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NOEL SANTIAGO: ‘I’ve never heard the term Latinx’

Chicago Talks, February 17, 2023January 27, 2023

BORN AND RAISED in Chicago, Noel Santiago is a 32-year-old police officer at the Chicago…

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Architecture

Chicagoans Weigh in on City’s Controversial Monuments

Chicago Talks, June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

The summer of 2020 was filled with civil unrest including the repeated vandalization of Christopher …

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News

Rise in crime reports put South Loop businesses on alert

Chicago Talks, November 17, 2018November 17, 2018

Crime in the South Loop has been rising as more people and businesses are moving…

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Community

Uptown Residents Use Positive Loitering to Take Back Streets

Chicago Talks, November 20, 2015

Residents in the city’s North Side neighborhood of Uptown have launched a new campaign designed…

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Community

Homeless Problems and Wine Tasting Focus of CAPS Meeting

Chicago Talks, April 15, 2015

Residents from the Lakeview and Lincoln Park neighborhoods on Monday took the opportunity at a…

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Crime

Jury Sides With CPD

Chicago Talks, March 6, 2015

A federal jury on Wednesday awarded no damages to the family of a South Side…

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Community

Rev. Charles Brown: A Voice for Change in Austin

Chicago Talks, December 29, 2014

Chicago’s West Side neighborhood is often in the news for its high rate of crime….

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Arts & Culture

Horses of Honor in Chicago

Chicago Talks, December 17, 2014

The Horses of Honor public art exhibit in Chicago is dedicated to the memory of…

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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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