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Category: Editor’s Choice

Beyond the Game

Edwin Carl: A childhood baseball dream continues despite health adversity

Chicago Talks, May 26, 2016

Legendary Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda once said, “There are three types of baseball…

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Arts & Culture

DocYourWorld 2016 kicks off May 3, 4

Chicago Talks, April 29, 2016

Immigration, gender and race are all themes of work to be shown at Columbia College…

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Editor's Choice

Charter schools remain unaffected by CTU strikes

Chicago Talks, April 21, 2016

Huddling together for warmth in the 40-degree weather while also trying to stand under the…

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Editor's Choice

Durbin tackles national lead crisis

Chicago Talks, April 15, 2016

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Monday called on federal and local government leaders to take greater…

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Editor's Choice

Surviving the criminal court beat with Chicago Sun-Times reporter Rummana Hussain

Chicago Talks, April 6, 2016

The room is small, dusty and full of paperwork. The chairs are plain and look…

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Crime

Chicago’s Latino community divided over Alvarez’s defeat

Chicago Talks, March 16, 2016

Alex Rendón could not bring himself to support Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, even though she…

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2016 Road to the White House

Trump UIC rally shut down by protesters

Chicago Talks, March 13, 2016

PHOTO/Michael Vadon, 2015 By NADER ALGHOUL Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had to cancel his…

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Community

Domestic Violence in the Arab-American Community

Chicago Talks, March 9, 2016

Domestic violence is a problem that affects all communities. In the Arab American community, however,…

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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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