't made an in-person sale in about eight weeks." (Block Club Chicago via Facebook)
- Mag Mile Lights Festival ticket giveaway: "GIVEAWAY! Get ready to kick off the holiday season in the heart of Chicago at The @wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival. We're giving away four VIP tickets to one lucky winner to enjoy the annual parade THIS Saturday in style." (Enjoy Illinois via Instagram)
- Chicagoans of the Year: "🏆️ Meet our 2022 Chicagoans of the Year! 🏆️ In a fraught time, these five honorees demonstrate the value of empathy — and show what makes this city great." (Chicago magazine via Instagram)
- Jane Lynch: "Son of a Snickerdooodle! They're here! To everyone's delight, the newest batch of Jane Lynch Illinois Office of Tourism spots have been released." (Reel Chicago)
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— Nicole Cvetnic
About me: I'm a Midwesterner and very happy to call Chicagoland home. I love the outdoors—especially hiking, performing arts, photography, good food, travel and gardening. You can often find me reading to my two-year-old daughter, watching a tv series with my husband or cuddling with our special needs dog.
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