Land bekräftelse

[ land acknowledgment ]

The area that we now call Chicago is the traditional homeland of the people of the Council of Three Fires. This area has long been a vibrant site of trade, life, and community-making for many Indigenous nations and is now home to 65,000 American Indian people. As the current occupants of this land, many of us are here as a legacy of the forced removal of Indigenous Peoples by a settler-colonial state. As a step toward honoring the truth and achieving healing and reconciliation, we encourage you to explore the work of organizations like The American Indian Center, The Chi-Nations Youth Council, and the International Indigenous Youth Council and to support native art and artists, organizers, activists, and people in your community.*

* Land Acknowledgement courtesy of Steep Theatre.

Known in the early ‘90s as a safe haven for Chicago’s LGBTQIA2+ community, Andersonville has now blossomed into one of the queerest areas of the city. In addition to our residents, we have a substantial density of LGBTQIA2+ owned businesses, nightlife, and local talent. The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce strives to support the movements and events in our neighborhood that align with our organizational values of equality, inclusion, and anti-racism. We work to make strategic changes within the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce as well as in the membership and wider community. This work centers on offering resources and trainings to neighborhood business owners and employees on the necessary and urgent work around anti-racism and allyship to the transgender/non-binary community, as well as neurodiverse and other differently abled populations to provide safe and accessible spaces for all.

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Chicago Magic Lounge

5050 N Clark

For five years, Chicago Magic Lounge has been a permanent home for close-up magic in Andersonville. An Art Deco theater and lounge with three performance spaces, it hosts some of the best performers working today–more than 150 local and international magicians each year. With performances 7 nights a week and a line-up that changes weekly, patrons will never see the same show twice! Little surprises are built into the experience: multiple secret doors, optical illusions, and magic around every corner. Guests enter through the “laundromat” and are transported out of the everyday with craft cocktails, small plates, and a generous dose of magic, creating a memorable and marvelous experience. chicagomagiclounge.com