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Business

Opinion: Chicago’s Little Village Discount Mall vendors at risk of losing their jobs

Chicago Talks, April 12, 2023April 13, 2023

Chicago’s Little Village Discount Mall located on 3115 W 26th St. was bought by Novak’s…

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Entertainment

Opinion: ABBA is there when we need them the most

Chicago Talks, March 2, 2022March 3, 2022

We need more ABBA in our world  — we desperately need it. In such turbulent…

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Arts and Culture

‘Deadheads’ keep the hippie spirit alive

Chicago Talks, November 1, 2021December 21, 2021

Stories of hitchhiking from Kelowna, British Columbia, to Eugene, Oregon. Naked hippies shopping in a…

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Opinion

Opinion: Thanksgiving holiday travel—the pandemic’s next big spike

Chicago Talks, November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

Eight months into the pandemic, the upcoming holidays might seem like a reprieve from the…

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Gender & Race

Opinion: cancel culture shows society that certain behaviors can no longer be tolerated

Chicago Talks, October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

In a time that seems like forever ago, if someone of importance in our society…

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Health

Opinion: Mercy Hospital, keeping hope alive

Chicago Talks, October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

After 150 years of service, Mercy hospital officials said it will shut down between February…

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Education & Schools

Opinion: Outcomes-based education reveals a fault in the U.S. education system

Chicago Talks, October 10, 2020October 11, 2020

Thousands of students of Chicago-area high school students found themselves back in a physical school…

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2020 Election

Op-Ed: Does Joe Biden need the black vote?

Chicago Talks, May 28, 2020

Editor’s note: Since filming, Joe Biden has appeared on “The Breakfast Club” radio show.

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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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