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Austin Community Garden Will Provide Community With Easier Access To Fresh Produce

Chicago Talks, November 4, 2014

The lot across from Velda Brunner’s home on the 300 block of North Lotus Avenue…

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Preckwinkle – Juvenile Justice

Chicago Talks, October 29, 2014

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle blamed racism for the disproportionate number of African-American juveniles…

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Emanuel’s 2015 Budget Address Doesn’t Talk Numbers

Chicago Talks, October 16, 2014

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s budget address for 2015 played it safe, highlighting his influence in the…

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Equality to Run? Not in Illinois

Chicago Talks, October 7, 2014

As a blue state, third-party candidates in Illinois feel they have never had a fair…

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Fire, Water, Danger, Spectacle at The Great Fire Festival

Chicago Talks, October 1, 2014

RedMoon Theatre has been providing Chicago residents with free events and entertainment for the past…

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Nuns On the Bus Get Out the Vote

Chicago Talks, September 29, 2014

The Nuns on the Bus campaign made the University of Illinois Chicago campus the third…

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Women at the Top

Chicago Talks, September 23, 2014

Several female leaders in journalism joined a lively panel discussion Wednesday morning to highlight the…

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Special – Wabash Avenue Crawl Live News – Starts at 4 p.m.

Chicago Talks, September 19, 2014

Today is the Wabash Avenue Crawl.  From 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wabash Avenue and Michigan…

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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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