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Education & Schools

MAP Grant recipients to see reduction in funding for flunking

Chicago Talks, April 4, 2014

Students who fail to remain in good academic standing at their college could see a…

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Community

Changing face of Pilsen

Chicago Talks, January 9, 2013

In the 1990s, Pilsen was known as a neighborhood not safe to walk through at…

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Community

Sexy Sells Not the Message for Everyone Today

Chicago Talks, December 15, 2012

Five years ago, catching sight of chiseled naked men plastered on shopping bags carried by…

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Illinois Legislators Target State Prepaid College Plan

Chicago Talks, February 8, 2012

State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Hinsdale) hopes that his new legislative efforts will turn around the…

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Editor's Choice

One-Person State Office Not Enforcing The Campus Security Act

Chicago Talks, December 22, 2011

This campus safety investigation won 3rd place in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Region 5…

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State Government Requires Schools to Waive Millions

Chicago Talks, February 8, 2010

Illinois public universities gave away a record $13.5 million last year in free tuition to…

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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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