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City Officials Discuss “Plan B” for Site of Planned Olympic Village

Chicago Talks, October 9, 2009

As they pick up the pieces of their dashed Olympic dreams, city officials this week…

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Pilsen Artists Promote Community Sharing and Interaction

Chicago Talks, October 9, 2009

City officials and developers have been promoting Pilsen as Chicago’s hot new arts neighborhood. But…

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Northwest Side Students Affected By Lack of Busing

Chicago Talks, October 8, 2009

Five weeks into the school year there is still no sign of a yellow school…

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Pasteur Elementary Parents Outraged at Overcrowding

Chicago Talks, October 7, 2009

Dozens of parents from Pasteur Elementary School in West Lawn voiced their outrage about school…

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Parking and Puking: City Council Postpones Vote On Taxi Issues

Chicago Talks, October 6, 2009

An ordinance to allow taxi drivers to park overnight on side streets in a congested…

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Program Teaches Science and Alternative Energy, Offers Job Training For Chicago Youth

Chicago Talks, October 5, 2009

By John O’Neill, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Most of the year, Michael Harris Jr….

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Anti-Abortion Protesters in Chicago Could Face Tougher Laws

Chicago Talks, October 2, 2009

Anti-abortion protesters could soon be subject to new rules that would require them to keep…

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Englewood Pastors Excluded From CPS Anti-Violence Plan, Millions Go to Out-of-State Group

Chicago Talks, September 29, 2009

In an effort to push a $30 million anti-violence plan, the Chicago Board of Education…

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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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