Daywatch: Ukrainians and Poles in Chicago reflect on war days
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Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of murder charges in Kenosha one year ago, but that hasn’t kept him from being called a murderer dozens of times a day on social media.
The former Antioch resident has vowed to sue celebrities and media figures who have used such language to describe him, but his attorney, Todd McMurtry, told the Tribune a larger goal is to change the discourse about Rittenhouse.
“That’s the whole point of a lot of the litigation I’m involved in, to tamp down the way people conduct themselves online,” said McMurtry, who specializes in high-profile defamation lawsuits. “When you start making statements that are provably false, you’ve crossed the line.”
That promises to add a new chapter in the still-intense struggle to define Rittenhouse’s public image following a trial that captured global attention.
Read the full story from the Tribune’s John Keilman.
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St. Sabina parishioners, choir alumni supportive of Rev. Michael Pfleger demand he be reinstated as sexual assault investigation continues
Parishioners from St. Sabina Church gathered outside the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Chicago on Thursday holding posters made by schoolchildren demanding that the Rev. Michael Pfleger is brought “back home” — even as the investigation of a sexual abuse claim against him continues.
“We want him with us, at his parish, for the holidays,” said Pamela Bosley, founder of Pain Over Purpose, an organization made up of parents who have lost children to gun violence with the guidance from Pfleger.
Ukrainians and Poles in Chicago reflect on war days after Russia attacks power grid and a missile kills 2 in Poland
In its biggest barrage of missiles yet, Russia attacked Ukraine’s power grid Tuesday, plunging the country into darkness as winter inches closer. For Ukrainians scattered across the world and in Chicago, it means even more limited communication with relatives they left behind and who have suffered periods of no heat and no electricity.
“(Communication) has been a huge problem, there’s no question about it,” said Pavlo Bandriwsky, who is vice president of the Illinois division of the Ukrainian Congress Committee. “With the power being off and access to the cellular channels being intermittent, it’s become very, very difficult.”
10 things to do around Chicago: Christkindlmarket, ‘Sound of Music’ and the Thanksgiving parade
A blizzard of holiday events around Chicago commences this week, with the Christmas tree lighting in Millennium Park and Christkindlmarket opening Friday, holiday parades on the way and caroling at the Bean kicking off soon. Call it Hollipalooza.
From the Christkindlmarket to the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, here’s what going on around Chicago.
‘The Menu’ review: From ‘yes, chef!’ to a horrified ‘oh no!,’ with Ralph Fiennes in the kitchen
In director Mark Mylod’s “The Menu,” this is the premise whipped up by screenwriters Seth Reiss and Will Tracy (“Succession”): Twelve people, having paid $1,250 apiece, travel to a 12-acre private island. There, a famously secluded fine-dining establishment entices, punishes, delights and, soon enough, horrifies the diners who paid dearly for the experience.
“The Menu” relates to such eat-the-rich-but-enjoy-the-bad-behavior series such as “Succession” or “The White Lotus.” It takes the awfulness of the privileged for granted, and for fun, mainly to lean into easy audience revenge instincts. Part “Seven,” part haute-cuisine “Saw,” part reality cooking show, director Mylod’s film finally isn’t sure of how far to push the effrontery. It helps, however, to have Fiennes in the kitchen and a Nordic smokehouse out back.
Column: Joe Maddon is ‘humbled’ by Cubs fans in his return to Chicago to promote a new book
Joe Maddon rode into town eight years ago with an audacious plan to turn around a franchise synonymous with losing. He told reporters to get ready to embrace the “crazy” during a raucous, 40-minute news conference at the Cubby Bear, then offered to buy everyone a shot and a beer, “the Hazleton (Pa.) way.”
A return to Chicago this week to promote his new book, “The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life,” left the normally verbose Maddon at a loss for words.
Chicago taquerias get Netflix’s love on season 3 of ‘Taco Chronicles’
For taco-obsessed people, few shows have captured the glory of what makes the dish so irresistible as Netflix’s “Taco Chronicles.”
As one would expect, the first two seasons focused almost exclusively on the taco’s homeland of Mexico. But for season three, subtitled “Cross the Border,” the show will tackle the American taco scene. While the episode lineup hasn’t been officially announced, we do know one city that will get some love: The trailer for season three is all about Chicago.
