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Undocumented Immigrants Take Heart in Fight for Liver Transplant

Chicago Talks, February 26, 2014

Undocumented immigrant Lorenzo Arroyo, 37, had to quit his job at Chicago Meat Authority two…

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Having Interpreters In Hospitals During All Hours Could Become a Law

Chicago Talks, February 25, 2014

Trying to communicate with doctors and nurses at Saint Anthony Hospital last month, Catalina Arroyo…

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Community

Change Your Life, Change the World Ten Percent at a Time

Chicago Talks, February 19, 2014

Food Patriots is a film and public engagement campaign that inspires people to make a…

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Editor's Choice

Smoke Free Vehicles Could Become a Law In Illinois

Chicago Talks, February 10, 2014

Concerned about children being exposed to secondhand smoke, some state lawmakers want to ban smoking…

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Out of Work, Into Weed

Chicago Talks, February 6, 2014

Olga Nunez likes to talk about a day last summer when she had a paintbrush…

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Health

Small Business in a Big Market: Smoque Vapours

Chicago Talks, January 30, 2014

via YouTube A thick cloud of vapor pours out of his mouth after inhaling off…

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Community

The Fight for Health Care Continues: This Time on the South Side

Chicago Talks, November 20, 2013

If you are shot on Chicago’s South Side you are 21 percent more likely to…

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Community

Lawmakers Call for More Trauma Centers in City’s Most Violent Communities

Chicago Talks, November 20, 2013

Two Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday called for more trauma centers on Chicago’s South and West…

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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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