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April is STD Awareness Month–Get Tested Chicago!

Chicago Talks, March 31, 2011

In an effort to curb STD and HIV rates in the country, the CDC and…

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Does it Really Pay to Have Health Insurance?

Chicago Talks, January 26, 2011

Image by Steve Rhodes via Flickr “Health care costs a lot of money and you’re…

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Life Coach, Health Advocate Pushes Clients to go “From Glory to Glory”

Chicago Talks, January 14, 2011

Michell Brookins walks through the door and instantly lights up the room. Brookins is the…

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Editor's Choice Big EYE blinks shut

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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Five Great Lake States Rank in Top 10 for Greatest Number of Farmers Markets

Chicago Talks, September 17, 2010

Farmers looking to sell to their communities, families who want to support them or someone…

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Message at Local Health Fair: The Importance of a Healthy Community

Chicago Talks, July 8, 2010

A news report from Kasheika Brown, New Communities Program On a hot summer-like day in…

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AIDS and HIV Funding in Peril Under Proposed Budget

Chicago Talks, March 25, 2010

The problem: HIV cases in Illinois are rising, but funding in next year’s newly proposed…

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New Law in Illinois Would Remove Cigarettes from Drug Stores

Chicago Talks, March 19, 2010

Cigarettes could disappear from Illinois drug stores under a new bill proposed before the state…

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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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