Extra Extra: "Unforgotten" Exhibit Memorializes 8 Victims of Gun Violence
By Selena Fragassi in News on Apr 12, 2015 8:00PM
- The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence has put together a new public art exhibit called "Unforgotten," that pays tribute to eight shooting victims by copying their height, weight, stance and clothing choices in lifesize plaster sculptures. [RedEye]
- The NFL Draft is coming in a few weeks, and so are street closures around the South Loop and Grant Park. The city announced the roadways that will be affected starting as early as April 21. [Tribune]
- The Anti-Cruelty Society's annual 5k fundraiser walk at Montrose Harbor has been canceled this year due to the dog flu outbreak. Instead, the charity encourages participants to continue to register for a "virtual" walk, renamed iBark in the Park. [DNAinfo Chicago]
- Former Bears cornerback Charles Tillman took out a one-page ad in the Sunday edition of the Sun-Times to thank fans for his 12-year run in Chicago. “It’s been an honor to wear the Bears uniform, share a few ‘Peanut Punches’ with you and get to know so many fans over the years,” he wrote. [Sun-Times]
- Heard of the Amazing Acro-Cats? Here's 11 facts you should now about the touring feline circus that hails from Chicago. [Huffington Post Chicago]
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