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Category: Politics is Local

Politics is Local

Cook County Board of Review in Need of Review

Chicago Talks, August 2, 2014

The commissioners on the Cook County Board of Review have a name for the tax…

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Editor's Choice

Ordinary Illinois Taxpayers Overtaxed by Deals Between Lawyers and Politicos

Chicago Talks, August 1, 2014

Politicians don’t seek out Ian Cull to lower his property tax bill. The 40-year-old Chicago…

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Politics is Local

Who is Joe Berrios?

Chicago Talks, August 1, 2014

Just who is Joe Berrios? He’s the head of the Cook County Democratic Party. He’s…

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Politics is Local

Meet Alderman Natashia Holmes at “Office Hours on Your Block” Series

Chicago Talks, June 27, 2014

 Ald. Natashia L. Holmes (7th)  will kick-off a series of office hours on various blocks within…

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Politics is Local

Opinion: Race for Mayor, Sizing up the Challengers from A to P

Chicago Talks, May 26, 2014

Chatter in Chicago urban communities is about replacing Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the coming 2015…

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Housing

Have Gun, Not in Condo

Chicago Talks, May 8, 2014

Some condo owners in Chicago’s Lakeview community are concerned that the interpretation of the new…

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Politics is Local

A mayoral challenger from Austin throws hat in ring

Chicago Talks, May 4, 2014

Head of Austin Chamber running for mayor Head of Austin Chamber running for mayor  …

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Community

Chicago’s Ukrainian Community is Uneasy

Chicago Talks, April 17, 2014

“When I die, bury me—in my beloved Ukraine,” wrote the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in…

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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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