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Community

Drilling to Be Best When Faced With the Worst

Chicago Talks, November 20, 2012

We see flashing lights and hear sirens all day and all night. Police cars, fire…

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New Police Recruits Learn Role in Serving the Community

Chicago Talks, November 20, 2012

The latest Chicago Police data show 446 murders for 2012, up 21 percent from last…

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The Villa Celebrates Landmark Status, Community Involvement

Chicago Talks, November 20, 2012

Darcie Wadycki can walk by a home in her neighborhood and knows who lives there…

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Hunger: Austin Community Reaches Out With Food Pantry

Chicago Talks, November 19, 2012

Rosheena Mack holds her grandmother’s hand as the two wait for their number to be…

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Game of Food Trucks Takes Mobile Vendor Issue Online

Chicago Talks, November 18, 2012

Wow this one has more than 50.000 views in four days. Where do you weigh…

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Arts & Culture

Local Ballet Folkorico to Perform

Chicago Talks, November 17, 2012

Above a Chase bank in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on 47th and Wood…

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Friends of the Major Taylor Trail

Chicago Talks, November 17, 2012

Who was Major Taylor? Marshall “Major” Taylor was anAfrican American bicycle racer, civil rights pioneer,…

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Pilsen: Neighborhood Home to ‘Greenest Street in America’

Chicago Talks, November 11, 2012

The Chicago Department of Transportation unveiled the Cermak/Blue Island Sustainable Streetscape on Oct. 9, 2012,…

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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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