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Millennium Park Prepares For Ice Skaters

Chicago Talks, November 17, 2011

Are your skates ready? Millennium Park ice rink opens soon. Reporter Lisa Schultz has the story.

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Macy’s Opens New Holiday Season Window Displays

Chicago Talks, November 17, 2011

The Chicago branch of the Macy’s department store opened its new holiday season window displays…

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Community

Occupy the Hood Strikes Back at Worst Food Desert in Chicago

Chicago Talks, November 15, 2011

This story is from YRC Region 6 Community Council: Worst Food Desert In Chicago Strikes…

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Politics is Local
Chicago Talks, November 14, 2011

RAGE-Resident Association of Greater Englewood (RAGE ) will host a public meeting Tuesday, November 15th at…

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Chicago’s first snow falls in cascade of short scenes

Chicago Talks, November 11, 2011

The iced flakes whispered across the street, turning to a snow globe whirl as remnants…

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Politics is Local

View from Washington: Occupy and The Tea Party – Not Two Sides of the Same Coin [Opinion]

Chicago Talks, November 10, 2011

Every day, I hear some member of our crack mainstream press corps say that the Tea Party and the Occupy Movement are two sides of the same coin. This could be because they are suffering from collective brain damage, but, no, we’re not that lucky.

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Occupy Wall Street Corrida Pits Clowns, Matador vs Wall Street Bull

Chicago Talks, November 9, 2011

Earlier today, a small group of Occupy Wall Street activists engaged in a near-successful corrida…

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Today's Talk

A Green “App-ortunity” Knocks for Techies and Creative Types

Chicago Talks, November 8, 2011

Geek is the new black, and your ideas for how data can be mashed up…

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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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