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Books

SWOP-Chicago Sex Worker Outreach Project

Chicago Talks, July 21, 2014

There will be a discussion & reading from a new book by ‘The Honest Courtesan’ Maggie…

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Community

Pilsen Residents Speak Out against Pure Metal Recycling.

Chicago Talks, April 17, 2014

Pilsen residents spoke out against a planned metal recycling plant at a community meeting organized…

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Arts & Culture

Young Songsters Keyed up by Rhymefest, Kanye Performing in Pilsen

Chicago Talks, November 19, 2013

In August of 2012, Donda’s House Inc. partnered with The ARK of St. Sabina to…

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Community

Retail Discrimination and Shopping While Black

Chicago Talks, November 4, 2013

Cafe Society and The Public Square put on some programs that challenge our assumptions and address…

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Cowbird Stories

Creating a Fashion Movement

Chicago Talks, October 19, 2013

From a phrase to a logo, and now, to a movement, No Manches Clothing Company…

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Community

CPS Opens S.O.A.R Center In Little Village To Lower High School Drop Out Rate

Chicago Talks, June 19, 2013

Chicago Public Schools opened a Student Outreach and Re-engagement center for the Pilsen and Little…

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Local Business

“Diamond in the rough” folk art in Pilsen

Chicago Talks, June 3, 2013

Walking down the streets of Pilsen, it is common for one to come across many…

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Community

Struggle for safety: EPA commits to resolving Pilsen pollution

Chicago Talks, May 20, 2013

After being stonewalled by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway company, the EPA will be…

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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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