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\ud83d\udd0e Below<\/b>: The Sausage King of Chicago LLC has gotten millions in federal rent subsidies even as tenants complain about years of poor maintenance and deplorable conditions.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\uddde\ufe0f Plus<\/b>: A mom inspires a congressional bill on maternal health care after she was turned away by hospital staff while in labor, a snowy owl surprise and more news you need to know.<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd83 Programming note<\/b>: Look for a special holiday edition of this newsletter in your inbox tomorrow morning. <\/p>\n
\ud83d\udce7 Subscribe<\/b>: Get this newsletter delivered to your inbox weekday mornings.<\/a><\/p>\n \u23f1\ufe0f: A 9-minute read<\/i><\/p>\n Snow showers and a high near 36. A wind advisory has been issued<\/a>, with 60 mph gusts possible.<\/p>\n Indian Trails Apartments resident Jasmine Duckett stands in front of the development in West Pullman.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/p>\n Gary Middendorf\/For the Sun-Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Complex problems<\/b>: The Sausage King of Chicago LLC is the company that owns Indian Trails Apartments, a 180-unit subsidized housing development in West Pullman. The complex, once considered a good place to live by longtime residents, is now in flux as it\u2019s poised to change hands after years of neglect.<\/p>\n Reference point<\/b>: Public records show the business, named after a scene from the movie \u201cFerris Bueller\u2019s Day Off,\u201d is primarily owned by two investors from California, Alan Smolinisky and Brian Chien-Chih Chen. Two other investors, Robert Budman and Patrick Luke, are \u201cminority and noncontrolling\u201d owners of Indian Trails, according to Budman.<\/p>\n Realty check<\/b>: The story of Indian Trails and the Sausage King of Chicago is what happened when a corporation led by out-of-town real estate investors with a penchant for 1980s pop culture bought property in Chicago \u2014 and how wealthy real estate investors purchase buildings in which rent is subsidized by the federal government, then collect tens of millions of dollars in rental income without providing low-income residents a safe, clean place to live.<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Injustice Watch\u2019s Charles Preston gives a quick walkthrough of how to use public records to find who\u2019s behind an LLC. | Injustice Watch\/WBEZ<\/i><\/p>\n Mercedes Wells\u2019 baby was delivered by her husband, Leon, after she was discharged by Franciscan Health Crown Point in Indiana despite being in labor.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018Hurtful, disgraceful\u2019<\/b>: A Dolton mother says she is still processing the trauma of delivering her baby in a truck on the side of the road, just days after staff at a northwest Indiana hospital told her to leave. \u201cAfter being kicked out of the hospital and begging to stay but still being pushed away was hurtful, disgraceful,\u201d Mercedes Wells told reporters Tuesday.<\/p>\n Staff fired<\/b>: Mercedes Wells, now a mother of four, said a nurse at Franciscan Health in Crown Point ignored her, and the doctor on call never came to see her. The doctor and nurse who were directly involved in Wells\u2019 case were fired.<\/p>\n Seeking solutions<\/b>: Wells was joined Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who said she planned to file a bill that would push hospitals and birthing centers to develop and follow safe discharge plans. Kelly\u2019s bill also addresses systemic issues in maternal care, racial disparities and hospital accountability, she said. <\/p>\n READ MORE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Green Era co-founders Erika Allen and Jason Feldman at their campus in Auburn Gresham. | Pat Nabong\/Sun-Times<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Waste not?<\/b>: Each day at the Green Era Campus in Auburn Gresham, trucks drive into a cavernous industrial facility to unload withered vegetables, fruit and other inedible food into a giant metal pit. The waste is sifted, then funneled to an enormous tank called a biodigester. After a weekslong process, the system will yield compost for urban farms in Chicago.<\/p>\n Midwestern first<\/b>: The biodigester officially launched this spring and has transformed a previously contaminated South Side lot. It\u2019s likely the Midwest\u2019s first large urban biodigester that only processes food waste, according to Jason Feldman, co-founder of Green Era. The system is unique because it can accept food in packaging such as plastic bags \u2014 special equipment separates inorganic material.