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Community

Jones College Prep Principal Addresses Controversial Dress Code

Chicago Talks, December 17, 2014

The principal of Jones College Preparatory High School has finally addressed the controversial dress code…

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Community

Chicago Public Schools Review Disciplinary Policies

Chicago Talks, March 10, 2014

Students are expelled more often in Chicago’s privately run charter schools than in district schools,…

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Education & Schools

Some Students Struggle with Cost Issues

Chicago Talks, December 17, 2013

Nowadays, “Hey, you know I’m not coming back semester,” is heard on some college campuses….

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Community

Community Relieved that Mahalia Jackson School Staying Open

Chicago Talks, June 17, 2013

Danzel Lucas remembers exactly where he was when he got the news a few weeks…

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Community

Talman School Parents Look for Solutions to Overcrowding – CPS Mum on Matter

Chicago Talks, October 17, 2011

Parents at Talman Elementary in Gage Park look just over a mile away to a…

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Community

Sport and Physical activities may be compromised at Tilden’s High School

Chicago Talks, October 10, 2011

Sports and physical activities will be compromised at Tilden Career Academy High School if the school decides…

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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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