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🌱 New Police Misconduct Program + NMMA's Día De Los Muertos Exhibit

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Hi! I'm back with your fresh edition of the Chicago Daily. Today you'll find news about:

  • 🚨 CPD and family of girl sexually assaulted in Washington Park clash over suspect
  • 🖊️ Blick Art Materials returns to downtown Chicago
  • 💀 National Museum of Mexican Art's Día De Los Muertos exhibit unveiled

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Showers and a heavier t-storm. High: 68 Low: 45.

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📰 Top 5 stories in Chicago:

1) New Chicago program aims to give the public a say in police misconduct cases. A new program introduced by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot aims to provide mediation of select police misconduct complaints filed with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Types of complaints to be mediated include: allegations of perceived bias in policing, failure to provide appropriate service, unnecessary physical conduct and unprofessionalism. Chicago's pilot program began Oct. 1 and runs through March 31, 2023. Program officials will be tasked with reviewing select categories of complaints to assess and examine how to implement a police-community mediation program on a larger scale.

The Center Square Illinois

2) CPD, family of girl sexually assaulted in Washington Park clash over possible suspect. The family of an 11-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted on her way home from school last week in Chicago's Washington Park neighborhood is clashing with police over whether a possible suspect should be in custody. The girl's mother said community members identified a man who matched the description of the attacker and held him at the scene until police arrived. They also said the girl identified him as her attacker. However, police confirmed the man is no longer in custody because they do not have enough evidence yet to make an arrest and seek charges.

NBC Chicago

3) Ofrendas honoring Uvalde victims, Ukrainians part of the National Museum of Mexican Art's Día De Los Muertos exhibit. The National Museum of Mexican Art unveiled its 36th annual Día de los Muertos exhibit, featuring ofrendas, sculptures, photographs and visual installations by American and Mexican artists. Each year, curators do extensive research to determine what to feature. Among the exhibit is an ofrenda honoring the 19 children and two teachers killed in the May 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Students and teachers from Moos Elementary on Chicago's North Side were invited to make the ofrenda.

Block Club Chicago

4) Blick Art Materials returns to Downtown Chicago. The iconic building with a large glockenspiel clock in downtown Chicago will host a new tenant: Blick Art Materials. The two-story space will cater to students and educators from the nearby campuses of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, and the American Academy of Art College, while serving the greater Chicago arts community. The store will contain an expanded assortment of art supplies from top-name vendors and private label products. They'll also stock trending craft items, stationary and unique gifts. The national art supply retailer will host a grand opening of the new Loop location on Oct. 21.

Chicago Reader

5) Chicago Stepping shows a different side of the city. Chicago Stepping is a style of dance characterized by sensual body movements, partners spinning and fancy footwork, with the tempo largely controlled by the DJ. The exact origins of the dance style predate the 1970s, but it was then that Chicago DJ Sam Chatman helped popularize the dance. Often passed down through generations, the dance style has served as a bridge between parts of the city often divided by violence and gang tensions. "This dance is the great equalizer," says Terrance Pratt, who has been stepping for 20 years. "Your class or your money does not matter." Your style, however, surely does.

Vogue

📌 Today in Chicago:

  • Classic Tour at Soldier Field (10:00 AM)
  • Pier Pumpkin Lights at Navy Pier (11:00 AM)
  • Ravenswood Farmers Market on Damen Avenue (4:00 PM)
  • Autumn Harvest Urban Farm Dinner at Big Delicious Planet (5:30 PM)
  • "Last Call Chicago" Book Release Party at Sidetrack (6:00 PM)
  • Niki: The Nicole Tour at House of Blues (6:00 PM)
  • Bags Tournament Wednesdays at Brauerhouse (6:00 PM)
  • Chicago International Film Festival at Music Box Theatre (7:00 PM)
  • Girls Against Boys, Facs, Poison Arrows at Metro (7:00 PM)
  • Haunted History Tour at Lincoln Park Zoo (7:00 PM)
  • "What to Send Up When It Goes Down" at Lookingglass Theatre (7:00 PM)
  • Game Show Classics with Mikey Classic at Reggies (7:00 PM)
  • Joe Satriani - Earth Tour at The Chicago Theatre (7:30 PM)
  • "Ghost Files Live!" at The Vic Theatre (7:30 PM)
  • The Who at United Center (7:30 PM)
  • Psychedelic Porn Crumpets With Acid Dad at Empty Bottle (7:30 PM)
  • Wil's Wicked Workshop: Pumpkin Painting at Meeting House Tavern (8:00 PM)
  • Absinthe Minded at Untitled Supper Club (8:00 PM)
  • "I Know What You Did Last Summer" at The Emily Hotel (8:45 PM)

📱 Social chatter:

  • Alan Krashesky retiring: "Alan Krashesky, who started as ABC 7 Chicago's first morning news anchor, announced he will be retiring after four decades. "It seemed like a good point in my lifetime to simply reassess what I had been doing and the work that I've been doing here" (Crain's Chicago Business via Facebook)
  • Photos of the Great Chicago Fire: "Oct. 8-10 marks the 151th anniversary of the fire that destroyed Downtown Chicago." (Block Club Chicago via Facebook)
  • 19-hour Amtrak ordeal: "Questions remain about how Amtrak handled severe delays when a trip from Detroit to Chicago that is supposed to total about 6.5 hours, instead turned into a 19-hour ordeal that left passengers without power, heat, lights and access to working bathrooms" (Crain's Chicago Business via Facebook)
  • 1919: "Chicago poet Eve L. Ewing says theatrical adaptation of her '1919' book is a dream come true" (The Tribe)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday off right. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— 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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