Welcome to the Reader’s morning briefing for Thursday, July 7, 2016.
Chance the Rapper discourages fans from visiting WhirlyBall in Bucktown
After his friends were refused entry to WhirlyBall due to their attire, this year’s Best Chicago ambassador took to Twitter, saying that the center’s dress code makes it “very inaccessible if you’re black or friends with black people.” The dress code included rules like “all hats must be properly worn, either straight forward or straight back” and “pants must be worn at the waistline with a belt tightened properly,” according to a photo posted by a Twitter user in early December. At present, WhirlyBall’s website lists a similar, but shortened, dress code. [Tribune]
