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Feature

How well are journalists covering poverty and disability? 

Chicago Talks, December 12, 2022January 4, 2023

EDITOR”S NOTE: This story is the first of a two part series regarding the coverage…

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Chicagoland

Joliet’s Daybreak Angels’ mission to end hunger

Chicago Talks, December 18, 2021December 18, 2021

Eliza Olson, the manager of the Daybreak shelter kitchen in Joliet, has made it her…

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Community

Poverty, Unemployment and the Homeless in Chicago

Chicago Talks, December 23, 2015

Symantha Lancaster has big goals. “What I’m looking for is a career path,” she said….

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Community

Homeless Problems and Wine Tasting Focus of CAPS Meeting

Chicago Talks, April 15, 2015

Residents from the Lakeview and Lincoln Park neighborhoods on Monday took the opportunity at a…

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Editor's Choice

Medicaid Users Wait for Budget Outcome

Chicago Talks, March 17, 2015

The blood and food stains on Randy Boese’s shirt and bed are highlighted by the…

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Walk in the gardens, there’s “hope among the flowers”

Chicago Talks, July 18, 2014

  Lush greens and wild flowers reach for the sky, climbing beautiful homes and glowing…

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Community

Ujima Village Opens up on the South Side

Chicago Talks, December 19, 2013

After managing six different support programs, Unity Parenting & Counseling has opened a new overnight…

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Community

Lights, Retail, Streetscaping and More Slated for Wabash Avenue

Chicago Talks, November 29, 2013

The Chicago Loop Alliance wants to improve Wabash Avenue by creating a stronger business district,…

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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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