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Public Service Announcement
Dec 25, 2020
Walking in a holi-daze
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Ballet Chicago
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Public Service Announcement
Dec 18, 2020
Give it away, give it away, give it away now
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
By Salem Collo-Julin
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GoodKids MadCity
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TGi Movement
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Chicago Park District
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Soldier Field
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Darrell Gordon
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Dec 11, 2020
Video
Get your nuts together
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Public Service Announcement
Nov 27, 2020
Mutual aid networks help keep us warm
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
By Salem Collo-Julin
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The Love Fridge Chicago
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On Transportation
Oct 30, 2020
This COVID Chicago winter doesn’t have to suck
Fire pits, winter sports, and other ideas to lift your spirits this winter
By John Greenfield
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Feb 14, 2020
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Feb 15, 2019
How to support the local music scene without leaving your nice, warm home
Even when winter weather and winter malaise raise the bar for going out, you can still play an important role in sustaining DIY Chicago music.
By Madeline Happold
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Dark Circles Records
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Chris Lee
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Tommy Carroll
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merch
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Alyssa Welch
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Dec 20, 2018
The flu explainer Chicago didn’t know it needed
Health is a civic undertaking.
By Aimee Ortega
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Jun 22, 2017
‘That first warm day’ should be an official Chicago holiday
The sudden unseasonable temperature spike is cause for citywide celebration.
By Jake Malooley
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Art Feature
Mar 15, 2017
Slideshow
A street photographer finds the beauty in Chicago’s brutal winters
In Satoki Nagata’s “Lights in Chicago” series, inclement weather isn’t annoying—it’s breathtaking.
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Bleader
Feb 28, 2017
Bicolor hair channels a songwriter’s single about split personalities
Singer-songwriter Tatiana Hazel shows off her eclectic style and bicolor hair.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Bleader
Jan 28, 2017
A local blogger mixes poetry and fashion
Fashion enthusiast Monika Latala shares the poem that inspired her to start a style blog.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Theater Review
Jan 25, 2017
The Adventures of Robin Hood
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The Temperamentals
, and ten more new stage shows
A family-friendly performance, the Chicago premiere of an off-Broadway hit, and more.
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Blues for an Alabama Sky
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Circumference of a Squirrel
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Diamond Dogs
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A Disappearing Number
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The Hundred Dresses
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Psychonaut Librarians
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The Temperamentals
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Winter
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Bleader
Jan 14, 2017
A scarf offers a ray of sunshine on a gray day
Street View featuring a cost-effective statement accessory that can brighten up grim days.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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accessories
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Identity & Culture
Dec 5, 2016
How Chicago activists sought to ‘decolonize’ Thanksgiving at Standing Rock
About a dozen or so people traveled to the still-contested Dakota Access Pipeline to show their solidarity with Native American protesters.
By Derrick Clifton
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genocide
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Missouri River
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Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 12, 2016
Mod or rocker? A mocker discusses spring 2016 fashion trends
Visual manager Chelsea Perryman talks about the coming season in clothing.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Feb 14, 2016
An accidental match on Valentine's Day
Street View featuring artist friends Teacup Dragun and IkeZero from St. Louis, MO rocking matching camo jackets and multiple layers.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Bleader
Feb 12, 2016
These minimal-goth kids make wearing black in winter seem like a bright idea
How much more black could their clothes be? None. None more black.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Style
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Bleader
Mar 21, 2015
Living in the now in a pair of Y-3s
Street View featuring a charming guy in Y-3 kicks and tapered sweatpants.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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winter
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spring
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Bleader
Mar 14, 2015
It's springtime for bohemians in Logan Square
Street View, featuring a bohemian couple in front of New Wave coffee.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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couples
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Logan Square
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winter
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spring
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Bleader
Feb 21, 2015
Mia Wallace makes an appearance in Bucktown
Street View features a stylish Holland, Michigan, version of Mia Wallace.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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winter
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Bleader
Feb 14, 2015
Making a fashionable friend out of tough weather
Street View featuring Teak and her versatile cocoon coat
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Arts
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winter
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coats
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outerwear
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fashion
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Chicago street style
Blogs
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Bleader
Feb 9, 2015
How to look good during a blizzard
This week's Street View features some rad blizzard style on an el platform.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Arts
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womenswear
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blizzard
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winter
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fashion
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Chicago street style
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Bleader
Jan 31, 2015
The dream of the 90s is alive in Pilsen
Street View featuring new media artists Paula Nacif and Christine Janokowicz at 1-800-SPACE in Pilsen.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Bleader
Jan 24, 2015
Two baseball jackets are better than one
Stephanie goes for a tomboyish and girlie mix by sporting two baseball jackets and perfect make-up.
By Isa Giallorenzo
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Arts
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