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Health

Skin Cancer survivors offer advice during month of awareness

Chicago Talks, May 24, 2021May 25, 2021

Patricia Bugiel, 73, of Chicago, had surgery three years ago to remove a melanoma, the…

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Feature

One year later: Lessons learned from living through a pandemic

Chicago Talks, May 12, 2021May 12, 2021

It was as if the world was put on hold in March 2020. Now, after…

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Chicagoland

Illinois’ first and largest technology-based indoor soccer center to open in Naperville

Chicago Talks, April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

Melanie Torres, a senior at Oak Lawn Community High School, believes soccer is more than…

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Chicagoland

Joliet community’s need for fresh food

Chicago Talks, April 15, 2021April 15, 2021

For the 13 years Daniela Jimenez has lived in Joliet, Illinois, she describes the search…

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Education & Schools

Howard University current students, alumni filled with ‘school pride’ as Kamala Harris makes history

Chicago Talks, March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

Students from historically Black colleges and universities, also known as HBCUs, take immense pride coming…

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Community

COVID-19 vaccine creates hope, but eligibility causes confusion

Chicago Talks, March 17, 2021March 17, 2021

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. One…

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Feature

Columbia College Chicago Professor Candi Meriwether inspires next generation of journalists

Chicago Talks, March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

Since beginning her career in journalism, Candi Meriwether has always been immersed in conversations surrounding…

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Community

Checking in with Chicago business-owners one year into the pandemic

Chicago Talks, March 11, 2021March 12, 2021

Thursday, March 11 marked one year since the World Health Organization officially deemed the coronavirus…

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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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