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Evanston Reparations Committee moving forward with direct cash payments – Chicago Tribune

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The inaugural NASCAR Chicago Street Race will have residents navigating street closures and parking restrictions around Grant Park for more than a month this summer.

The traffic closures will begin with parking restrictions in part of the park June 2, according to a traffic plan made public by the city Monday. Over the following weeks, traffic lanes and entire streets will close around the park, including along DuSable Lake Shore Drive and Michigan Avenue, until all roads reopen by July 15.

Get the timeline of road closures for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race, which takes place July 1-2.

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Sarah Petersen of Evanston holds a sign at a Community Launch Event for Evanston’s Interfaith Reparations Effort on June 13, 2022, at Fountain Square in downtown Evanston.

Sarah Petersen of Evanston holds a sign at a Community Launch Event for Evanston’s Interfaith Reparations Effort on June 13, 2022, at Fountain Square in downtown Evanston. (Karie Angell Luc / Pioneer Press)

For the direct cash payment element of the housing program, the committee does not have plans to police how recipients use their funds and will use an honor system trusting the funds are used for housing expenses such as rent or furniture. Read more here.

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A five-bedroom, 6,100-square-foot vintage brick mansion in Lincoln Park that former Chicago White Sox pitcher Jack McDowell once owned sold on March 24 for $2.12 million.

A five-bedroom, 6,100-square-foot vintage brick mansion in Lincoln Park that former Chicago White Sox pitcher Jack McDowell once owned sold on March 24 for $2.12 million.
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McDowell, 57, pitched for the White Sox from 1987 until 1994, and was a three-time All-Star and a Cy Young Award winner. Read more here.

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Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Pittsburgh, April 8, 2023.

Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Pittsburgh, April 8, 2023. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

The Cubs lack home run celebrations, the White Sox are confident pitching will improve, a big anniversary for WGN-9 and the week ahead for both teams. Read more here.

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An assortment of meats and sides, including sliced brisket, St. Louis style spare ribs, house-made hot links, Elote style corn, spicy pickles, coleslaw, pickled onions and broccoli salad are shown at Green Street Smoked Meats, March 28, 2023, in Chicago.

An assortment of meats and sides, including sliced brisket, St. Louis style spare ribs, house-made hot links, Elote style corn, spicy pickles, coleslaw, pickled onions and broccoli salad are shown at Green Street Smoked Meats, March 28, 2023, in Chicago. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)

Our barbecue foundation remains the Black-owned operations on the South Side, where many pitmasters use aquarium-style smokers, so called for their rectangular shape and glass sides. Read more here.

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Law enforcement near the scene of a shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville, April 10, 2023.

Law enforcement near the scene of a shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville, April 10, 2023. (Natosha Via/The New York Times)

The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the country this year, comes just two weeks after a former student killed three children and three adults at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, about 160 miles to the south. Read more here.

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