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Arts & Culture Ballet Folkorico Prepares For Upcoming Performance

Local Ballet Folkorico to Perform

Chicago Talks, November 17, 2012

Above a Chase bank in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on 47th and Wood…

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Lack of Substitute Teachers in CPS a District-Wide Concern

Chicago Talks, November 13, 2012

The tension brought by the Chicago teachers’ strike may be gone, but parents at A.N….

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Stony Island Residents Say Police Has Failed to Prevent Crimes

Chicago Talks, November 11, 2012

Stony Island residents called on police to provide more patrols and work to prevent gang…

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Pilsen: Neighborhood Home to ‘Greenest Street in America’

Chicago Talks, November 11, 2012

The Chicago Department of Transportation unveiled the Cermak/Blue Island Sustainable Streetscape on Oct. 9, 2012,…

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Domestic Violence Cases Go Unreported, Despite Help Resources

Chicago Talks, November 10, 2012

Despite the availability of domestic violence resources, some people are deterred from using them. Job…

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South Loop CAPS Meeting Addresses Crime Concerns

Chicago Talks, November 10, 2012

Residents in the Loop agreed that the crime in the area has decreased, they said at…

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Roseland Residents Question TIF Program Developments

Chicago Talks, November 9, 2012October 11, 2019

The commercial strip along Michigan Avenue in Roseland, on Chicago’s far South Side, is supposedly…

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In Midst of Controversies, Congress Theater Tries to Survive

Chicago Talks, November 9, 2012

After battling the city for its unsafe conditions, the Congress Theater’s owner, Eddie Carranza, attempted…

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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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