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John Owens

@johnpowens.bsky.social
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Writer/Producer/Multi-Platform Journalist/Co-Author: chilidogmvp.com

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John Owens @johnpowens.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
On the last day of #BlackHistoryMonth, here’s a story that keeps unfolding. In 2012, I wrote about a white Midwestern family who learned their ancestor was King Ganaway, a celebrated Black Chicago photographer. 13 years later, new developments. More: johnowens711.substack.com/p/an-america...
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John Owens @johnpowens.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
This Saturday in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood: a screening of "When The West Side Burned", which I co-wrote. Panel led by producer/co-writer Dan Andries, followed by composer Orbert Davis performing themes from the film live with the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic! www.eventcreate.com/e/whenthewes...
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John Owens @johnpowens.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
New Year’s Eve, 1959: Chicago at full volume. Miles at the Regal. Ahmad Jamal at the Tivoli. Duke at the Blue Note. Comedy, movies, jazz —sometimes all in the same room. Here's how the Chicago rang in 1960, when the city stood poised between eras: johnowens711.substack.com/p/when-chica... #NYE
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John Owens @johnpowens.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
A worn 1971 Dodgers letter. A misunderstood superstar. A franchise on the brink. Fifty-four years ago this month, Dick Allen arrived in Chicago — and the White Sox were never the same. More on Substack: johnowens711.substack.com/p/a-plain-le...
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A Plain Letter, an Extraordinary Outcome
How a terse 1971 trade notice brought Dick Allen to the South Side, revived the White Sox, and still echoes 54 years later.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 31/07/2025
Danny Davis, the 83-year-old dean of Illinois’ U.S. House delegation and a voice for progressive politics for decades, is expected to announce Thursday that he will not seek election to a 16th term representing his downtown and West Side district.
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US Rep. Danny Davis set to announce he won’t run for reelection to Congress
US Rep. Danny Davis, a congressman since 1997, is also expected to announce he’s endorsing veteran state Rep. LaShawn Ford for the 7th Congressional District seat.
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John Owens @johnpowens.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Dolton gets a bad rap -- it's actually an attractive working class suburb. Movie critic Richard Roeper tours the suburb with @abc7chicago.bsky.social personality Val Warner in this "Neighborhood Walk" segment: abc7chicago.com/post/movie-c...
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Richard Roeper, Val Warner explore Dolton as part of 'Our Chicago: Neighborhood Walk' series
In the latest edition of "Our Chicago: Neighborhood Walk," Val Warner took a tour of Dolton with one of its most notable former residents: movie critic Richard Roeper.
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Paul Sullivan @pwsullivan.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Blue grey skies
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