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Battle Over Peotone Airport Still Going

Chicago Talks, March 7, 2011

As Gov. Pat Quinn announced his plan to start construction on Chicago’s third airport in…

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Meet the Great Lakes SmackDown! Terrestrial Terror invaders

Chicago Talks, March 5, 2011

By Alice Rossignol and Rachael Gleason for  Great Lakes Echo In a contest modeled after…

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Community Renewal Society Fundraiser Goes Virtual

Chicago Talks, March 5, 2011

  From ImprovOlympics and ComedySportz to dinner and the movies or a quiet canoe trip…

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Enter Fourth Annual Shortcuts, Win cash prize, premiere

Chicago Talks, March 4, 2011

Last year, Columbia College film professor Wenhwa Ts’ao’s “Arithmetic Lesson” won. Her  15-minute dramatic film…

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Columbia College performs “The Wilson People”

Chicago Talks, March 3, 2011

On February 22 and 23, Columbia College students and faculty performed “The Wilson People,” a…

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In Illinois, Workers Still Compensated if Drinking or High While Injured

Chicago Talks, March 2, 2011

While Gov. Pat Quinn stressed in his budget address last month that workers compensation reform…

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“Ideal Humans” Appearing at the Vic

Chicago Talks, March 1, 2011

Is the winter getting on your nerves and you are thinking about your skateboard and…

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Interactive Map Let’s You Analyze TIF Projects

Chicago Talks, February 27, 2011

Click on the image to go to a live version of the map.

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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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