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Category: Chicagoland

Arts & Culture

Black-owned collective puts on their first fashion show in Pilsen

Chicago Talks, February 14, 2023February 19, 2023

During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, 20-year-old Kennedy Freeman decided to create HourNine in…

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Business

Streaming services dominate movie theater industry, local Chicago theaters respond

Chicago Talks, February 9, 2023February 4, 2023

As streaming services dominate headlines, local Chicago theaters are doing what they can to attract…

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Chicagoland

Everybody Goes Home: A documentary

Chicago Talks, December 28, 2022December 28, 2022

Hyde Park’s firehouse, Engine Company 60, serves as a safe space for its first responders….

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A Conversation With

A conversation with: Beauty brand founder Nevena Tomic

Chicago Talks, December 16, 2022December 16, 2022

Within two years of launching, cosmetics brand La Beaute Fatale sold over a million units….

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Business

Card Pop creates an all-inclusive environment for collectors in the Joliet area

Chicago Talks, December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

When Brenden Taheny, one of the founders of Card Pop, opened the store in June,…

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Business

Logan Square’s first selfie studio

Chicago Talks, December 3, 2022December 3, 2022

From an angel wing swing with a cloud backdrop to a mystical flower garden, the…

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Business

How one woman is “Enhancing” the West Loop

Chicago Talks, November 9, 2022November 10, 2022

At six years old, Saige Pierce gave highlights to old beauty school mannequin heads as…

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Chicagoland

Everybody has a story

Chicago Talks, October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

It’s easy for the news to be dominated by stories of conventional newsmakers: politicians and…

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Opinion

  • Chicago’s influential music scene doesn’t get the respect it deserves 
    by Zoey Hill-Hernandez
  • Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
    by Cynthia Alaniz
  • ‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
    by Morgan Bruner
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Arts and Culture

  • 23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
    by Triniti Waxman
  • Queer Chicago designer finds niche dressing drag performers
    by Seng Xiong
  • From dorm room to mainstage, Phat Dragon built a comedy cult following 
    by Ava Simone Forster
  • Great Ideas of Humanity exhibit showcases famous quotes made visual 
    by Sh'Mara Chism
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Feature

  • Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s 
  • Care for Real food pantry serves North Siders as need grows 
  • Cuddle Bunny: Where visitors can chill out with a furry friend 
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