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Crime

Giving up on justice

Chicago Talks, June 6, 2013

Chiquita Davis is still haunted by the phone call she received Jan. 8, telling her…

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Crime

Families question support after loved ones’ killings

Chicago Talks, June 6, 2013

When Donna Howard’s 18-year-old son was shot to death more than a year and a…

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Community

Filmmakers, Bicyclists Shoot a PSA for Bike Chicago

Chicago Talks, May 20, 2013

In celebration of Bike Chicago 2013 and Chicago Bike Week, The City of Chicagois hosting…

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Community

Struggle for safety: EPA commits to resolving Pilsen pollution

Chicago Talks, May 20, 2013

After being stonewalled by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway company, the EPA will be…

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Community

Temp Agencies and ‘Raiteros’ in Immigrant Chicago

Chicago Talks, April 29, 2013

[I]n Chicago’s Little Village, the largest Mexican community in the Midwest, the raiteros have melded…

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Community

ASAM professionals say no such thing as ‘medical marijuana’

Chicago Talks, April 26, 2013

Doctors would have no way to prescribe accurate doses of legalized marijuana if an Illinois…

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Community

Protesters urge Illinois senators to fight proposed Social Security cuts

Chicago Talks, April 25, 2013

With chants of, “It’s our money, not theirs,” several dozen people gathered Thursday at Federal…

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Community

City starts construction on second housing project for veterans

Chicago Talks, April 25, 2013

Gov. Pat Quinn joined local leaders and volunteers on Thursday in breaking ground on a…

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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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