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Gay Marriage Bill Celebrated in Chicago

Chicago Talks, November 6, 2013

Racheal Hansen, a bartender in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, shared the news on her Facebook page…

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Cowbird Stories

With Age, Comes Great Responsibility: The Story of a Family Restaurant

Chicago Talks, November 6, 2013

Elizabeth Hardnick, 16, has been working in her mom’s restaurant for as long as she…

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Community

Drama Ministry Recreates “Tower of Babel”

Chicago Talks, November 5, 2013

In the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, generations of people with one common…

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Community

Retail Discrimination and Shopping While Black

Chicago Talks, November 4, 2013

Cafe Society and The Public Square put on some programs that challenge our assumptions and address…

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Health

Loyola Farmers Market

Chicago Talks, November 1, 2013

Gina Lettiere, a sustainability specialist at Loyola University, advised students who wanted to look at…

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Editor's Choice

Columbia Chronicle and Staff Pacemaker Winners

Chicago Talks, November 1, 2013

We are pleased to announce and congratulate the staff of the Columbia Chronicle for being…

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Community

New Policy Expected to Send More Children to Summer School by 2015

Chicago Talks, October 31, 2013

More children are expected to attend summer school as a result of a controversial policy…

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Local Business

A Slice of Neighborhood in a Big City

Chicago Talks, October 30, 2013

In 1982, Tom Mannos never imagined the desolate Loop location that surrounded his restaurant, Exchequer…

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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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