The Telegraph

President Donald Trump wants to strip public health funding from four states led by Democratic leaders—including $8 million from Illinois.

Illinois officials decry proposed cuts to HIV care ↗

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His latest release, last year’s Dicqbroke, starts with a brief intro that sounds like a 1960s sitcom character “learning an important lesson” on last week’s episode. But then the album drops straight into fifth gear and stays there.

Digital hardcore artist Dicqbeats declares war on normal with Dicqbroke ↗

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The Dells' ambition and versatility kept them in the public ear for decades—and made them great foils for genius arranger Charles Stepney.

The Dells started out in doo-wop and kept charting into the 1990s ↗

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Director Ian Maryfield's new adaptation of Chekhov's classic makes small tweaks that offer brilliant results.

A timeless take on The Seagull at Red Theater ↗

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For the second straight primary season, more than half the races for Cook County circuit judge on the March 17 ballot are uncontested, with just 45 candidates vying for 28 open seats.

No contest: Cook County judicial primary elections draw dwindling field of candidates ↗

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Featuring just a few simple ingredients, the plov's main flavor comes from the large chunks of fatty lamb—a staple meat in Uyghur cuisine.

Plov at Faiza Chicago ↗

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The dumplings are buoyant and ethereal, and it seems a violation of physical law that they survive the journey from plate to mouth intact.

Lazy dumplings at Maplewood Brewery & Distillery ↗

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"It Had to Be You,” a solo show by Judith Brotman, at Basement gallery, presents paradoxes at skewed heights under the low ceiling.

Everything is holy ↗

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