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Casa Catalina food pantry serves as safe haven for Back of The Yards residents

Chicago Talks, May 7, 2014

Casa Catalina, a Catholic Charities food pantry, has been providing free food and service to…

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Beyond the Game

St. Rita’s Shepski Bound for Notre Dame

Chicago Talks, May 7, 2014

Jake Shepski is a senior at St. Rita High School playing varsity baseball and will…

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Beyond the Game

The Man Behind The Bench

Chicago Talks, May 6, 2014

As he sat there on a red leather couch in the middle of the coach’s…

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Why Do We Stay When They Lose?

Chicago Talks, May 6, 2014

I don’t know anyone who wakes up on game day and says to themselves, “I’m…

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Manaea Not Set Back By Injury

Chicago Talks, May 6, 2014

Although to most he’s unheard of, Sean Manaea is announced to pitch in the Kansas…

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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Thomas from the Football Field to the Courtroom

Chicago Talks, May 6, 2014

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Thomas was the athlete who took the path less…

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Arts & Culture

Photographer Documents Chicago’s Alleyways and Abandoned Buildings

Chicago Talks, May 6, 2014

Zac Lowing likes to say that he is commiserating with the beat-up and rusty. He…

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Steve Liss: The Man with a Camera

Chicago Talks, May 5, 2014

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/148062703″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]   Steve Liss may almost be 60-years old,…

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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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