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Community

Christian Community Apologies to LGBT Community at Pride Parade

Chicago Talks, July 1, 2014

Started in 2010 by the Marin Foundation, a Chicago non-profit organization that works to increase understanding between LGBT community and churches, the campaign is an activism of love, apologizing to the LGBT community for the way Christians have cause harmed.

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Arts & Culture

Photographer Documents Chicago’s Alleyways and Abandoned Buildings

Chicago Talks, May 6, 2014

Zac Lowing likes to say that he is commiserating with the beat-up and rusty. He…

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Just for Fun

Skateboards, Coffee and Jesus

Chicago Talks, November 30, 2013

By way of skateboards and spicy lattes, a group of entrepreneurial church members has brought…

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Community

The Importance and Pursuit of Education: The Story of Shahrukh Hasan

Chicago Talks, October 12, 2013

Shahrukh Hasan, IT coordinator for IQRA International Educational Foundation in Skokie, knows education is important…

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Politics is Local

American-Islamic Group Files Complaint Against Des Plaines

Chicago Talks, September 22, 2013

An American-Islamic group filed a complaint against the city of Des Plaines in federal court…

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Religion

African and African-American Men Come Together at Men’s Conference 2013

Chicago Talks, September 18, 2013

On a hot summer Saturday morning, men gathered from all around the city to attend…

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Community

Minister dedicates life to mentoring young black men

Chicago Talks, January 8, 2013

Reaching today’s youth is a challenge, especially considering all of the outside forces that are…

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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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