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In addition to 10 pitmasters vying for rib supremacy, among the featured attractions new this year at the 24th annual rib extravaganza is a bigger kids area and a whiskey tasting.
Piping plovers Imani and Searocket have produced four eggs in a protected area of the beach.
While local events are energetic and entertaining, many participants also say they take time to reflect on Black history and teach younger generations about the realities of race in America.
Plans for the new Morgridge Family Lakeside Learning Studios were unveiled Friday, along with an expansion of the Shedd's youth education programs in South and West side neighborhoods. The learning center, she added, will serve about 300,000 young people very year.