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Business

Lincoln Square businesses evolve after the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Sam Mosquera, December 19, 2024December 19, 2024

One minute it’s there, the next it’s not. In Lincoln Square, the number of new…

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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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A Conversation With

A conversation with: The Wasteshed founder Eleanor Ray 

Chicago Talks, April 27, 2023April 26, 2023

While some artists aim to create things that have never been done before, Eleanor Ray…

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Business

Streaming services dominate movie theater industry, local Chicago theaters respond

Chicago Talks, February 9, 2023February 4, 2023

As streaming services dominate headlines, local Chicago theaters are doing what they can to attract…

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Business

Logan Square’s first selfie studio

Chicago Talks, December 3, 2022December 3, 2022

From an angel wing swing with a cloud backdrop to a mystical flower garden, the…

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Arts and Culture

Food price inflation: Chicago consumers and restaurants respond

Chicago Talks, March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

Have you noticed how much it costs to put food on the table these days?…

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Community

Checking in with Chicago business-owners one year into the pandemic

Chicago Talks, March 11, 2021March 12, 2021

Thursday, March 11 marked one year since the World Health Organization officially deemed the coronavirus…

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Environment

Agricultural trailblazer: Growing Home is a model for cultivating crops, community and business

Chicago Talks, February 26, 2021February 26, 2021

LaQuandra Fair said when she first learned about Growing Home, she was “not into the…

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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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