The [Thursday] Papers

I hope to return to news analysis and commentary in this space next week.

In the meantime . . .

Wicker Park Lit Fest starts here tomorrow at 7pm with the 3 Songs Reading series, starring Jonas, Kathy Moseley, Marc Lazar & The Blue Ribbon Glee Club! #WPLitFest #quimbys #quimbysbookstorechicago #MyChicagoBookstore #accapellapunk

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Make Credit Freezes Free In Illinois
"There is no reason why consumers should be charged a fee to place a credit freeze on their sensitive personal information."

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How White People Were Invented
They didn't exist until 1613.

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BeachBook

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Hero Was Originally Black.

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Big Things, Small Town.

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TweetWood
A sampling.

Illinois Poet Laureate To Step Down: https://t.co/M63IMMNNXU pic.twitter.com/ajvDITc71H

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) September 13, 2017

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if you replace my bodega with a fucking box i will launch you into the sun

— leon 🐣 (@leyawn) September 13, 2017

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The Beachwood Tronc Line: Laureate.

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