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Health

As roller derby evolves, sport leaders look to improve safety

Chicago Talks, May 21, 2013

Four years after the Drew Barrymore film Whip It and the new wave of derby…

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Community

Rickshaw-style bicycle cabs come to Logan Square

Chicago Talks, May 20, 2013

Here’s a unique new job opportunity: get paid for getting in shape. A new business…

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Community

Filmmakers, Bicyclists Shoot a PSA for Bike Chicago

Chicago Talks, May 20, 2013

In celebration of Bike Chicago 2013 and Chicago Bike Week, The City of Chicagois hosting…

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Community

Struggle for safety: EPA commits to resolving Pilsen pollution

Chicago Talks, May 20, 2013

After being stonewalled by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway company, the EPA will be…

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Politics is Local

Recapping NATO Summit in Chicago: One Year Ago

Chicago Talks, May 18, 2013

Last year, Chicago hosted the NATO summit. Our reporters were there, live and on the…

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Community

Between Friends protects victims of domestic violence

Chicago Talks, May 17, 2013

Court Advocacy Coordinator Megan Rose spends three days a week at court. She faces criminals on a…

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Community

New group wants Chicagoans to ‘rethink trash’

Chicago Talks, May 16, 2013

The Mayor’s office and the Office of Streets and Sanitation Department, revealed a new garbage…

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Multimedia

May Day march in Chicago focuses on immigration reform

Chicago Talks, May 14, 2013

Carl Rosen, a worker for the United Electrical Workers was one of hundreds of people…

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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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