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Three Set To Challenge Heir For 33rd Ward Alderman

Chicago Talks, November 29, 2014

Three candidates have met Monday’s deadline to file petitions challenging 33rd Ward Ald. Deb Mell,…

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Community

Unequal Chicago: Local Politics Weigh in

Chicago Talks, November 29, 2014

The University of Illinois at Chicago hosted some of Chicago’s longtime political veterans and social…

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Entertainment

Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award Night: Media’s party!

Chicago Talks, November 26, 2014

The 56th Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards night was held at Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago….

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Community

Daley Heir Faces Competition in 11th Ward

Chicago Talks, November 26, 2014

The filing period for petitions to run for a Chicago alderman office ended Monday with…

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Green bean casserole: Is it on your table this Thanksgiving?

Chicago Talks, November 26, 2014

Carrie Wolff hates everything about green bean casserole, the classic Thanksgiving dish. She said that…

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Editor's Choice

Protesters flood City Hall over Ferguson decision

Chicago Talks, November 25, 2014

The morning after mass protests in Ferguson and across the country, protestors flooded the fifth…

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Community

Chicago: “The Rattiest City In The US”

Chicago Talks, November 23, 2014

Chicago was recently named the “rattiest city in the US,” by Orkin, a pest control…

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Arts & Culture

Vactioner’s Kenny Vasoli brings summer sunshine to the Chicago winter

Chicago Talks, November 20, 2014

For self-dubbed “nu-hula” artist Kenny Vasoli of the band Vacationer, the positive, “good vibes” sound…

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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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