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Tag: Youth Matters

School Closings: ‘There’s No Plan’

Chicago Talks, February 16, 2009

Feb. 16, 2009 – A legislative effort to require CPS to develop a comprehensive facilities plan…

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Chicago Bucket Boys

Chicago Talks, January 28, 2009

Jan. 28, 2009 Chicago Bucket Boys from Nick Orichuia on Vimeo. Categories: Art & Entertainment…

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Chicago Youth Protest Police Armed With Assault Rifles

Chicago Talks, December 12, 2008

Dec. 12, 2008 – Chicago youth continued to push for a meeting with Chicago Police…

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Economic Hard Times Hit South Loop

Chicago Talks, December 10, 2008

Dec. 10, 2008 – It is touted as being one of the hottest and fastest-growing residential neighborhoods…

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Staying in School is a Constant Struggle for 10,000 Homeless Students in Chicago Each Year

Chicago Talks, December 8, 2008

Dec. 8, 2008 Story by Dionisia Koutsis BahJae Davis and her family members were evicted…

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Roseland Ceasefire Waits Four Months for Funds, May Have to Shut Down

Chicago Talks, November 25, 2008

Nov. 25, 2008 – Bob Jackson has kept CeaseFire's Roseland office open since August of 2007,…

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After 16 Years in a Refugee Camp, Bhutanese Find a Home in Chicago

Chicago Talks, November 24, 2008

Nov. 24, 2008 Story by Jessica Rosenberg On a dark October night in 1992, six-year-old…

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“Coalympics” Bring Attention to Pollution in Little Village

Chicago Talks, November 20, 2008

Nov. 20, 2008 – On a chilly autumn morning at the corner of 31st Street and…

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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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