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Poverty, Unemployment and the Homeless in Chicago

Chicago Talks, December 23, 2015

Symantha Lancaster has big goals. “What I’m looking for is a career path,” she said….

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Community

Pilgrim Baptist Church will not be Rebuilt

Chicago Talks, December 3, 2015

On a recent autumn morning, Deacon Alfonzo Carrington of the Pilgrim Baptist Church and his…

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Community

Life after Military Combat Hard for Returning Vets

Chicago Talks, November 11, 2015

The U.S. Army trains its soldiers on how to go to war, but not necessarily…

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Cooking & Food

Deville Owner Has Passion For Pizza, People

Chicago Talks, November 3, 2015

John Durning is making pizza his way. The New York native and owner of Pizzeria…

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Community

Coming to Chicago

Chicago Talks, August 2, 2015

“Life-changing” is how I describe my experience in Chicago, where I spent a month as…

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Editor's Choice

HIV: “Not the Death Sentence”

Chicago Talks, April 27, 2015

March 13, 2014 was the worst day of Angel Joseph Miranda’s life. It was the…

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Arts & Culture

Unicoi Studio Turns Art Class into a Carnival

Chicago Talks, February 21, 2015

A painting of a tree stretches up the lime-green wall of Unicoi Art Studio; its…

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Arts & Culture

Vactioner’s Kenny Vasoli brings summer sunshine to the Chicago winter

Chicago Talks, November 20, 2014

For self-dubbed “nu-hula” artist Kenny Vasoli of the band Vacationer, the positive, “good vibes” sound…

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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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