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Events

5 ways to celebrate Women’s History Month

Chicago Talks, March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

Today marks International Women’s Day, and every year, March represents Women’s History Month. The theme…

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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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Gaming

Dungeons and Dragons players think outside the box due to COVID-19

Chicago Talks, February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

As wind rolled through Grant Park last fall, several college students could be seen gathering…

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Health

Health care workers fight mental health battle alongside COVID-19

Chicago Talks, January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

Pinky Marasigan, a physical therapist at Amita Health Presence Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, takes…

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Education & Schools

Michigan high school students adapt to virtual band class

Chicago Talks, January 19, 2021September 11, 2023

Four times a week, Jackson High School band students log on to a Zoom call…

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Arts and Culture

Christkindlmarket goes virtual, keeping holiday spirit alive

Chicago Talks, December 24, 2020December 24, 2020

When Zack Alper found out that the Christkindlmarket had canceled it’s in-person experience and moved…

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Chicagoland

Suburban construction business prepares for a long winter as it struggles through pandemic

Chicago Talks, December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

Christmas lights decorate the downtown village of Huntley’s trees and streetlights. While the holidays are…

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Arts & Culture

Sister co-founders put the ‘ISH’ in WOMANISH exhibit

Chicago Talks, December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

Stepping onto the boldly printed tile floor, looking up to nothing but the iridescence of…

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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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