On her way home from work, Maricela Garcia passes vibrant, historical murals, lively food trucks…
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Boye: Chicago’s queer indie-rock beauties
In search to rebrand their image and sound, singer and guitarist Wren Theriault created the…
Gender & Race
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The fight for reproductive rights isn’t over in Chicago
Years before Megan Jeyifo became a “super dope mom,” she was a scared, pregnant 16-year-old…
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Chicago’s German community continues to ‘come to terms with the past’
In 2006 Danica Polanski came to the United States from Berlin, Germany, after graduating high…
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Hellenic schools teach Greek traditions to the next generation
First-generation Greek American Stelios Valanis remembers going to a Greek school attached to a Greek…
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GALLERY: Hot Chocolate Run returns to a cold Chicago
[URIS id=63953] “America’s Sweetest Race,” the AllState Hot Chocolate 15k/5k, returned to the streets of…
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Free HIV testing comes ‘Out of the Closet’ in Lakeview
Out of the Closet looks like any other thrift store from the outside. The shop…
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GALLERY: Pilsen celebrates Día de los Muertos
[URIS id=63924] The people of Pilsen celebrated the 40th Annual Muertos De La Risa, a celebration…