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Organic Food: Fad or Healthy Eating?

Chicago Talks, December 12, 2010

Some would say organic food has become a fad. When it comes to shopping at…

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Several longtime residents to challenge Joe Moore in aldermanic race

Chicago Talks, December 9, 2010

Three longtime 49th Ward residents filed petitions to challenge Ald. Joe Moore in the upcoming aldermanic race.

According to the Chicago Board of Elections, Brian White, executive director for the Lakeside Community Development Corporation; Ben Myers, a local developer and longtime Rogers Park resident; and Blane Roberts, who worked on 2007 aldermanic challenger Don Gordon’s campaign, all filed by the Nov. 22 deadline.

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Hired Truck scandal whistleblower running for 48th Ward alderman

Chicago Talks, December 8, 2010

Patrick McDonough was once a city plumber. Then he blew the whistle when private trucking…

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iPhone Thiefts Increase in South Loop with Holidays

Chicago Talks, December 7, 2010

A CAPS meeting on Nov. 4 for Districts 111, 112, and 113 alerted local building…

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Mayoral Candidate Rahm Emanuel Calls for Ethics Reform

Chicago Talks, December 6, 2010

Mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel on Thursday presented a list of ethics reforms he will bring…

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Rapper Rhymefest runs for alderman

Chicago Talks, December 6, 2010

When 33-year-old Che “Rhymefest” Smith walks the streets of his Washington Park neighborhood, people recognize…

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Abortion protesters a familiar sight outside clinics

Chicago Talks, December 3, 2010

On a cold, damp autumn morning in Chicago, a small group of women stands in…

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Chicago’s Christmas Ship delivers for 1,200 Families

Chicago Talks, December 1, 2010

The arrival of the new state-of-the-art Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw at Navy Pier, 600 East…

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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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