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Angry Aldermen Sound Off On Lakefront Parking Fees

Chicago Talks, August 20, 2009

A plan to charge $1 per hour to park along Chicago’s lakefront will move forward…

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Open Spaces Draws Chicagoans To Play In The Streets

Chicago Talks, August 2, 2009

Chicagoans took to the streets in what could be described as an eight-mile block party…

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Work and Walk Saturday at Spicebush Woods with ‘Swallowtail Sleuths’

Chicago Talks, July 31, 2009

Be good to Mother Nature without leaving city limits. Friends of the Parks (FOTP) is…

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Help Chicagotalks Crowdsource the “Open Streets” Event on Saturday

Chicago Talks, July 29, 2009

Thirty thousand people are expected to walk, bike, roll, dance and play along eight miles…

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Possible Upset in Mac Race

Chicago Talks, July 20, 2009

Note: The corrected times are in for the Section 2 racers, and Spirit Walker finished…

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DIY: Be a Street Photographer

Chicago Talks, July 7, 2009

It is summer in the city. Don’t just walk those streets, see them. Here Clay…

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Urban Garden Going Fallow

Chicago Talks, June 19, 2009

June 19, 2009 – A community garden that provides food to 129 households in the…

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City Proposes Burnham Memorial on Field Museum Lawn

Chicago Talks, May 6, 2009

Story by: Albert Corvera May 6, 2009 – Though many feel Chicago architect Daniel Burnham…

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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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