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Governor Announces Partnership to Get Veterans Back to Work

Chicago Talks, October 16, 2013

Gov. Pat Quinn (D) announced a veterans job training program Wednesday that pairs manufacturers with…

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Health

Universal Healthcare Plans Move Forward

Chicago Talks, October 4, 2013

Amidst the federal government’s failure to approve a budget for the new fiscal year, due…

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Politics is Local

Skepticism Surrounds Daley’s Motives

Chicago Talks, September 17, 2013

Bill Daley denied Tuesday that his decision to drop out of the race for governor…

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Politics is Local

Quinn freezes legislators’ pay over pension reform impasse

Chicago Talks, July 11, 2013

What are the reactions to Gov. Quinn’s pay freeze for lawmakers?

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Community

Community Living Replacing Institutions for Developmentally Disabled, Lags Downstate

Chicago Talks, June 10, 2013

Close to 500 severely disabled Illinoisans are in danger of losing their homes because of…

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Community

Money woes plague arts education funding

Chicago Talks, April 15, 2013

The Anna School District was looking forward to new acoustical tile in the choir room…

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Community

Federal cuts to take away meals for Illinois seniors

Chicago Talks, April 2, 2013

Andy Laterza’s heart functions at only 15 percent. The 81-year-old Chicagoan’s reliance on home-delivered foods…

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Community

Illinois will have to be pension reform pioneer

Chicago Talks, March 18, 2013

Illinois has to look beyond the 50 United States, to Puerto Rico, when searching for…

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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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