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Protesters Come Together to Take Over Downtown Chicago for ‘Hands Off!’

Malik Gamble, April 16, 2025

Groups of people crowded out onto the platform of the Red Line’s Lake station. While…

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Chicagoland

A Different Kind of Sponsorship: Soul City Church Gives Children the Power to Choose

Anna Bitz, April 7, 2025April 6, 2025

The air buzzed with excitement on Sunday, March 2 as members of Soul City Church…

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Arts & Culture

Why Not Petites celebrates inclusive fashion with prohibition-themed party and runway

Gavin Lipinski, November 2, 2024November 6, 2024

When Britney Wittes graduated from Columbia College Chicago in 2019, she had already identified an…

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Business

Fiesta Feminina at La Palapa welcomes McKinley Park residents to celebrate the women of Chicago’s City Council

Frida Scheffler-Gonzalez, October 27, 2024October 25, 2024

Residents of the McKinley Park area held a fundraiser for the Latina women of Chicago’s…

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Business

Cocktails and and laughter at The Vintage Glassware Celebration

Matt Brady, October 26, 2024October 25, 2024

Intricately designed 70’s style wallpaper enveloping the wall. High and low-rise red couches scattered across…

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Chicagoland

Village of New Lenox Hosts Annual “Last Call Before Fall”

Emma Jolly, October 25, 2024October 25, 2024

The Village of New Lenox held its annual “Last Call Before Fall” event at the…

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Community

An eerie night in Arlington Heights

Altina Krasniqi, October 23, 2024October 21, 2024

Skeletons, cowgirls, witches — you name it; it was there. On Oct. 4, the Arlington…

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Chicagoland

End of the season at the Uptown Farmers Market

Eleanor Lusciatti, October 22, 2024October 21, 2024

The scent of fresh produce and baked goods wafted down Sunnyside Avenue and the street…

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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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