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Cheap Eats-Chicago Servers See Slow in Consumption

Chicago Talks, January 27, 2011

Image by beautifulcataya via Flickr Despite signs that the Chicago economy is slowly pulling out…

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Community

Shorebank: A Bank Worth Saving

Chicago Talks, August 20, 2010

A news report from Curtis Black’s Newtips Blog, Community Media Workshop While Shorebank struggles to…

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Microbusinesses Survive, Thrive in Touch Economy

Chicago Talks, July 27, 2010

A report from Maureen Kelleher, Chicago’s New Communities Program While national economic headlines feature job…

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Stroger, O’Brien on the Defensive at Forum as Cook County Board President Candidates Debate

Chicago Talks, January 9, 2010

With the primary less than a month away, the Cook County Board president race is…

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Bringing Business Back to Cottage Grove

Chicago Talks, November 4, 2009

By Deborah Alexander, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Adolph Parker opened his furniture store on…

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Report On The Economy, Via The Hair Salon

Chicago Talks, August 6, 2009

By Patrick Barry of LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program There’s a price war going among…

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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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