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A Life Told in Images Gonzalo Guzman’S Portraits and Text, Paired with Archival Photographs, Evoke His Grandfather’S Long Journey CHICAGO’SFREEWEEKLYSINCE | JANUARY | JANUARY CHICAGO’SFREEWEEKLYSINCE mayoral Spotlight on Lori Lightfoot Ben Joravsky | Curtis Black 8 film reviews Ben Sachs | Andrea Gronvall | Anne Elizabeth Moore 22 Muks + Sharkula: together at last Leor Galil 27 A life told in images Gonzalo Guzman’s portraits and text, paired with archival photographs, evoke his grandfather’s long journey. 15 THIS WEEK CHICAGOREADER | JANUARY | VOLUME NUMBER A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR IN THIS ISSUE THE SNOW FINALLY STARTED—late, OK, history-focused short essay that will highlight serves a delicious, uh, cheese tea. (Actually it CITYLIFE but I’d been feeling anxious without it—and it little-known tidbits from our weird city’s past. sounds amazing.) 04 PublicServiceAnnouncement fi nally feels like winter. We should slow down, Man about town and history buff Joe Mason There’s more, but I can’t tell you about it yet. Survivorsfi ndsupportatMujeres LatinasenAcción right? Cuddle up with a warm mug of some- will be a frequent contributor, so it’s sure to be Have you learned to trust me when I tell you it 04 SightseeingJoeMasontells thing and eight million books and forty million a blast. will be great? It will, I promise. thestoryofStreeterville’scriminal cats and refuse to take out the garbage? Not at Of course we’re also digging in deep, Last week we erred in stating that Ahmed- namesake the Reader. We’re just getting going. election-wise, with a focus this issue on Lori abad is the capital of the Indian state Gu- 05 FeralCitizenNanceKlehm’snew City Life, the friendly section that directly Lightfoot’s mayoral campaign, as well as Maya jarat. In fact it’s the former capital. Sorry, columninvitesustolookattheurban follows the Table of Contents, has several Dukmasova’s report from the 49th Ward, long Gandhinagarians! ecosystem new features, including local permaculturist, held by Joe Moore. Can his challengers unseat And remember, we’re taking your mail for teacher, and ecological systems designer the vulnerable candidate? After all the politi- a special one-time-only return of the letters Nance Klehm’s new monthly column, Feral cal strife, you’ll surely want a break, so Mike section at [email protected]. We can’t Citizen. We’ve also got Sightseeing, a new Sula brings us along to a Malaysian cafe that wait to hear from you. —AE M FEATURES NEWS&POLITICS 06 Joravsky|PoliticsRahm’sbig TIFbamboozleandtheillusionof oversight 10 Dukmasova|PoliticsNomoreJoe Moore?ThethWardcontendswith theprogressivewhomaynotliveupto hisreputation FOOD&DRINK 13 RestaurantReviewResistanceto TaiwanesecheeseteaandMalaysian noodlesisfutile ARTS&CULTURE 18 TheaterIKnowMyOwnHeart looksbackonthelifeofdiarist MAYORAL SPOTLIGHT PHOTO ESSAY MUSIC FEATURE mountaineerandqueericonAnne ListerStNicholaspresentsa Meet Lori Lightfoot A grandfather’s life When Mukqs met selfloathingwhitemaninsearchof meaningandICallMyBrothersisa Does the reform candidate stand a in images Sharkula portraitoftheanxietyofbeing“other” chance in post-Rahm Chicago? 20 LitIt’sahorse!It’satank!It’s Portraits and archival photographs The oddball electronic artist and Q&ABBJ| Battlepug! evoke a long journey. outsider rapper make weird sounds 21 ComedyInIt’saGuyThingthree PBCB8 that go down easy together. womenexplaineverythingyouneedto BGG15 knowaboutdudes BLG27 2 CHICAOREADER - JANUARY ll ARON BATHTUB REFINISHING TR - ­ ­ @ FILM 22 ReviewsLarsvonTrierhasareally P TB funnywayofshowingheloveswomen E C AEM inTheHouseThatJackBuiltPawel M E PSK M E D KH Pawlikowskichroniclesaloveaff air DE KS thatblazesacrosstheIronCurtain CL SK andLife&NothingMoretakesahard DP JR CE AL lookataworkingclasswomanand ME PM Ready to use herson AE JL SWDI in 4 hours! 25 MoviesofNoteOfFathersand BJ M S SonsOwnedATaleofTwoAmericas SWMD LG PaternalRightsandmorefi lmsto SM E BW REFINISHING checkout ML C LC FL C P F T A E CS TUBS, TILES C D AE BDCL & SINKS C I GA G J H J H IH D J MK SK M Special price this MBMSM JRN week $250.00 M O LP J PBS DS KW AW ---------------------------------------------------------------- 773-418-2766 www.aronbathtubrefinishing.com DD JD DP E &P MUSIC&NIGHTLIFE K K 30 ShowsofnoteVictor!Grails OM SNL AyannaWoodsandotherexcellent showsthisweek ADVERTISING 36EarlyWarningsExHexVanHunt -- - @ C @ MdouMoctarJawboxandmany morejustannouncedconcerts SM PF 36 GossipWolfDronesongduo SAR AM Mendingnearthehalfwaypointofa AR songnarrativecycletopnotch LM-H NS ChicagorapperTreedecisivelyends CR M T P hisreleasedroughtandWhitney trumpeterWillMillerdropsthedebut byhispsychedelicsouljazzband NA VM G--- JL SB CLASSIFIEDS ---------------------------------------------------------------- 37 Jobs D C 37 Apartments&Spaces [email protected] 37 Marketplace -- STM READER LLC 37 SavageLoveFactcheckingdick B P DRL TER sizeandnavigatinghumilitionand SJ S commitmentDanSavageoff ers A- S V adviceforeverysituation CCEB ---------------------------------------------------------------- 39 ComicsAllnewweeklyserialstrips fromMikeCentenoMelissaMendes R ­ISSN - STMR LLC andJohnPorcellino SM SC IL -- C ©C R OA P C IL J GF G’ A C R R RR T ® ll JANUARY - CHICAOREADER3 CITY LIFE Public service announcement Where Latina voices are heard Survivors fi nd support at Mujeres Latinas en Acción. Sightseeing FOR MUJERES LATINAS EN ACCIÓN tial intake, to legal advocacy, to individual Streeterville (Latina Women in Action), empowering and group counseling. All Mujeres’ off erings women isn’t just about off ering counseling, are free or low-cost, and free childcare is was named for survivor support, and other services out of available while clients are onsite accessing their three offi ces—it’s about being an active services. a land-grabbing and visible presence in the community. Other services include a 24-hour domes- Whether it’s the Women’s March downtown, tic violence help line, a er-school programs, criminal meetings with legislators in Springfi eld, or referrals to medical and financial resourc- The story behind the family festivals in Pilsen, the regal purple es, leadership development, and citizenship statue T-shirts make Mujeres an instantly recogniz- workshops out of offi ces in Pilsen, North Riv- able force to be reckoned with. erside, and South Chicago. And, of course, “Mujeres has always been very rooted in there are plenty of opportunities for clients advocacy,” says Fanny Cano, development and members of the community to join the and communications manager. “It’s our way protests, meetings, and events that cen- to ensure that the best interests of the com- ter the voices of Latinas and their families. A statue of George Streeter. CHICAGOCRIMESCENES munity and the clients we work for are being —KH represented.” Founded in 1973, Mujeres bills itself as MLA THE JOHN HANCOCK CENTER is a popu- nois boundaries. He lorded over his trash the longest-standing Latina organization www.mujereslatinasenaccion.org lar tourist draw, but few visitors know that the kingdom. in the country, serving more than 8,000 cli- land it sits on was where a dangerous criminal Using forged documents, Streeter sold Main Office ents every year in English and Spanish. The West st Place hatched his notorious schemes. property that he had dubious claim to. Police founders recognized the need to help Lati- Chicago, IL George “Cap” Streeter served in the and private detectives tried to oust Cap. He nas and their families in their own language () - Union Army as a private, not a captain. His and Maria responded by dousing them with and in ways that resonated culturally, but West Suburban Office fi rst wife, Minnie, le him for a life in vaude- boiling water or fi ring birdshot at them from the communities served haven’t always been W. Cermak Rd. Ste. ville. He and his second wife, Maria, made muskets. Cap faced the courts several times receptive. The history of Mujeres is marked North Riverside, IL plans to pilot his steamboat Reutan to Hon- and was eventually sentenced for the murder () - by what the organization describes as bat- () - duras and become gunrunners, but they of John Kirk. A December 18, 1988, Chicago tles against “politics, social stigmas, and even lacked funding for the endeavor. Tribune article claimed that Kirk was a tres- personal threats.” A er a couple years being South Chicago Office According to the Chicago Public Library’s passing night watchman, but a December 21, E. nd St. volunteer-run, the fi rst staff was hired in 1975. Chicago, Il Streeterville Collection, Cap, Maria, and their 2017, Chicagoly article off ered that Kirk was a Today, the Domestic Violence and Sexu- ()- crew ran the Reutan into a sandbar 450 feet hired gun out to kill Cap. He was pardoned by al Assault programs follow clients from ini- off Chicago’s near north shore on July 10, the governor of Illinois a er nine months. The 1886, at the future site of the Hancock. Street- Dead in Chicago website shows that Maria er claimed the area—today known as Streeter- died in 1903 from complications following a ville—as the independent U.S. District of Lake trolley car accident. Michigan. He fi lled the sandbar area with rub- Streeter married his third wife, Emma “Ma” ble and secured a title, then sold lots and col- Lockwood Streeter, in April 1906. The two were lected taxes on them. a match. When the Chicago Title and Trust Streeter converted the landbound Reutan Company tried to seize the fortress, she retal- into his stronghold. The top half was his iated with a meat cleaver. Cap died of pneumo- home, and the bottom
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