click to enlarge Chase Fade / Unsplash In 2018, William Thomas C. was caught with 18 pounds of cannabis a few days after returning home from vacation with his grandchildren. He was charged with cannabis trafficking and manufacturing or delivering more than 5,000 grams of cannabis, according to court records. Before then, William, better known as Tom, ran a family farm and a lawn care business in Bloomington, Illinois. Since Tom has been serving a nine-year sentence at Centralia Correctional Center, his sister Tara C. has managed his businesses and talks with him several times a week. Tara, who asked for her last name to be withheld to preserve her career, said Tom suffered a terrible motorcycle accident several years ago and turned to marijuana to help with his pain management as an alternative to
click to enlarge Rebecca Lyon This time last year, the film-loving farceur behind the Music Box Theatre s beloved Twitter account now restored to its former glory after a bogus several-week suspension due to supposed copyright infringement replied to a tweet from a film fan in a conversation about Christopher Nolan: Keep your fingers crossed that this is all over in time for TENET in July! July came around, the pandemic was very much not over, and the response to
Tenet, which Warner Brothers released to theaters despite hesitancy among exhibitors and audiences alike, was lukewarm in all respects. Moviegoers were wary about the prospect, and, if they did journey out to see it, were largely disappointed by what they found: a film that was too loud, too confusing, and, perhaps most frustratingly, was being viewed in a
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LGBTQ+ people in Chicago are more at risk for certain health conditions but less likely to receive care. The social inequality and stigma afflicting the LGBTQ+ and TGNC (transgender and gender non-conforming) populations in Chicago creates a health-care quandary; they’re more susceptible to issues such as HIV, cancer, and suicide, yet less likely to receive care. Nationally, LGBT youth are two to three times more likely to attempt suicide, gay men are at higher risk for HIV and other STDs, and transgender individuals have a higher prevalence of mental health issues, HIV/STDs, suicide, and less access to health insurance, according to the CDC.
Filmmakers Lily Qi and Sarabi Woods covering events in downtown Chicago for
Activism Now. David A. Holcombe When the Black Lives Matter and other social justice uprisings hit Chicago last year, the creators at Soft Cage Films were ready. The nonprofit film production company has been documenting social change, combating oppressive systems, and amplifying underrepresented voices of color in film through experimental techniques, artistic collaboration, and engaging storylines since its founding in 2012. Before 2020, the team worked in person all over the city and produced a wide array of films including a musical inspired by real events of police torture at Homan Square and the community work to stop it, a drama about a revolutionary street artist s fight against capitalism, and a supernatural horror film that was the group s first feature
The birds are flocking to the city for survival.
Sign up for our newsletters Subscribe A group of Canada Geese wakes up after a night sleeping on icy waters near the iconic Navy Pier on Friday, January 29, 2021. Scientists think that geese sleep on the water to evade land predators, though that isn’t necessary in the city. Caroline Catherman Chicago has become a better home for Canada Geese than their natural habitat ever was. The world’s largest goose is twice as likely to survive in the city compared to the wild, according to a 2017 study. This is especially true during winter, hunting season in Illinois. As urban areas expand, animals such as Chicago’s tens of thousands of Canada Geese will continue to move to cities or die trying. v