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CAPS wrap: Kenwood residents learn ways to fight crime

Chicago Talks, April 10, 2013

Residents in the Kenwood area learned more details at a recent CAPS meeting about the…

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Five things worth Chicago talking about today, Feb. 19

Chicago Talks, February 19, 2013

1. Three separate shootings yesterday, February 19, left a 24-year-old man dead in Washington Heights…

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Chicago Housing Authority 2013 Plan Calls For More Demolition

Chicago Talks, October 14, 2012

At a Chicago Housing Authority committee meeting Wednesday, Commissioner Myra King announced she will vote…

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Lack of Funding, Concern Halts Restoration of Historic Edgar Miller Sculptures

Chicago Talks, January 26, 2012

In the middle of an open field—the former site of the Jane Addams Homes housing…

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CHA, Mt. Sinai Explore Swap Agreement

Chicago Talks, November 15, 2011

A symbiotic relationship between the Chicago Housing Authority and Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center could mean more jobs and housing for CHA residents, as well as a new hospital building for Mt. Sinai.

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Students Feel Safe Despite Everyblock’s Crime Stats

Chicago Talks, May 19, 2011

Jenni Snyder, 21, lives in one of Chicago’s new mixed-income housing developments called Roosevelt Square….

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A Big American Business in Little Italy

Chicago Talks, May 3, 2011

Ed Claussen has seen the ups and downs of Little Italy on the city’s near…

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CHA Rehab Goes Green for Senior Community

Chicago Talks, October 3, 2010

The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) has announced a rehab project involving a historic Edgewater building that…

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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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  • 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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