24 things to do in Chicago Sept. 17-23
Theater Glenn Davis (left) and Namir Smallwood portray brothers Lincoln and Booth in “Topdog/Underdog.”Joel Moorman “Topdog/Underdog” is Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about brothers Lincoln and Booth, two Black men living in America and just trying to get by but sibling rivalry and resentment get in the way. Glenn Davis and Namir Smallwood star; Kenny Leon directs. From Sept. 17-Nov. 1 at Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St. Tickets: $20-$129. Visit steppenwolf.org.Erik…
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A pair of men were wounded in a shooting Wednesday evening in Chatham, Chicago police said.At about 7:45 p.m. in the 800 block of East 79th Street, two men were shot by another man, who had approached them before fleeing the scene on foot, according to police.A 29-year-old man was shot in the face and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition, police said.A 44-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to the same hospital in critical condition.Area…
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This might rub some Cubs fans the wrong way, but Cubs players are rooting for the White Sox — reliever Colin Rea, in particular.“I’m rooting for them because I think it would be cool to be Cubs-White Sox in the World Series,” Rea told the Sun-Times.No doubt, that would be cool. Of course, the Cubs would need to get there, too. But Rea also appreciates the way the Sox play.“They play the game hard, and they do a lot of good things,” he said. “And they’ve turned things around quickly.”Indeed, the…
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Witnesses helped lead to the arrest of a Northwest Side man who allegedly attacked two women and a 16-year-old girl during three separate Avondale incidents Friday night that happened minutes apart, prosecutors said Wednesday.Zayer Picado-Sevilla, 33, is charged with felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse causing bodily harm and attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault causing bodily harm in connection with the attack of a 39-year-old woman, which happened at 8:05 p.m. in the…