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Community

Chicago Board of Education Votes to Close Three Charter Schools

Chicago Talks, November 19, 2015

As they waved signs displaying witty slogans, passionately chanted  phrases, and gave emotional testimony, students, teachers,…

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Community

Chicago’s Most Threatened Historical Places Revealed

Chicago Talks, June 12, 2012

Seven of Chicago’s most significant architectural landmarks are in danger of crumbling if efforts are…

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Humboldt Park Shop Creates Opportunities for Underprivileged Youth

Chicago Talks, April 15, 2012

Rowan Richards, owner of the street apparel shop King Lizzy in the 2500 block of…

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Editor's Choice

Bye bye, Big EYE

Chicago Talks, November 11, 2010

Tony Tasset’s  30-foot-tall EYE art installation is going into storage for now. “Despite Chicago Loop…

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StreetWise, A Job Opportunity for Homeless, Unemployed

Chicago Talks, June 4, 2010

Back in the early 1990’s, Greg Pritchett was incarcerated on a drug charge. After being…

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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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