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❓ Will Illinois be first to decriminalize sex work?
January 15, 2025 · —Sidney Madden
We’ve got a hot start to local animal news this year: A coyote was rescued from a Humboldt Park Aldi this week. Add it to our list of Chicago’s many animal friends.
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Will Illinois Decriminalize Sex Work?
Illinois could become the first state to fully decriminalize sex work as lawmakers plan to introduce legislation in Springfield this week. The proposal comes more than a decade after the state designated prostitution as a misdemeanor instead of a felony. [Sun-Times]
[Restaurant Week] gives people the chance to try stuff that maybe they wouldn't get a chance to try.
Is Chicago Restaurant Week Worth It?
Reservations are already going fast for Chicago Restaurant Week Jan. 24–Feb. 9. Nearly 500 of the city’s restaurants are offering $30 brunch and lunch specials and $45 or $60 dinner specials. How do you know if you’re getting your money’s worth? [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
City Composting Program Success
Chicagoans have composted almost 300 tons of food scraps since the city program launched in October 2023. [Block Club]
- Want to get into composting in the city? Here’s what to know. [Hey Chicago 💻]
What To Do
Wednesday, Jan. 15
- Kids Destination Discovery Time 🧒 Field Museum | 11 a.m. to Noon | Free
- Frank Chapman’s Freedom Anniversary ✊ Woodlawn | 6 p.m. | $20
- Art After Dark 🎨 Garfield Park | 4–7:30 p.m. | Free
- Tomorrow Never Knows Fest 🎶 North Side | Varies | Varies
- Chicago International Puppet Fest starts 🎭 Citywide | Varies | Varies
Thursday, Jan. 16
- Radical Mending 🧶 Little Italy | 5:30–8 p.m. | $20
- Read & Run Club: “The Great Believers” 📚 Lakeview | 6–8 p.m. | $10+
- Skate Meetup 🛼 Garfield Park | 6–8 p.m. | Free
- An Evening With Josh Gad 📖 Lakeview | 7 p.m. | $54+
- Grown Folks Stories (21+) 🎙️ Hyde Park | 7–9 p.m. | $10
Daniel Black’s new book “Isaac’s Song” is out this week, following a young Black queer man in Chicago in the ‘80s. And if you want it for just $5, order through Book of the Month!
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