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Chicagoans react to Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday surge

Chicago Talks, March 9, 2020

Over the past week, the Democratic field has narrowed and the balance of delegates has…

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Community

Chicago residents brace for coronavirus

Chicago Talks, March 5, 2020

Liz Radly, a 66-year-old retired nurse from Lincoln Park, is taking extra precautions to keep…

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Environment

Tuesday night’s snowstorm was weaker than expected, just one of a mild Chicago winter

Chicago Talks, February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

When Addisen Hartley heard about the snowstorm headed toward the Chicago area this week, she…

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Entertainment

Adler Planetarium exhibit shines light on missing stars

Chicago Talks, February 20, 2020

Thousands of stars are present above Chicago, but most residents cannot see them when they…

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News

Rod Blagojevich returns to Chicago after Donald Trump commutes his prison sentence

Chicago Talks, February 19, 2020

Disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich called himself a “freed political prisoner” the morning after…

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Arts and Culture

VIDEO: Local dispensaries prepare for soon-to-be legal recreational marijuana sales

Chicago Talks, December 31, 2019January 1, 2020

Dispensary 33, 5001 N. Clark St. in the Uptown neighborhood, is headed for another first…

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Arts and Culture

‘Mean Girls’ in Chicago: How the second city is making ‘fetch’ happen

Chicago Talks, December 24, 2019December 24, 2019

Maggie Mitchell, director and playwright of “Mean Girlz Parody,” which ran in Chicago’s Second City…

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Arts and Culture

Sparring in the attic: Haymaker Gym hosts LGBTQIA+-friendly classes in church attic

Chicago Talks, December 22, 2019December 24, 2019

Vibrant laughter and exhausted breathing echoed in the attic of the Second Unitarian Church, 656…

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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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