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Daily January peace vigil aimed at Obama’s agenda

Chicago Talks, December 31, 2008

Dec. 31, 2008 – Peace groups from around the region will hold a daily vigil…

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Legal groups’ Cook County judicial recommendations has little sway on voters

Chicago Talks, December 30, 2008

Dec. 30, 2008 – When Judge Vanessa A. Hopkins was reelected as a circuit court…

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Obama win stirs mixed feelings in biracial community

Chicago Talks, December 29, 2008

Dec. 29, 2008 Story by Meha Ahmad When Angela Pham looks at President-Elect Barack Obama,…

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Chicagoans want better access to city council

Chicago Talks, December 26, 2008

Dec. 26, 2008 Story by Elisa Tavares Bell Chicagoan Bruce Jordan took a day off…

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Board to Study How Cook County Awards Contracts to Women and Minorities

Chicago Talks, December 24, 2008

Dec. 24, 2008 – Looking to save money and increase efficiency in the way minority…

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Groups on both sides of the same-sex marriage issue fight to change law in Illinois

Chicago Talks, December 23, 2008

Dec. 23, 2008 – Lauren Hasselson and Christy Fairbairn of Bloomingdale know they're up against…

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A makeover for Welles Park play lot

Chicago Talks, December 22, 2008

Story by Leo Moskal As Welles Park in the Lincoln Square neighborhood creeps towards its…

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With Inauguration Coming, Whither 2008 Campaign Gear?

Chicago Talks, December 20, 2008

Dec. 19, 2008 – Long after the polling machines have been put away and the…

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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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