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Immigrant groups to rally today in Chicago for change

Chicago Talks, January 21, 2009

Jan. 21, 2009 – One day after President Obama's inauguration, immigrants are stepping right up to…

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Next best thing to being ‘there’ on January 20, 2009

Chicago Talks, January 20, 2009

Jan. 19, 2009 – In a recent story, we noted that A group of Illinois…

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Inauguration Day schedule, program to begin at 10:30 a.m. Central

Chicago Talks, January 20, 2009

Jan. 20, 2009 Created by bronzevillemetropolis.com Tuesday morning, the Obamas and the Bidens will attend…

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Illinois advocates say successful stimulus package must include affordable housing

Chicago Talks, January 15, 2009

Jan. 14, 2009 – With the still-growing housing crisis at the core of the sharpest economic…

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Illinois students to embark on inauguration trip

Chicago Talks, January 13, 2009

Jan. 13, 2008 – A group of Illinois students will embark on a once in…

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Chicago attorney representing Guantanamo detainees discusses complexity of prison closure

Chicago Talks, January 8, 2009

Jan. 8, 2009 – Prisoners sit in an 8-by 6-foot cell, built from a wire…

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Daily January peace vigil aimed at Obama’s agenda

Chicago Talks, December 31, 2008

Dec. 31, 2008 – Peace groups from around the region will hold a daily vigil…

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Legal groups’ Cook County judicial recommendations has little sway on voters

Chicago Talks, December 30, 2008

Dec. 30, 2008 – When Judge Vanessa A. Hopkins was reelected as a circuit court…

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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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