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Raising Chickens in the City

Chicago Talks, July 21, 2015

Many children in large cities don’t have a chance to engage in more rural-like experiences,…

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Banners Bring Life to Dunning

Chicago Talks, July 17, 2015

For the past year and a half, residents of the Dunning neighborhood on the Northwest…

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Iraqi Badminton Champion Shares Passion with West Ridge Elementary School.

Chicago Talks, June 30, 2015

In 2000, 15-year-old Mohammed Chyad was a member of Iraq’s National Badminton Team and translator….

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A Pretty Smart Girl: Corporate Lawyer Quits Job to Write Romantic Fiction

Chicago Talks, June 29, 2015

Leigh Kraushaar had flipped her lid. On a hot July afternoon, in what she calls…

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New Pride Parade Rules to be Tested as Community Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling

Chicago Talks, June 26, 2015

Against the backdrop of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision Friday that the Constitution guarantees…

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Media and Law Enforcement Gather for Panel on Fraud

Chicago Talks, June 26, 2015

After undergoing surgery a few years ago, Jennifer Leach received a call claiming she overpaid…

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Independent Bookstore is Alive and Well in Logan Square

Chicago Talks, June 22, 2015

Teresa Kirschbraun, owner of City Lit Books in Logan Square, knows her customers. She is…

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Robert Blagojevich: “I don’t blame Rod for what happened.”

Chicago Talks, June 12, 2015

Robert Blagojevich, brother of convicted former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, told Carol Marin on Wednesday…

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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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