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Education & Schools

VIDEO: CTU vice president speaks to strikers following Lightfoot’s budget address

Chicago Talks, October 27, 2019October 27, 2019

On the fifth day of the Chicago Teachers Union strike, hundreds of strikers blocked traffic…

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Arts and Culture

Searching for affordable, fresh produce at Glenwood Sunday Market

Chicago Talks, October 26, 2019May 28, 2020

A farmer’s market in Rogers Park is looking to sell freshly combed honey and rows…

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Community

As CPS strike reaches fifth day, Lightfoot makes first budget address

Chicago Talks, October 23, 2019November 1, 2019

In her first budget address Wednesday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Chicago will be “looking to…

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Education & Schools

Chicago Teachers Union: Negotiations over strike take ‘a turn for the worse’ 

Chicago Talks, October 22, 2019

Pamela Touras-Andrikopoulos didn’t want to be on the picket line on Tuesday morning at McPherson…

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Community

Freshman Alderman Maria Hadden says school funding, affordable housing are priorities for Rogers Park

Chicago Talks, October 22, 2019November 1, 2019

In the second-floor hall crowded with Chicago residents impatiently waiting to enter the chambers for…

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Community

City prepares for first school strike in seven years

Chicago Talks, October 16, 2019

Constantina Davis wants her daughter to go to high school on Thursday. The 35-year-old mom…

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News

2019 Chicago Marathon runs beyond the race with charity

Chicago Talks, October 15, 2019October 18, 2019

Spectators clanged cowbells and waved inspirational signs along the streets of Chicago to cheer on…

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Books

‘Happily Everly After’: The story of a little girl living with a heart defect

Chicago Talks, October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

It is not often that a 2-year-old gets to write a book about their life…

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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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