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Lincoln Square Motel Could Open Up for Unhoused

The Diplomat Motel could offer shelter and medical care to Chicagoans experiencing homelessness, reviving a city emergency program from the early days of the pandemic. A community meeting is May 31. [Block Club]

• It’s not just the city trying to help: A Pilsen man distributes ice fishing tents to unhoused residents. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Exelon Footing Some of ComEd Four’s Legal Bills

The parent company of the utility giant did not say how much it was paying for the legal teams of two convicted former executives; though, a spokesperson said ratepayers weren’t covering the costs. [WBEZ]

The Child of Chicago Revolutionaries

Zayd Dohrn made a podcast to understand his parents’ role as radical leftists who faced Chicago cops during riots, bombed the Pentagon, and more. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

• Dohrn, a screenwriter, previously talked to us about what the writers strike means for Chicago TV and film writers, many of whom are picketing outside NBC Tower today. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

How Well Do You Know Chicago Mayors?

This 18-question quiz is no picnic! Take it from me: You might want to brush up on the Chicago mayors Wikipedia page before you take it. [Sun-Times]

Community Yoga in Beverly | Today | 6:30–8 p.m.

Join this beginner flow class at Afro Joe’s. [Pay what you can]

Political Happy Hour in Bucktown | Thursday | 5–7 p.m.

Calling all activists and political insiders! Head to the mixer at The Hideout headlined by WCIU’s Brandon Pope and former Tribune columnist Eric Zorn. Catch a performance from “What the Constitution Means to Me.” [Free entry]

Bilingual Run in Pilsen | Thursday | 6:30–9:30 p.m.

Run an easy-paced 5K with Edna Jackeline Vázquez Núñez, the first Mexican American to complete the 4K Deserts Race Series. Get food, drinks, and her memoir at Vive Healthy Sport & Nutrition after. [Free]

Chicago Cabaret Week | All Week | Varies

Through Sunday, see shows featuring blues, jazz, pop, Broadway, and more at venues from South Shore to Skokie. [Varies]

What It’s Like to Grow Up Running from the FBI

Zayd Dohrn’s parents were leaders in the Weather Underground, the radical leftist group that declared war on the U.S. and fought alongside anti-war activists and Black Panthers in the ‘70s. He tells us about his Mother Country Radicals podcast, where he asks his parents hard questions about their past.