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The changing shape of affordable housing in Logan Square

Chicago Talks, November 10, 2018November 10, 2018

On the north corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Rockwell Street in Logan Square ― just…

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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

Poverty, Unemployment and the Homeless in Chicago

Chicago Talks, December 23, 2015

Symantha Lancaster has big goals. “What I’m looking for is a career path,” she said….

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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

Advocates Push for Improved CHA Oversight

Chicago Talks, September 13, 2014

Although the Chicago City Council met for the first time Wednesday since July 30, most…

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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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Community

Chicago Housing Authority CEO Resigns for More Family Time

Chicago Talks, October 15, 2013

Following a number of closed meeting sessions dealing with “personnel-related matters,” Chicago Housing Authority officials…

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Community

City starts construction on second housing project for veterans

Chicago Talks, April 25, 2013

Gov. Pat Quinn joined local leaders and volunteers on Thursday in breaking ground on a…

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Opinion

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  • 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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