<\/p>\n Why it matters<\/b>: The $40 million project captures methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide. Organic waste often rots in landfills and releases methane, which contributes to global warming.<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Oily sludge is shown in May along the shoreline of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after a large spill of liquid asphalt.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Hawksmoor\u2018s Chicago\u2018s Cauliflower Cheese pairs well with roasted game and meats.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Side eye<\/b>: For many Thanksgiving celebrators, the turkey might be the star of the show, but side dishes play an essential role. Why not have some fun with the classics? We reached out to local chefs, who shared their recipes ranging from a British-leaning vegetable dish to sweet potatoes with a Mexican twist.<\/p>\n Sweet potatoes<\/b>: In Tuesday\u2019s newsletter, we suggested Manchamanteles<\/a> as an option for anyone looking to dine in or order out on Thanksgiving. But if you\u2019re feeling ambitious, Chef Geno Bahena shared his sweet potato recipe with us, in which he swaps the marshmallows for a smoky, deeply flavorful salsa macha.<\/p>\n Cauliflower cheese<\/b>: Growing up, David Perez, corporate chef at Hawksmoor Chicago, ate Sunday roasts, with which his mom flexed her London roots with a cauliflower cheese dish dating back to the Victorian era. Perez gave us this recipe, which he says pairs well with roasted game and meats. <\/p>\n Brisket baked beans<\/b>: Dominique Leach, owner and chef at Lexington Betty Smokehouse, says it\u2019s a skill to make the most of what\u2019s on hand in the kitchen. Her brisket baked bean dish is a good example. While Leach makes the beans, brisket and barbecue sauce from scratch, you don\u2019t have to. In sharing her recipe, she told us to give the ingredients time to macerate together and allow the sugar to melt.<\/p>\n MORE RECIPES HERE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Cubs fans mill around Gallagher Way before a game in September.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/p>\n Pat Nabong\/Sun-Times file<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n This week\u2019s Chicago-style crossword<\/b> theme is: Thanksgiving \ud83e\udd83<\/p>\n Can you solve this clue? PLAY NOW<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n A snowy owl rests atop a post Tuesday at Montrose Beach.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/p>\n Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere\/Sun-Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n A pair of snowy owls, the latest celebrity visitors to the beach and pier near Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, have drawn hundreds for a glimpse at the Arctic birds of prey.<\/p>\n Several dozen birdwatchers were still gathered at Montrose Beach just before sunset Tuesday afternoon. The city has closed a section of the pier for the black-and-white-feathered guests, and signs in the area advise spectators to keep at least 300 feet away as a \u201cwarm welcome\u201d for the raptors.<\/p>\n About 4:15 p.m., one snowy owl could be spotted perched atop a pole at the end of the concrete pier stretching into Lake Michigan, while the other was resting at the far side of the pier.<\/p>\n Snowy owls live north of the Arctic Circle during the summer, and while they aren\u2019t rare in Chicago, the frequency of their visits, usually in December, varies widely each winter. This year, the early visits have also prompted discussions of a boom migration.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s all a gamble,\u201d a birdwatcher was heard telling a group who arrived just in time for a peek.<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n What\u2019s something you\u2019ll only find at a Chicago Thanksgiving dinner?<\/b><\/p>\n Email <\/i><\/a>your answer (please include your first and last name). We may run your answer in Thursday\u2019s holiday newsletter.<\/i><\/p>\n Thanks for reading the Sun-Times Morning Edition! Written and curated by<\/b>: Matt Moore The Chicago Sun-Times is a nonprofit supported by readers like you. Become a member to make stories like these free and available to everyone. Learn more at suntimes.com\/member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nTODAY\u2019S WEATHER \ud83c\udf28\ufe0f<\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/picture>\nBird watchers perch at Montrose Beach as snowy owls make early Chicago appearance<\/a><\/h3>\n
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