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Next best thing to being ‘there’ on January 20, 2009

Chicago Talks, January 20, 2009

Jan. 19, 2009 – In a recent story, we noted that A group of Illinois…

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Chicago-based Project Harambee works to fight African AIDS epidemic

Chicago Talks, January 7, 2009

Jan. 7, 2009 Story by Jessica Rosenberg Kathleen Harrison was never that interested in Africa….

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Sudanese Lost Boy committed to improving life in Chicago community, homeland

Chicago Talks, January 2, 2009

Jan. 2, 2009 – Standing outside the Deluxe Diner on the North side of Chicago…

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Sudanese Refugees Find a Home in Chicago

Chicago Talks, December 12, 2008

Dec. 12, 2008 Story by Ebony L. McCline Maketh Bul Mabior walks into a downtown…

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The Global Financial Crisis: An Economic Meeting Place Between the U.S. and China

Chicago Talks, December 5, 2008

Dec. 5, 2008 – Karen Yang works at an import jewelry shop in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood….

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Decades Later, Cambodian Refugees in Illinois Still Face Difficult Odds

Chicago Talks, December 1, 2008

Dec. 1, 2008 – She was 10 years old chopping wood with her father, and vividly…

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After 16 Years in a Refugee Camp, Bhutanese Find a Home in Chicago

Chicago Talks, November 24, 2008

Nov. 24, 2008 Story by Jessica Rosenberg On a dark October night in 1992, six-year-old…

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From Cuba to Here: One Family, Two Very Different Journeys

Chicago Talks, November 19, 2008

Nov. 19, 2008 Story by Michelle Doellman Jose Quintero remembers clutching his mother’s hand on…

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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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