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Digging Deeper Into Domestic Violence

Chicago Talks, March 3, 2014

The call came in reporting a domestic disturbance on the third floor of an apartment…

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After school program brings bricolage mural making into Chicago classrooms

Chicago Talks, April 25, 2013

Green Star Movement is a nonprofit arts organization that provides the youth in Chicago with…

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A ‘South Side vs. North Side’ Thing: LGBT Youth In Chicago

Chicago Talks, November 24, 2010

In response to the number of gay teen suicides across the United States, efforts like…

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Cook County Foreclosure Program Criticized

Chicago Talks, October 13, 2010

A Cook County-funded foreclosure program designed to keep people in their homes is being criticized…

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Tour South Chicago Virtually

Chicago Talks, September 1, 2009

Image by Brooklyn Museum via Flickr By LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Enjoy three short…

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Burr Oak Cemetery Could Reopen Next Month

Chicago Talks, August 28, 2009

A Cook County judge has granted $50,000  to the scandal plagued Burr Oak Cemetery, while…

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Pilsen Charter School Move Challenged

Chicago Talks, August 23, 2009

The sudden news that CPS plans to relocate a politically-connected charter school to the building…

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Pilsen Industrial Land Retooled For Housing

Chicago Talks, August 17, 2009

By Jeanette Almada of LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Two new affordable apartment buildings are…

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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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