Skip to content
ChicagoTalks ChicagoTalks

Journalism and creative work from Chicago's next generation of storytellers

  • About us
  • Opinion
  • Feature
  • Arts and Culture
  • Submit Your Story
  • Wanderer
ChicagoTalks
ChicagoTalks

Journalism and creative work from Chicago's next generation of storytellers

Category: News

Arts & Culture

“Got Bars” Music Writing & Fitness Program Looking for New Talent – Apply Today

Chicago Talks, July 17, 2013

Donda’s House and the ARK of St. Sabina are announcing a new program for youth…

Continue Reading
Arts & Culture

Details of Design: Chicago exhibit includes treasured traces of Northwest Indiana : Arts-and-theatre

Chicago Talks, July 16, 2013

Continuing now through Aug. 17 in the Chicago Rooms at the Chicago Cultural Center at…

Continue Reading
Editor's Choice

Dragon Boats, Food Trucks, and Fun

Chicago Talks, July 12, 2013

We’ve just concluded celebrating the Fourth of July, so, no holidays now until Labor Day….

Continue Reading
Community

Contamination in the Water and on the Beach Along the Lake Michigan Front

Chicago Talks, July 11, 2013

There could be fewer beach closures this summer along Lake Michigan due to a new…

Continue Reading
Politics is Local

Quinn freezes legislators’ pay over pension reform impasse

Chicago Talks, July 11, 2013

What are the reactions to Gov. Quinn’s pay freeze for lawmakers?

Continue Reading
Health

Know Your Status: Free HIV Testing at Planned Parenthood

Chicago Talks, July 5, 2013

Planned Parenthood of Illinois is offering free rapid HIV testing at its Austin, Englewood, and…

Continue Reading
Community

Opinion: Has Corporate America Rushed to Judgment About Paula Deen

Chicago Talks, July 4, 2013

What is Lisa T. Jackson’s real motivation for accusing Paula Deen of racial discrimination and…

Continue Reading
Community

Anna Jakubek: Domestic Workers Need Bill of Rights

Chicago Talks, July 2, 2013

In 1998, when Anna Jakubek came to the United States, she began working as a…

Continue Reading
  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • …
  • 351
  • Next

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
Read More

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
Read More

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 
Read More

Submit Your Story
  • Home
  • About us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Submit Your Story
Log in
©2026 ChicagoTalks | WordPress Theme by SuperbThemes