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Category: Editor’s Choice

‘Never Been to Paris’ Comes to Chicago Friday

Chicago Talks, August 16, 2010

A news report from Monte LaMonte, Center Square Journal Sean Flannery’s Never Been To Paris is…

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West Side Residents ‘Hopeful’ That Help is on the Way after Recent Storms

Chicago Talks, August 13, 2010

A news report from Sarah Ostman, AustinTalks.org Elias Valencia didn’t know it when the rain…

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Union Pacific: Ravenswood Station Move Not A Done Deal

Chicago Talks, August 12, 2010

The Union Pacific Railroad may not accept an agreement between Ravenswood neighbors, 47th Ward Alderman Eugene Schulter (D-North Center) and Metra, to rebuild the Ravenswood Metra station at its current location, south of Lawrence Avenue, an interview with a UP spokesman indicates.

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Ravenswood Bank Taken Over by FDIC

Chicago Talks, August 11, 2010

A news report from Mike Fourcher, Center Square Journal Last night Ravenswood Bank, 2300 W….

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Crawford, Fisk Plants Allowed to Violate Clean Air Act — Chicago, Citizens Suffering

Chicago Talks, August 10, 2010

According to the Illinois Board of Elections website, Aldermen Solis and Munoz–Aldermen of Chicago’s two coal-firing neighborhoods in Pilsen and Little Village–have taken a total of approximately $75,000 in contributions from Midwest Generation over the last 9 years—since 2001 Midwest has contributed nearly 1.34 million to various Chicago political campaigns.

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Community

Restoring, Building Communities One Park at a Time

Chicago Talks, August 9, 2010

The construction of a new playground in Grand Crossing Park on Chicago’s South Side is…

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New National Public Housing Museum to Open in Chicago in the Fall of 2012

Chicago Talks, August 6, 2010

Public housing, a term coined in the 1930’s, is home to millions of faceless people…

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Editor's Choice

Jail Time for Former Aides to Ald. Berny Stone

Chicago Talks, August 5, 2010

A news report from Lorraine Swanson, Lake Effect News Two former political workers for Ald. Berny…

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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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