By The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service

Les Aliments O Sole Mio, a Boisbriand, Quebec establishment, is recalling approximately 3,880 pounds of chicken tortellini products that were produced without the benefit of inspection by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and imported into the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Wednesday.
The heat-treated, not fully cooked, not shelf-stable chicken tortellini items were produced on October 20, 2018. The following products are subject to recall:

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Posted on October 31, 2018

By The Art Institute Of Chicago

“This exhibition, the first public showing of Roger Weston’s comprehensive ukiyo-e painting collection in the United States, showcases how artists of the period captured ukiyo, or the ‘floating world,’ where people of all ranks shared in the enjoyment of the floating world’s attractions – brothels, kabuki theater and seasonal festivities.”

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Posted on October 29, 2018

By The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service

Buddy’s Kitchen, a Burnsville, Minnesota establishment, is recalling approximately 212,746 pounds of ready-to-eat pork and chicken products that contain vegetables that may be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
The ready-to-eat pork and chicken items were produced on various dates from Oct. 19, 2017 through Oct. 9, 2018. The following products are subject to recall:

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Posted on October 26, 2018

By Thomas Chambers

From the harmonic “hello, hello, hello” at the opening curtain to the clarion call “For Duty and Humanity!!” to close the first act, and the slapstick justice of “Disorder in the Court” in Act 2, The Three Stooges: Live on Stage at the historic Arcada Theatre in far-west suburban St. Charles on Sunday was a satisfying laughfest and more for die-hard Stooges fans.
Far superior to three lamebrained chowderheads getting up there thinking they can do Three Stooges impressions, this cast delivered.

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Posted on October 24, 2018

By Matthew Houser and Andrea Webster/The Conversation

The number of politically conservative Americans who are climate skeptics is growing, and the evidence suggests that they’re unlikely to change their opinions.
This is particularly evident in the Midwest. Although 61 percent of U.S. adults are concerned about global warming, in many Midwestern counties more than half of adults are not at all worried about the issue.

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Posted on October 23, 2018

By The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service

Caito Foods, an Indianapolis establishment, is recalling approximately 1,532 pounds of ready-to-eat salad and bowl products made with chicken that contain a corn ingredient that may be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Friday.
The ready-to-eat salads and bowls made with chicken were produced from Oct. 6, 2018, through Oct. 14, 2018. The following products are subject to recall:

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Posted on October 22, 2018

By The ACLU and Them

“Love was incarcerated in a men’s jail after acting in self-defense. Now, as she rebuilds her life and continues to process the impact of her incarceration, she faces the challenge of trying to get a steady job as an out trans woman with a criminal record.”
Trailer:

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Posted on October 19, 2018

By J.J. Tindall

West Town Blues
Rose of Sharon thrived in the odd patch of hard dirt
Amid the asphalt, concrete and steel when I lived in West Town.
Defiant rose, city rose, hard rose. “Jaybird, when Joey the Clown
Ran the neighborhood, women could walk home from work

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Posted on October 15, 2018

By The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service

Malone’s Fine Sausage, a Milwaukee establishment, is recalling approximately 26,323 pounds of ready-to-eat pork head cheese product that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Wednesday.
The ready-to-eat pork head cheese items were produced on various dates from Aug. 27, 2018 through Oct. 5, 2018. The following products are subject to recall:

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Posted on October 12, 2018

By The Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association

For Myron Hubbard, work isn’t really work at all if you love what you do. And what Hubbard loves most is transporting people with special needs around the Chicago area as a driver for SCR Medical Transportation.
“It doesn’t matter how much we’ve amassed; it matters how much we’ve helped others,” said Hubbard, who spent 25 years working in child care, two years driving for the Southeast Michigan Authority for Regional Transportation, and 10 years as a Greyhound bus driver before joining SCR Medical Transportation eight years ago. “We’re people helping people, and I love the fact we are helping people with special needs.”
That dedication will be recognized on the national stage later this month when the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association recognizes Hubbard as its Paratransit & Contracting Driver of the Year, the top driver award in the industry. The TLPA is the oldest and largest trade organization of its kind in the world.

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Posted on October 11, 2018