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Tag: Planning & Development

Austin Lacking the Schools Needed to Educate Its Students

Chicago Talks, January 13, 2010

Local officials in Austin say if Chicago Public School leaders don’t create more high school…

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Will a New Residential Development Rise from the Ashes of U.S. Steel?

Chicago Talks, December 21, 2009

In years past, U.S. Steel’s South Works plant in South Chicago gushed flame and created…

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Historic Property Near Armitage Station Back on the Market

Chicago Talks, December 16, 2009

The Chicago Transit Authority voted last week to put a vacant, historically significant property in…

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New Eco-Friendly North Lawndale School: From Power Plant to Educational Power House

Chicago Talks, December 7, 2009

The massive brick building at 931 S. Homan Ave. once housed a power plant to…

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Residents Rally to Save Lathrop Homes

Chicago Talks, December 4, 2009

Residents of the Lathrop Homes public housing project ramped up their campaign to save the…

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Despite Relative Wealth of Neighborhood, Lakeview Group Says Free Health Clinic is Needed by Many Residents

Chicago Talks, November 30, 2009

One Lakeview neighborhood organization hopes to open a free health care clinic in the North…

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Proposed City Budget Cuts Small Business Support

Chicago Talks, November 23, 2009

By Curtis Black, Newstips Editor, Community Media Workshop With neighborhood economic development groups objecting to…

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Controversial Development Resurfaces in Ravenswood

Chicago Talks, November 17, 2009

A barren Ravenswood parking lot may soon be home to a grocery store, parking garage,…

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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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