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Gov. Pat Quinn and Italian Prime Minister Emphasize Italian-American Business Partnership

Chicago Talks, May 23, 2012

Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago’s main political heads welcomed Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti in…

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Marijuana ticketing to be enforced, expanded to Ford Heights

Chicago Talks, September 25, 2011

Getting a ticket for possession of 10 grams of marijuana or less, instead of getting…

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Cook County Streamlines Vendor Contract Requirements

Chicago Talks, September 16, 2011

Cook County Board Commissioners approved an ordinance last week that will overhaul the county’s procurement…

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Leaders Envision Chicago’s 2016 in “Back to the Future” Panel

Chicago Talks, February 10, 2010

City leaders’ dreams that the 2016 Olympics would come to Chicago ended in October, but…

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Stroger, O’Brien on the Defensive at Forum as Cook County Board President Candidates Debate

Chicago Talks, January 9, 2010

With the primary less than a month away, the Cook County Board president race is…

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Health Concerns About Demolition At Proposed Olympic Village

Chicago Talks, September 2, 2009

Terry Clark has lived at the Prairie Shores apartment complex in Bronzeville for 43 years….

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Chicago South Side wants the Gold

Chicago Talks, April 27, 2009

Story by: Lisa Wardle April 27, 2009 – With Olympics buzz going around Hyde Park,…

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He Said, She Said: Sexism Avoided in Debate

Chicago Talks, October 5, 2008

by Beth Palmer Oct. 4, 20 ST. LOUIS – The man is from Delaware, the…

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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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