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Tag: Social Issues

First Slice Offers First-Rate Food to Homeless

Chicago Talks, December 3, 2008

Dec. 3, 2008 Story by Leo Moskal As the country’s financial situation continues to be…

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Decades Later, Cambodian Refugees in Illinois Still Face Difficult Odds

Chicago Talks, December 1, 2008

Dec. 1, 2008 – She was 10 years old chopping wood with her father, and vividly…

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Pro-Life Rally

Chicago Talks, November 26, 2008

                  A circle of people surround the entrance and parking lot of the ACU Health Center…

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Roseland Ceasefire Waits Four Months for Funds, May Have to Shut Down

Chicago Talks, November 25, 2008

Nov. 25, 2008 – Bob Jackson has kept CeaseFire's Roseland office open since August of 2007,…

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Debate Over Future of Wilson Yard Continues in Uptown

Chicago Talks, November 6, 2008

Nov. 6, 2008 Story by Zach Wilmes Gentrification affects different neighborhoods in different ways, and…

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New Schools 2009, Part 2 of 3: Possibility of GLBT School Hotly Debated

Chicago Talks, October 28, 2008

Oct. 28, 2008 – Emotions ran high at the Chicago Board of Education meeting Wednesday…

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Winter’s Approach Leaves Chicagoans in “Food Desert” Few Options

Chicago Talks, October 23, 2008

Oct. 23, 2008 – Lena Taylor came to the Englewood farmer's market for the second…

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Looming Budget Cuts Put Chicago’s Public Health System at Risk

Chicago Talks, October 20, 2008

Oct. 20, 2008 – As aldermen received Mayor Richard M. Daley's proposed 2009 budget last…

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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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