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By Chris McConaghey Medill Reports Every Tuesday night, Uncommon Ground’s Live Intimate Listening Rooms spotlight artists who might otherwise be plugging up to amplifiers in
By Jake Holland Medill Reports Coffee has been big in Chicago since the ’90s, but the North Shore, says Mikael Bengtsson, can now hold its
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By Caroline Kurdej Medill Reports Like 3 percent of Americans, DePaul University running stars Violet and Henry Harper self-identify as vegans. On a recent Wednesday
By Carter Mohs Medill Reports Sitting comfortably behind his desk in the quiet lobby of the Streeter Apartments, just over a quarter-mile east of the
By Areeba Shah Medill Reports Beverly Dvorkin, owner of After-words in River North, discovered her love for stories as a toddler. At 15, she got
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