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Education & Schools

Howard University current students, alumni filled with ‘school pride’ as Kamala Harris makes history

Chicago Talks, March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

Students from historically Black colleges and universities, also known as HBCUs, take immense pride coming…

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Politics is Local

Proposal to expand gun offender registry earns inital approval

Chicago Talks, March 8, 2013

A Chicago City Council committee approved a mandatory gun offender registry yesterday that would require…

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Community

More than Obama Need to Lead on Great Lakes Carp Strategy

Chicago Talks, May 25, 2012

  Great Lakes environmentalists welcomed the White House’s recent acceleration of a plan to permanently…

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Gay Wedding Industry Changes as Fight for Equality Goes Federal

Chicago Talks, April 29, 2012

A recent article in AdAge asks, “Is Gay Too Mainstream for Its Own Media?”  Logo,…

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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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