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Illinois may become a safe haven for climate migrants, while also suffering from climate change 

Chicago Talks, April 7, 2023August 29, 2023

Millions of migrants are expected to be displaced across the country to escape rising sea…

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Arts and Culture

ESTEFAN LINARES: Latinx: ‘Somebody outside of the community is telling people how to speak and how to address things in their language’

Chicago Talks, March 8, 2023January 27, 2023

BORN IN HIGHLAND PARK, Ill., Estefan Linares is a 23-year-old alumnus of the University of…

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Arts and Culture

GUADALUPE PALACIOS: ‘I’m Chicana, does that make sense?’

Chicago Talks, February 20, 2023January 27, 2023

BEING A TEACHER IS one of the toughest jobs. Guadalupe Palacios, 26, is an elementary…

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Community

COVID-19 vaccine creates hope, but eligibility causes confusion

Chicago Talks, March 17, 2021March 17, 2021

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. One…

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Chicagoland

Suburban construction business prepares for a long winter as it struggles through pandemic

Chicago Talks, December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

Christmas lights decorate the downtown village of Huntley’s trees and streetlights. While the holidays are…

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Labor

Intense negotiations to change details of the workers’ compensation reform bill

Chicago Talks, May 3, 2017

A week after the proposed state pension cuts failed to pick up the Republican votes…

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Community

Legislators push to extend housing benefits

Chicago Talks, March 24, 2016

Georgetta Deloney is no stranger to speaking before politicians and legislative bodies, but this particular…

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Arts & Culture

Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art Set to Celebrate 25th Anniversary in Big Way

Chicago Talks, January 6, 2016

The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art has been around for nearly 25 years and…

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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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