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Learn Street-Smart Tips and Techniques at Uptown’s Public Safety Energizer

Chicago Talks, August 22, 2011

It never hurts to learn how to protect yourself when you are out in the…

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The Money is Gone for Burying Illinois’ Poor, AustinTalks Reports

Chicago Talks, August 17, 2011

By Sarah Ostman Illinois has no more money for the funerals and burials of poor…

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The Savvy Student and Electronic Devices

Chicago Talks, August 16, 2011

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) reminds students and their parents as they make their way…

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Some Thoughts on the “Under the Gun” Series — Chicago Justice Project

Chicago Talks, August 16, 2011

Listen to “Under the Gun” Tracy Siska, writing for Chicago Justice Project, commends Rob Wildeboer…

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Lollapalooza Too Crowded? Try Purple Rain

Chicago Talks, August 5, 2011

In Purple Rain (1984, 111 min., Director: Albert Magnoli), Prince is a troubled Minneapolis musician with a difficult home…

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The Center for Neighborhood Technology Wants Your Photos of Transit-Oriented Places in the Suburbs

Chicago Talks, August 2, 2011

Do you live in Oak Park, Elgin, Blue Island or another surrounding suburb of Chicago?…

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Best Buddies Honors Kenwood High School

Chicago Talks, July 30, 2011

Congratulations to the Best Buddies chapter at Kenwood Academy High School  on Chicago’s South Side….

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7th Annual Printers’ Ball: IT’S ALIVE!

Chicago Talks, July 27, 2011

The Printers’ Ball: IT’S ALIVE! is a raucous sprawling event, presented by the Poetry Foundation…

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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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