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Community

Murray Center’s closing leaves more than 250 developmentally disabled residents with tough choice

Chicago Talks, March 7, 2013

Just like any toddler, Karen Kelly’s son can throw a powerful temper tantrum. The only…

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Community

Smoking ban could hit all state-funded institutions in Illinois

Chicago Talks, March 6, 2013

Illinois student smokers may soon be forced to snuff out their cigarettes. Sen. Terry Link,…

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Yo-Yo Ma serenades Swift Elementary Specialty School community

Chicago Talks, March 6, 2013

Grammy award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed for students at Swift Elementary Specialty School in Edgewater…

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Talk derby to me

Chicago Talks, March 5, 2013

[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/81166241″] You can’t get into the Batcave. That’s the informal name the skaters give…

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Community

Former Pilsen gang member works to improve community

Chicago Talks, March 4, 2013

In the 1960s and ’70s, he was a member of a notorious, Chicago gang, but…

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Chicago Braces for Possible Federal Cuts

Chicago Talks, March 3, 2013

When Chicago resident Annaa Ryndak lost her job last month, she started to pay closer…

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Best of the Web: Sequester and You

Chicago Talks, March 2, 2013

Propublica has pulled together the best of graphic and interactive ways for you to see…

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Rogers Park To Heat It Up With Cook-off

Chicago Talks, February 28, 2013

The Glenwood Sunday Market will hold its fourth annual “Heat It Up!” chili cook-off 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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