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Community

Researching Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products

Chicago Talks, August 8, 2013

A timely new study of chemical hazards in picnic products sold at top ten national…

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Community

Contamination in the Water and on the Beach Along the Lake Michigan Front

Chicago Talks, July 11, 2013

There could be fewer beach closures this summer along Lake Michigan due to a new…

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Arts & Culture

Pilsen Artist creates Art from Recyclable materials

Chicago Talks, June 17, 2013

Leticia Rodarte started her art career and became an entrepreneur at age eight. It started…

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Community

Struggle for safety: EPA commits to resolving Pilsen pollution

Chicago Talks, May 20, 2013

After being stonewalled by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway company, the EPA will be…

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Community

New group wants Chicagoans to ‘rethink trash’

Chicago Talks, May 16, 2013

The Mayor’s office and the Office of Streets and Sanitation Department, revealed a new garbage…

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Editor's Choice

Park and path on former elevated rail line in Logan Square close to breaking ground

Chicago Talks, May 10, 2013

Construction is set to begin on a nearly three mile long park and path that…

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Community

Englewood grows green, but faces challenges with urban agriculture

Chicago Talks, May 4, 2013

Mayor Rahm Emanuel paid a visit to Growing Home community garden in Englewood on May…

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Environment

Chicago Health Atlas valuable resource for you and your community

Chicago Talks, April 25, 2013

BLACKLINE REVIEW is a new video news site in Chicago. They specialize in reporting about…

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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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