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Matthew Owens, who was recently laid off from his job making toys for animals at the Brookfield Zoo, performs a puppet show for neighbors from the balcony of his home in the Lakeview neighborhood Sunday June 21, 2020 in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune
Matthew Owens, who was recently laid off from his job making toys for animals at the Brookfield Zoo, performs a puppet show for neighbors from the balcony of his home in the Lakeview neighborhood Sunday June 21, 2020 in Chicago.
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Matthew Owens, laid off from his job making toys for the animals at Brookfield Zoo, has begun staging puppets shows for his neighbors from the balcony of his home in the Lakeview neighborhood, attracting ever larger crowds watching from the sidewalk every Saturday night.