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Opinion: How will looming Chicago budget gaps effect Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ability to pay for promised initiatives?

Chicago Talks, May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

Brandon Johnson won the general mayoral election to become the city’s most progressive mayor to…

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2016 Road to the White House

Chicago reacts to our new president

Chicago Talks, November 12, 2016

The morning after a historic election night, some Chicago residents seemed to be in a…

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Architecture

New Uses Proposed for Old Cook County Hospital Building

Chicago Talks, March 25, 2015

After standing vacant for more than a decade, the 100-year-old Cook County Hospital building, which…

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Community

Jones College Prep Polling

Chicago Talks, February 24, 2015

Voter turnout at Jones College Prep High School in the South Loop was low on…

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Community

Vacant Buildings in 17th Ward are Impacting Residents’ Quality of Life

Chicago Talks, December 17, 2014

Doors boarded up with plywood, stamped with graffiti and gang signs. Porches clinging to the…

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Community

Two-time Felon Found Guilty on Drug Charges, Not Armed Violence

Chicago Talks, September 29, 2014

CHICAGO – A Garfield Ridge man was found guilty Thursday by a jury on two…

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Schaumburg Residents Get Out the Vote

Chicago Talks, November 7, 2012

A record number of registered voters turned out at Cook County’s 39th Precinct in Schaumburg,…

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Voters Set New Record in Cook County

Chicago Talks, November 6, 2012

Suburban Cook County voters set new records for all three types of pre-Election Day voting…

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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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