Black Friday on the Horizon
What will happen on Black Friday? Here in Chicago, we take a look. [<a href="//storify.com/drbarb/blackfriday-cybermonday-or-buy-nothing-day" target="_blank">View the story "BlackFriday, CyberMonday, or Buy Nothing Day?" on Storify</a>]
Chicagoans Speak Out About Shopping on Thanksgiving
From Christkindlemarket in Chicago, we see what people are thinking about Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and rushing the season.
Social networks + Reporters + History = Future of News
“If JFK was assassinated today, how would the news look?” was a question for many journalists and news readers as the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination approached. Columbia College Chicago Journalism Department teamed up with Chicago’s Museum of Broadcast Communications to explore this question. Here’s how it looked as reporters watched and tweeted during […]
Despite Newly-Reached Deal, Protestors Still Have Voice in Chicago
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Women Dance in Chicago Together To End Violence
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What People are Saying: Teachers Absent Once Again
As the Chicago teachers strike enters its second day, some begin to wonder how long this strike will last and when students will be able to return to the classroom.
International Women’s Day Around Town
World Chicago hosted the International Women’s Day event at the Union League Club to celebrate the women of the world. Organizations such as the National Runaway Switchboard, The Center for Cultural Interchange, and many others were in attendance.
Add Your Storify Items to Chicagotalks Automatically
Are you using Storify.com to report, write, and follow what’s going in the world and in social media? Chicagotalks has a plug-in for that, and we hope you will try it out for yourself. You create your Storify.com curated item first in Storify. Remember to add your own words and don’t just sling together a […]
