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Category: Education & Schools

Crime

Curb Auto: A Path to a New Future

Chicago Talks, December 30, 2014

Two blocks behind Chicago Midway International Airport on116 S. LaVergne St. is Curb Auto, a body…

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Education & Schools Outside the building of Ella Flagg Young Elementary School

Parent Participation A Success At Ella Flagg Young

Chicago Talks, December 17, 2014

Exploring ways for parents to get more involved in their children’s education was the main…

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Community

Jones College Prep Principal Addresses Controversial Dress Code

Chicago Talks, December 17, 2014

The principal of Jones College Preparatory High School has finally addressed the controversial dress code…

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Community

Maywood Youth Mentoring

Chicago Talks, December 15, 2014

Doris Smith said programs like Maywood Youth Mentoring helps her raise her three young grandchildren. “I get…

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Community

Jones College Prep’s Lunchrooms Understaffed

Chicago Talks, December 15, 2014

Like many Chicago Public Schools, the administration at Jones College Prep High School is struggling…

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Education & Schools

Join the Largest Hour of Code in Chicago at BLUE1647

Chicago Talks, December 10, 2014

It is Computer Science Education Week from 12/08-12/14/14 around the country. In Chicago,  BLUE1647 the entrepreneurship and technology…

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Education & Schools

Virtual World vs Reality: Cell Phone Addiction

Chicago Talks, November 30, 2014

Cell phones are ruining relationships among the current generation, especially teens. Mike King, 19, experiences…

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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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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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