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NATO Causes Columbia College to Shift Schedule

Chicago Talks, November 21, 2011

The Columbia College student schedule has been shortened in order to make room for NATO…

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Politics is Local

View from Washington: Occupy and The Tea Party – Not Two Sides of the Same Coin [Opinion]

Chicago Talks, November 10, 2011

Every day, I hear some member of our crack mainstream press corps say that the Tea Party and the Occupy Movement are two sides of the same coin. This could be because they are suffering from collective brain damage, but, no, we’re not that lucky.

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Local Groups Push for Veterans’ Rights

Chicago Talks, October 20, 2011

  As local veterans groups work to help the growing number of jobless and homeless…

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Community

63rd Street Gets “One Stop Shopping” for Careers, Digital Literacy

Chicago Talks, October 16, 2011

The 63rd Street Corridor Center for Working Families at Kennedy-King College, is now officially open….

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Community

Be Your Own Lobbyist with POPVOX and Be Heard in Congress

Chicago Talks, July 2, 2011

“There oughta be a law,” but how does a regular citizen or small community group…

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Blagojevich Testifies; Talks About His “Disco Look”

Chicago Talks, May 27, 2011

Many thought they’d never see the day former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich would take the…

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Blagojevich Defense Takes the Stand

Chicago Talks, May 26, 2011

It appears former Gov. Rod Blagojevich could be taking the stand in his own defense…

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Taxes, Taxing, but You Can Get an Itemized Receipt

Chicago Talks, April 15, 2011

On or about April 15th, our thoughts turn not just to money, but to our…

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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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