Grammy award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed for students at Swift Elementary Specialty School in Edgewater…
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Talk derby to me
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/81166241″] You can’t get into the Batcave. That’s the informal name the skaters give…
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Former Pilsen gang member works to improve community
In the 1960s and ’70s, he was a member of a notorious, Chicago gang, but…
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Gun control activist: Second Amendment doesn’t trump right to life
“There’s no such thing as a law abiding gun owner,” Elliot Fineman told a class…
Chicago Braces for Possible Federal Cuts
When Chicago resident Annaa Ryndak lost her job last month, she started to pay closer…
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Best of the Web: Sequester and You
Propublica has pulled together the best of graphic and interactive ways for you to see…
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Chicago’s top restaurant trade shows and conventions
In the restaurant industry, whether you’re selling cooking products, appliances or just opening a new…
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Five things worth Chicagotalking about today, March 1
1. After the deadliest January in a decade, Chicago had less murders this February than…