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Politics is Local

Rep. Jan Schakowsky Backs Sick Leave Requirements

Chicago Talks, October 9, 2014

After she admittedly failed to live on the minimum wage in August, Rep. Jan Schakowsky…

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Community

Soul Food in the City: Bronzeville’s Mama Lou’s

Chicago Talks, May 23, 2014

Mama Lou’s Comfort Kitchen, located in Chicago’s “Black Metropolis” known as Bronzeville, is in its…

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Community

Tablets: The Future of Restaurant Dining

Chicago Talks, March 27, 2014

New table tablets that allow diners to order electronically rather than tell a waitress may…

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Local Business

Little Village Chef Bets on Fast Food Quesadillas

Chicago Talks, February 3, 2014

Las Quecas, a fast-casual quesadilla eatery recently opened in Chicago marking the chain’s first unit in…

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Cowbird Stories

With Age, Comes Great Responsibility: The Story of a Family Restaurant

Chicago Talks, November 6, 2013

Elizabeth Hardnick, 16, has been working in her mom’s restaurant for as long as she…

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Local Business

A Slice of Neighborhood in a Big City

Chicago Talks, October 30, 2013

In 1982, Tom Mannos never imagined the desolate Loop location that surrounded his restaurant, Exchequer…

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Events

Chicago’s top restaurant trade shows and conventions

Chicago Talks, March 1, 2013

In the restaurant industry, whether you’re selling cooking products, appliances or just opening a new…

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Editor's Choice

Chinatown: Tony Hu Opens His Seventh Restaurant

Chicago Talks, September 30, 2012

Newly opened “Lao Ma La” is not cuisine catered to the faintest of taste buds….

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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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