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LISSETH MORAGA: ‘I prefer Latina or Latino’

Chicago Talks, January 30, 2023January 27, 2023

WHEN LISSETH MORAGA arrived to the U.S. from her native Guatemala she was 10 years…

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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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Arts and Culture

MARIO VARGAS-MARÍN: Latinx ‘is incredibly progressive and incredibly helpful’

Chicago Talks, December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

MARIO VARGAS-MARÍN, 21, was born in Costa Rica and studies Audio Arts and Acoustics at…

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OSNALZA ORTIZ: ‘Labels are important in a lot of cases, but they shouldn’t be used in a divisive way’

Chicago Talks, December 14, 2022

BORN IN CHICAGO, Osnalza Ortiz is a surgical technologist and mother who lives in Glen…

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DIANA CANTALAMISA: Latinx? ‘I had to look it up because I’m old school’

Chicago Talks, November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

DIANA CANTALAMISA IS a para educator for English Language Development (ELD) students at Wixom Elementary…

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RICARDO PÉREZ: ‘I don’t think I’ve ever heard a singular person refer to themselves as Latinx’

Chicago Talks, October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

BORN AND RAISED in Chicago, Ricardo Pérez is a part time student living in Gage…

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Arts and Culture

MERCEDES RUIZ: Latinx ‘encompasses everybody better than just saying Latina or Latino’

Chicago Talks, October 25, 2022October 27, 2022

MERCEDES RUIZ, 24, is a full-time student majoring in Public Relations at Columbia College Chicago….

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South Suburban College provides COVID-19 testing for community

Chicago Talks, November 27, 2020November 27, 2020

South Suburban College has signed an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Department of Public Health…

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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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