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Business

Chicago Women Redefine Business on Their Own Terms

Llani Froeber, April 15, 2025April 15, 2025

In honor of Women’s History Month in March coming to an end, the West Town…

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Business

Opinion: Chicago small businesses need your help

Chicago Talks, May 19, 2023May 19, 2023

Chicago’s economy is diverse, consisting of industries from finance to manufacturing to healthcare. But one…

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Business

Opinion: Chicago’s Little Village Discount Mall vendors at risk of losing their jobs

Chicago Talks, April 12, 2023April 13, 2023

Chicago’s Little Village Discount Mall located on 3115 W 26th St. was bought by Novak’s…

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Business

Sellers discouraged after Etsy raises fees

Chicago Talks, December 15, 2022December 15, 2022

Former Etsy seller, Alejandra Vega, found herself increasing the prices of her items to be…

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Business

Card Pop creates an all-inclusive environment for collectors in the Joliet area

Chicago Talks, December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

When Brenden Taheny, one of the founders of Card Pop, opened the store in June,…

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Business

Logan Square’s first selfie studio

Chicago Talks, December 3, 2022December 3, 2022

From an angel wing swing with a cloud backdrop to a mystical flower garden, the…

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Business

How one woman is “Enhancing” the West Loop

Chicago Talks, November 9, 2022November 10, 2022

At six years old, Saige Pierce gave highlights to old beauty school mannequin heads as…

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Books

Volumes Bookcafe in Wicker Park reopens for book sales and latte art

Chicago Talks, October 28, 2022November 10, 2022

Getting back into the rhythm of opening a bookstore has been physically and mentally hard…

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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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