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Project Outreach Links High School and College Students

Chicago Talks, January 19, 2012

Benito Juarez High School, a South Side public high school, launched a new program in…

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Mind the Information Gap: Health Insurance Changes in the Offing

Chicago Talks, January 16, 2012

Image via Wikipedia For the first time, the government will require that every citizen purchase…

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Mind the Information Gap: Few Chicagoans Understanding Health Care Reform

Chicago Talks, January 12, 2012

Several weeks ago, Derek Malone sat outside Cook County’s Fantus Clinicin the brilliant fall sunshine,…

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Bike Event Meet Up Will Warm Riders in Daley Plaza

Chicago Talks, January 11, 2012

Active Transportation knows there are intrepid souls who get on their bikes and ride to…

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Exposing Urban Kids to the Arts

Chicago Talks, January 9, 2012

When Blair Holt, a 16-year-old South Side teen, was fatally wounded after shielding a classmate…

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Englewood Mom Works to Clean Up the Streets

Chicago Talks, January 7, 2012

Melissa Williams, 43, knows firsthand how mean the streets of Englewood can be. Already a…

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New Home for a “Non” Refugee

Chicago Talks, January 6, 2012

She wears a bright green tunic and black leggings with a zebra print. Her lightly…

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Chicago Ukrainian Overcomes the Odds

Chicago Talks, December 28, 2011

Inna Zaborenko knew she had to get her family out of Ukraine. The married mother…

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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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