SUBSCRIBE ONLINE FOR ONLY $20 A YEAR! AN INSIDE PUBLICATIONS NEWSPAPER SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 2, 2018 The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits. — Albert Einstein FREE VOL. 114, NO. 39 NEWS OF ROGERS PARK, EDGEWATER, UPTOWN & ANDERSOnvILLE insideonline.com Early voting begins tomorrow Election day is not until No- cast in early voting are final. Af- vember and the ballot will have ter casting early ballots, voters races for U.S. Congressmen, may not return to amend, change, Governor, Attorney General, or undo a ballot for any reason. State Reps/Senators, Water Rec A government-issued photo ID is Commissioners, various County not required but is helpful if there positions, Judges, and referenda is a question about the voter’s reg- questions. istration, address, or signature. Important dates to remember Any voter who needs to register are Oct. 9, which is the last day to for the first time or file an address register to vote through the mail. change or name change must The Chicago Math and Science Academy, 7212 Oct. 21, is the last day to register present two forms of ID, one of N. Clark St., was the site of Saturday’s Participa- Residents from the 49th Ward cast their ballots for ward im- to vote online, and Sept. 27-Nov. which shows the voter’s current tory Budget voting. provements and upgrades for the 2019 capital budget. 5, is when in-person early voting address. When registering, “grace starts at the Loop Super Site, 175 period” participants vote during Ward residents cast W. Washington St., is allowed. that visit. Any Chicago voter may use Early voting sites will be avail- any early voting site, regardless able in all 50 Wards from Oct. 22 Participatory Budget vote of where the voter lives. Ballots through Nov. 5. STORY AND PHOTOS cluded in the 2019 budget. choose among 10 project pro- BY BOB KITSOS Over 2,300 residents cast bal- posals that were developed, re- Contaminated recycling lots in the election. This marks searched and proposed by neigh- Residents in the 49th Ward the fourth PB49 election in a row bors, not city hall bureaucrats. notices now in-use went to the polls on Saturday, where turnout exceeded 2,000 Information about the project pro- The Dept. of Streets & Sanita- a plastic bag. All items must be but it wasn’t early voting for the voters. posals as well as specific blocks tion is expanding public education placed loosely in recycling carts mid-term elections. In fact, there Voters were asked to vote on proposed for street and alley efforts to help reduce the number and not in plastic bags. weren’t any candidates. It was the two separate questions: the per- resurfacing and new sidewalks of instances of recycling con- The hanging tags will replace ward’s annual Participatory Bud- centage of the ward infrastructure were displayed at the Chicago tamination in the city’s blue carts. contamination stickers used in geting Election. budget they thought should be Math and Science Academy. This year, when non-recyclable previous years. If you notice a Residents made their way to the devoted exclusively to street and Ward resident Shirley Wolfe, items are found in a blue cart, a hanging tag, do not remove it. Chicago Math and Science Acad- alley resurfacing and sidewalk re- who voted on this Participatory blue hanging tab will be left tied City garbage men are looking for emy, 7212 N. Clark St., to vote in pairs, and on how the remainder Budget, said, “I like my commu- to the recycling cart handle. the hanging tags and will dump person or could vote online for of the ward’s infrastructure bud- nity and having a voice is impor- The most common source of your cart with regular garbage certain ward improvements and get should be allocated. blue cart contamination is that re- service. upgrades that would then be in- They were given four votes to BUDGET see p. 16 cyclable items are left packed into Unique musical experience coming to Loyola Park STORY BY BOB KITSOS its executive director Thomas Alaan, began a search for this Three Chicago-area composers year’s composers. The result of will bring their talents to Loyola the search concluded with three Park, 1230 W. Greenleaf, this musically diverse composers. Saturday as the Bach+Beethoven They are Regina Harris Baioc- Experience (BBE) presents a mu- chi, whose family moved to sical project called Chicago Sto- Bronzeville as a result of the ries. The free performance of the Great Migration; Ronnie Kuller, group’s signature program is part who shares her daily life with her of the Night Out in the Parks se- neighbors