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Chicago community development group says Obama mortgage plan on target

Chicago Talks, February 26, 2009

Feb. 26, 2009 – Credit experts active in LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Foreclosure Response…

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Increased Pell Grant Funding Proposed in Stimulus Package to Offset Higher Education Costs

Chicago Talks, February 19, 2009

Feb. 11, 2009 – College students from low-income households stand to benefit most from the…

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Foreclosures hit hard; neighborhoods respond

Chicago Talks, February 17, 2009

Story by Sarahmaria Gomez and Alex Fledderjohn of TuMultimedia Feb. 20, 2009 – A video…

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Chicago native Kairol Rosenthal addresses living with cancer as young adult in new book set to release Feb. 17

Chicago Talks, February 5, 2009

Feb. 5, 2009 Story by Kelley Hecker Chicagoan Kairol Rosenthal’s passion for choreography took her…

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Saturday in school no drag for Reavis Elementary students

Chicago Talks, February 3, 2009

Story by Richard Muhammad of LISC/Chicago Feb. 3, 2009 – Saturday and school could be…

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Homelessness on the rise in Illinois

Chicago Talks, February 2, 2009

Feb. 2, 2009 – Homeless shelters around the state are facing increased demand, according to…

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Parents and activists continue to protest Mayor Daley’s CPS CEO appointment

Chicago Talks, January 28, 2009

Jan. 29, 2009 – Newly-appointed Chicago Public Schools’ CEO Ron Huberman faced a litany of…

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Chicago Bucket Boys

Chicago Talks, January 28, 2009

Jan. 28, 2009 Chicago Bucket Boys from Nick Orichuia on Vimeo. Categories: Art & Entertainment…

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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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