Some Chicago murals “are political, and some are purely beautiful, and most are somewhere in between," artist Cyd Smillie says.

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Thursday, March 9 Showing through March 24, is Justin Beck’s photography show, “Eulogies,” at Bird Island Cultural Centre, 640 Dogwood Ave., Bird Island. Gallery hours are 10 ...