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Number of Police in Lincoln Park Played Down by CAPs

Chicago Talks, January 7, 2013

Chicago Police officers working in the 19th District say higher efficiency will help them maintain…

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Reserve your veggie box for next summer

Chicago Talks, January 6, 2013

Growing Home is now accepting registrations for its 2013 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. This…

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Fashion in Chicago: Checking In With Julie Hillery

Chicago Talks, January 5, 2013

When Julie Hillery was in college, many of her instructors had no real-world experience in…

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Woodlawn community, city officials work on strategy for neighborhood

Chicago Talks, January 4, 2013

City officials, community leaders and impatient Woodlawn residents are brainstorming and sharing strategies to help…

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Hairstylist leaves corporate America to open dream salon

Chicago Talks, January 4, 2013

On a chilly Monday in December, Jacinta Appleton unlocks the door to a chic, elegant…

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Graffiti removal in Wicker Park tagged in more ways than one

Chicago Talks, December 30, 2012

The Wicker Park-Bucktown neighborhood is finding faster ways to alleviate masses of graffiti missed by…

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Changes to CPS tier system will make school choice more difficult for Logan Square students

Chicago Talks, December 27, 2012

Logan Square eighth graders will have a tougher time getting into selective schools next year…

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Uptown takes next step in participatory budgeting

Chicago Talks, December 26, 2012

  In 2007, Maria Hadden’s landlord abandoned the building she lived in in Rogers Park,…

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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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