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Category: Environment

Community

General Assembly May Charge Fee to Dispose of Computers, Gadgets

Chicago Talks, February 17, 2015

Under a new bill pending in the Illinois House of Representatives, owners of computers, cellphones…

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Community

Chicago Blizzard Impacts Drivers

Chicago Talks, February 4, 2015

LAKEVIEW — Sarah Skonieczny ruefully watched as a tow-truck driver attempted to pull her car…

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Community

Vacant Buildings in 17th Ward are Impacting Residents’ Quality of Life

Chicago Talks, December 17, 2014

Doors boarded up with plywood, stamped with graffiti and gang signs. Porches clinging to the…

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Community

Chicago’s Forgotten Entity is Not Giving Up

Chicago Talks, December 11, 2014

Three of the seven candidates for 10th ward alderman are demanding immediate environmental justice on…

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Community

Housing An Option For Repurposing Closed CPS Schools?

Chicago Talks, November 6, 2014

http://gty.im/168243754 Some Chicago Public Schools, which fell victim to school closures, are being recommended for re-purposing for…

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Community

Austin Community Garden Will Provide Community With Easier Access To Fresh Produce

Chicago Talks, November 4, 2014

The lot across from Velda Brunner’s home on the 300 block of North Lotus Avenue…

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Saving the Lakes, one beach at a time

Chicago Talks, July 22, 2014

Kai Konyha hopped off a yellow school bus at the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve in Highland…

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Crime

Whooping Crane Shooting Investigations Centered on Indiana County

Chicago Talks, July 7, 2014

By the 1940s, whooping cranes were almost extinct. In 2008, there 525 birds in existence,…

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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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