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Twitter / @drbarb/tweets-from-the-streets

Chicago Talks, March 6, 2011

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Exhibit charts story of Underground Railroad in Will County – Herald News

Chicago Talks, March 6, 2011

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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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Challenges Remain in Getting TIF Information in Chicago

Chicago Talks, February 26, 2011

It takes time and patience to get information about the hundreds of millions of dollars…

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TIF Subsidies Given to Chicago Companies, Nonprofits Bypass City Neighborhoods in Need of Jobs

Chicago Talks, February 26, 2011

United Airlines and Quaker Oats. The fitness club at Union Station and the parent company…

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Despite Throat Cancer, Fioretti Will Serve The 2nd Ward Again

Chicago Talks, February 25, 2011

Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd Ward) won a second term with 55 percent of the vote…

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Rey Colon wins 35th Ward. Again.

Chicago Talks, February 24, 2011

Preliminary numbers show that voters in Chicago’s 35th Ward chose to hang on to their…

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UPDATED 20th Ward Candidates Weigh In Before Election

Chicago Talks, February 22, 2011

The runoff race for alderman of the 20th Ward is underway, as its two candidates,…

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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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