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Community

Families say silence the norm after Chicago homicides

Chicago Talks, June 4, 2013

Victoria Alvarez, Veronica Lewis and Annette Cannon wonder if anyone will ever be charged with…

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Family seeks answers after 8th grader’s murder

Chicago Talks, June 4, 2013

Rocio Alvarado wonders if anyone will be charged with the shooting death of her 14-year-old…

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Argument over basketball game takes parents’ only child

Chicago Talks, June 4, 2013

Basketball posters cover the walls of Tony McCoy Jr.’s room. Trophies from the sports teams…

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Crime

Left in the dark

Chicago Talks, June 4, 2013February 26, 2024

More than eight months after the killing of an Uptown salon owner, friends and family…

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Community

Beverly residents want to see more police on the street

Chicago Talks, May 21, 2013

In light of a recent increase in neighborhood theft, Beverly residents are wondering where the…

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Community

Between Friends protects victims of domestic violence

Chicago Talks, May 17, 2013

Court Advocacy Coordinator Megan Rose spends three days a week at court. She faces criminals on a…

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Crime

CAPSure Gets You to the Meeting on Time

Chicago Talks, May 14, 2013

Open City has launched a new app called CAPSure that is designed to bring together public…

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Community

CAPS wrap: Kenwood residents learn ways to fight crime

Chicago Talks, April 10, 2013

Residents in the Kenwood area learned more details at a recent CAPS meeting about the…

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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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