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Rallies Around the World to Support Workers

Chicago Talks, April 4, 2011

  What’s happening where you live? Click to find out. From Paris, France to Kabul,…

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A Free Film Series Looking at the Lives, Issues Affecting Women

Chicago Talks, August 14, 2010

Escape the heat of August, and empower yourself with two days of films about the…

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Undocumented Youth Take Fight to Washington

Chicago Talks, March 21, 2010

“We are asking the President to use leadership in moving Immigration reform forward.”

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Judge Ursula Walowski: Working to “Wipe Out Domestic Violence”

Chicago Talks, March 13, 2010

Judge Ursula Walowski works at a pace that can only be described as frenetic. A…

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From Blight to Might, North Lawndale Residents Hope for Rebirth

Chicago Talks, July 22, 2008

by Ashley Braden July 22, 2008 – A group of North Lawndale residents and others…

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Small Cut, Big Cost

Chicago Talks, July 16, 2008

by Curtis Black of Community Media Workshop July 16, 2008 – The $4 million in…

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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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