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Restaurants feeling hard hit in current economy

Chicago Talks, January 15, 2009

Jan. 15, 2009 – Andrea Tahlier, manager of Kroll's South Loop, says the end-of-year holidays are usually…

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New Eastside CAPS meeting addresses biased-based policing, homeless problem

Chicago Talks, January 13, 2009

Jan. 12, 2008 – Racial profiling, hate crimes and vagrancy were among the issues raised…

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Illinois students to embark on inauguration trip

Chicago Talks, January 13, 2009

Jan. 13, 2008 – A group of Illinois students will embark on a once in…

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Michigan Avenue horse carriage companies challenged

Chicago Talks, January 9, 2009

Jan. 9, 2009 – In response to complaints by animal rights activists, one horse carriage company…

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Chicago attorney representing Guantanamo detainees discusses complexity of prison closure

Chicago Talks, January 8, 2009

Jan. 8, 2009 – Prisoners sit in an 8-by 6-foot cell, built from a wire…

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Chicago-based Project Harambee works to fight African AIDS epidemic

Chicago Talks, January 7, 2009

Jan. 7, 2009 Story by Jessica Rosenberg Kathleen Harrison was never that interested in Africa….

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Shelter to school conversion sign of the times in South Loop

Chicago Talks, January 6, 2009

Jan. 6, 2009 – With the demolition of the former Pacific Garden Mission building on South…

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Uptown food pantry seeing more in need during economic slump

Chicago Talks, January 5, 2009

Jan. 5, 2009 Story by Evan Minsker An economic downturn sprouts many worries. Topping the…

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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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