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Labor

Chicago City Council Gets Ordinance On Paid Sick Leave

Chicago Talks, March 8, 2014

Workers, nonprofits and aldermen called for a new law that would require employers to provide…

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Biking

Join the Pothole Patrol from your Phone

Chicago Talks, February 26, 2014

Bikers in Chicago face lots of challenges. Potholes are a major challenge for bicyclists and…

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Moms Demand Action Aims to Change State Law Regarding Gun-Free Zone Signs

Chicago Talks, February 25, 2014

The front door of South Loop Elementary School bears two signs: one welcomes students and…

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Editor's Choice

Blazing Trails, Women in a Man’s World

Chicago Talks, February 21, 2014

It’s a man’s world, but these women have made a place for themselves and forged…

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Arts & Culture

Poem: What’s my Sexuality?

Chicago Talks, February 13, 2014

What’s my sexuality? This is what they asked before they get to know me. What’s…

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Community

Jones College Prep High School Students Prepare for Trip

Chicago Talks, February 10, 2014

  When Ernesto Saldivar’s students began to pester him last fall about taking a class…

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Local Business

Little Village Chef Bets on Fast Food Quesadillas

Chicago Talks, February 3, 2014

Las Quecas, a fast-casual quesadilla eatery recently opened in Chicago marking the chain’s first unit in…

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Editor's Choice

Preserving a Language, Preserving a Nation

Chicago Talks, December 15, 2013

A young man in a hoodie casually strolls into IQRA’ Book Center on Devon Avenue…

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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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