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Books

Open Books marks 10 years of helping Chicago’s underprivileged schools

Chicago Talks, July 1, 2016

Margot Horn picked up one of many books stacked haphazardly along a plastic table and…

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Pilsen Reads giveaway book program a ‘teacher’s dream’

Chicago Talks, May 31, 2016

Pilsen Reads, an online program created by Pilsen Community Books, is a teacher’s dream. With…

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Beyond the Game

Longtime sports publishing house ‘Triumphs’ in Chicago

Chicago Talks, May 11, 2016

On April 14, Kobe Bryant stepped onto the court and put up 60 points against…

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SWOP-Chicago Sex Worker Outreach Project

Chicago Talks, July 21, 2014

There will be a discussion & reading from a new book by ‘The Honest Courtesan’ Maggie…

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City Lit Curates Well-read Relationships with Readers

Chicago Talks, July 17, 2014

City Lit Sidebar – Independent Bookstore Day As she made her way from shelf to shelf…

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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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