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Key Muslim Leaders from Chicago Join #Bringbackourgirls

Chicago Talks, May 21, 2014

Key Chicago Islamic leaders joined the global campaign asking people and government leaders to keep…

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Bring Our Girls Back

Chicago Talks, May 16, 2014

Key Chicago Islamic leaders joined the global campaign on Thursday morning asking people and government leaders…

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Journalists Linda Lutton and Alex Kotlowitz visit Columbia College Chicago

Chicago Talks, April 26, 2013

Last Tuesday, journalists Linda Lutton and Alex Kotlowitz came and talked to a class at…

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BIG and Green Village Building in Chicago

Chicago Talks, June 3, 2012

Getting people to care about the environment and living healthy may sound like the job…

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Local Groups Push for Veterans’ Rights

Chicago Talks, October 20, 2011

  As local veterans groups work to help the growing number of jobless and homeless…

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Program Fights Obesity, Budget Cuts

Chicago Talks, June 14, 2010

In the dimly lit gymnasium, Morton Patton’s voice echoes off the walls and envelops the…

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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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