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Importance of shopping local during pandemic

Chicago Talks, November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

If you had asked Michael Salvatore, the owner of Heritage Bikes and Coffee, what he…

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Entertainment

Music Box Theatre not scared by pandemic

Chicago Talks, November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

Chicagoland horror fans may have missed some of the fun frights that come with the…

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2020 Election

Chicagoans join the nation in bracing for election outcome

Chicago Talks, November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

At 7 p.m. Tuesday the polling places in Chicago will close, but that doesn’t mean…

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Feature

Pandemic takes an emotional toll

Chicago Talks, November 2, 2020November 2, 2020

During the Oct. 23 coronavirus news briefing, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of Illinois Department of…

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Feature

Humans in their households amid pandemic

Chicago Talks, October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

Chicago has entered a second wave of the coronavirus, officials say, with rising cases and…

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A Conversation With

A conversation with: Share Our Spare Executive Director Anne Assenmacher

Chicago Talks, March 13, 2020October 22, 2020

Share Our Spare is striving to donate one million diapers to Chicago’s families living in…

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Community

Chicago residents brace for coronavirus

Chicago Talks, March 5, 2020

Liz Radly, a 66-year-old retired nurse from Lincoln Park, is taking extra precautions to keep…

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Environment

Tuesday night’s snowstorm was weaker than expected, just one of a mild Chicago winter

Chicago Talks, February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

When Addisen Hartley heard about the snowstorm headed toward the Chicago area this week, she…

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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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