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A New Approach to Sunday Mornings

Chicago Talks, March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

Dimmed lights, silence, and the gentleness in the atmosphere is nothing but a mood for…

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West Loop expansion set to welcome new Fulton Market Metra stop

Chicago Talks, February 10, 2022February 21, 2022

Young and lively people hop in and out of bars and cars all weekend long…

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Lessons from pandemic help neighborhood move forward

Chicago Talks, February 2, 2022March 16, 2022

As the two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, community leaders in Belmont-Cragin are focused…

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How Coffee and hip-hop are bringing free therapy to Chicago

Chicago Talks, February 1, 2022February 1, 2022

Coffee, Hip-Hop and Mental Health is using new methods to provide and allow a judgment-free…

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Chicagoans react to new Logan Square bike lanes

Chicago Talks, December 23, 2021December 23, 2021

Logan Square residents are divided on whether or not the bike lane on a busyintersection…

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Joliet’s Daybreak Angels’ mission to end hunger

Chicago Talks, December 18, 2021December 18, 2021

Eliza Olson, the manager of the Daybreak shelter kitchen in Joliet, has made it her…

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The Museum of Contemporary Photography’s take on gun violence

Chicago Talks, December 16, 2021January 26, 2022

In response to skyrocketing statistics of gun deaths and injuries, the “American Epidemic: Guns in…

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Syrian Community Network provides support for refugee children

Chicago Talks, December 13, 2021December 13, 2021

When Amanda James first visited the home of the 10-year-old girl she had been tutoring,…

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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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