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Politics is Local

Backlash to Governor Rauner’s Proposed Budget Cuts

Chicago Talks, February 5, 2015

“Honor the contract!” “Save our jobs!” were phrases shouted at a protest in front of the…

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Local Business

The Cat’s Meow Purrs Despite ‘Rough Neighborhood’

Chicago Talks, February 15, 2013

It may seem like the prefix to a joke, but it isn’t. Two black women,…

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Community

Woodlawn community, city officials work on strategy for neighborhood

Chicago Talks, January 4, 2013

City officials, community leaders and impatient Woodlawn residents are brainstorming and sharing strategies to help…

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Roseland sees uptick in retail theft

Chicago Talks, June 13, 2012

Roseland community stores are suffering a new blight of panhandlers who have turned into thieves,…

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Project Outreach Links High School and College Students

Chicago Talks, January 19, 2012

Benito Juarez High School, a South Side public high school, launched a new program in…

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Community

Exposing Urban Kids to the Arts

Chicago Talks, January 9, 2012

When Blair Holt, a 16-year-old South Side teen, was fatally wounded after shielding a classmate…

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Daddy-O’s: A Taste of Jamaica

Chicago Talks, December 26, 2011

For a change, get a taste of the islands with this story about Daddy-O’s bringing a taste of Jamaica to the South Side. You can get an eye-full with the slideshow.

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South Side Residents Want Loiterers to Leave

Chicago Talks, February 8, 2011

South Side residents are concerned about excessive loitering outside the Calumet Food and Liquor, located…

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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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