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Community

South Loop mixed-income apartments plan met with various concerns

Chicago Talks, January 4, 2017

The long-awaited plan to revitalize the vacant Harold L. Ickes Homes received mixed reviews last…

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Community

Legislators push to extend housing benefits

Chicago Talks, March 24, 2016

Georgetta Deloney is no stranger to speaking before politicians and legislative bodies, but this particular…

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Mayoral Election 2015

Chicago Citywide Election

Chicago Talks, February 26, 2015

Jackson Pallas, a Chicago Public Schools employee, called for change in the city’s schools at…

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Community

Luxury Housing Costs Complicate Current South Loop Apartment Hunting

Chicago Talks, January 8, 2015

Even on an overcast Chicago afternoon, the AMLI Lofts’ modern exterior shines. A geometric pairing of…

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Politics is Local

Logan Square Community Groups Use Biblical Procession to Protest Chicago Housing Authority

Chicago Talks, December 22, 2014

Residents and community leaders marched through the Julie C. Lathrop Homes on Chicago’s Northwest Side…

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Community

Landmark Rosenwald Courts Once a Cultural Mecca, to be Reborn

Chicago Talks, May 8, 2014

Rosenwald Courts is coming back to life. After being vacant and neglected for nearly 15…

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Editor's Choice

Zoning committee approves Wolf Point complex

Chicago Talks, February 20, 2013

A city council committee met last week and voted to approve a three-tower complex at…

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Community

Woodlawn community, city officials work on strategy for neighborhood

Chicago Talks, January 4, 2013

City officials, community leaders and impatient Woodlawn residents are brainstorming and sharing strategies to help…

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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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