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Are We Missing Something About Pumpkins?

Chicago Talks, October 27, 2011

It’s Halloween time! Or rather, pumpkin time. Nature has spread a natural orange glow across…

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Libyan Americans Feeling Freedom From Miles Away

Chicago Talks, October 26, 2011

Serage Rahima received a phone call this past weekend he would never forget. The voices…

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In Chicago, A Slowly Building Beninese Community

Chicago Talks, October 19, 2011

Dieu Donne, a Beninese immigrant who lives in Chicago’s South Side, emigrated to the states because he wanted an opportunity to earn a better education.

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63rd Street Gets “One Stop Shopping” for Careers, Digital Literacy

Chicago Talks, October 16, 2011

The 63rd Street Corridor Center for Working Families at Kennedy-King College, is now officially open….

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Budget Proposal Increases Parking Tax

Chicago Talks, October 14, 2011

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, as part of his first budget proposal, may enact a new…

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Cheney Talks About New Book, Same Politics

Chicago Talks, September 27, 2011

Former vice president Dick Cheney said Monday that the interrogators who tortured inmates at the…

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Disability Advocates Rally Against Medicaid Cuts

Chicago Talks, September 23, 2011

The chanting of “no justice, no peace” echoed through the city’s Downtown skyscrapers during a…

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1:51 PM on a Tuesday

Chicago Talks, September 17, 2011

1:51 PM on a Tuesday, a photo by Joshua Mellin on Flickr. Check out 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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