along the Bloomingdale ries. Trail; and Kurt Westerberg whose The outdoor performance starts Kurt Westerberg Ronnie Kuller Regina Harris Baiocchi grandfather immigrated from at 6:30 p.m.; bring your chair or Sweden to work trains in Chicago a blanket. city thousands of miles away ready. It’s Chicago like you’ve sical music, and youthful take on and preach at a Swedish church in This year’s stories are about from home. near heard it before.” the concert experience has been Andersonville. the Great Migration set to its own “The three composers tell the Berry Benson explained, “[We] praised as “folksy and irrever- Harris Baiocchi’s music is in- rhythm; the tale of the Blooming- stories of this city that no tour tells stories about, and through, ent” by Early Music America and fused with a Blues’ flavor and ton Trail, also known as the 606, guide can and in the only way classical, folk and original music “charming, sincere” and heart- reflects the dreams and contribu- undulating to its own footsteps; possible — through their music,” on 100 to 400-year-old instru- felt” by the Herald Times and tions notable writers, artists and and the beat of the Swedish com- said Brandi Berry Benson, BBE’s ments.” She said the group’s Hyde Park Herald. see p. 16 munity coming to life in a new founder and artistic director. “Get unique style of cross-over clas- In January, Berry Benson and MUSICAL 2 • SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 2, 2018 INSIDE PUBLICATIONS It’s time for America to learn some new (old?) manners fashion at all, or merely a ca- to the French. Fashion has the dining room and the kitchen. pitulation of all things civil long been a key construct And it is true in the cafes, bistros and refined? of what it means to be a and restaurants that we patron- Is it, perhaps, an anti-fash- citizen of France. They take ize and cherish as well. Polish is ion? seriously the need to appear about how we present ourselves, Recently, while cooling dressed with thought and groom our person and carry our my heels in the lobbies of reason. It shapes the style of dignity. How we style ourselves. some first rate Chicago ho- everything else from urban It is also a large part of what we tels, I got an eyeful waiting design to family meals. contribute to make the environ- and watching passers-by. Respect is at a dangerous- ment comfortable for others. By Thomas J. O’Gorman At the Four Seasons, I saw ly low level in our American Designer Ralph Lauren says, guests of a black tie gala in culture right now. The re- “Style is very personal. It has the ballroom arrive. I also sults of such damaged truth- nothing to do with fashion. Fash- When did the t-shirt; small, caught sight of herds of ho- fulness is easy to see. Its ion is over quickly. Style is for- medium, large, or XXL, become tel guests arrive and depart absence allows irrational ever.” the official shirt of American ease to roam the streets of Chi- expressions to thrive and an I believe that we are bigger than and relaxation? cago stripped down to their inhospitable atmosphere to our t-shirts. Larger than our base- You know, those collarless, cutoffs, shorts and t-shirts. flourish amid the bitter fears ball caps. And more hospitable cotton pullovers that used to be This wasn’t a youth hostel, it of troubled political motiva- than our social ineptitude might known as “undershirts,” and to- was the Four Seasons. So the Is the t-shirt really the best we can do? tions. express at first glance. It’s time day are worn as leisure wear, cheesy t-shirts carried these of lunch… in t-shirts. A woman Aretha Franklin was right. for America to learn some new so flattering to 10% of the adult guests through the lobby, the el- and her daughter, in particular, Only the restoration of respect for (old?) manners and take on some population of America? evators, the bars, the restaurants seemed out of place, festooned other humans can restore our once needed style. Let’s begin to eat T-shirts are often used like and the gift shops. There was a as they were in rather oversized bright national identity. Our world like people of refinement. Let’s billboards for cultural or politi- time when you couldn’t be seen t-shirts. Almost moo-moos. view must move us to new under- begin to relax like people of well- cal messages. “Make Pot Legal, in the London lobbies of the Ritz, And of course I love it when standings of global relationships. reasoned fashion and not the vic- Man.” “Make America Great Claridge’s, the Savoy and Browns the lunch crowd rushes to Ralph tims of some playground tragedy.