Chicagotalks » Today’s Talk http://www.chicagotalks.org News to Use Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:41:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 Austin Talks Reporters Win Lisagor Journalism Awards /2013/05/04/austin-talks-reporters-win-lisagor-journalism-awards/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed /2013/05/04/austin-talks-reporters-win-lisagor-journalism-awards/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 16:18:27 +0000 Chicagotalks /?p=35632 Society for Professional Journalistslocal chapter, the Headline Club, held the annual Lisagor dinner where journalists are recognized by their peers for outstanding reporting and writing. Former ChicagoTalks editor Ellyn Fortino was a winner for a story she reported for our Talks publication, Austin Talks. John Fountain won his independent blog which is published in Austin [...]

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]]> /2013/05/04/austin-talks-reporters-win-lisagor-journalism-awards/feed/ 0 Five things worth Chicagotalking about today, Feb. 18 /2013/02/18/chicago-news-roundup-2-18/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed /2013/02/18/chicago-news-roundup-2-18/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:12:55 +0000 Patrick Smith /?p=32968 1. Chicago continues to struggle with gun violence, and the impact of that gun violence on its young residents. Over the weekend two Chicago Public School students were shot and killed, and on Friday night, Chicago 18-year-old Janay McFarlane was shot and killed in North Chicago, just hours after her younger sister attended President Barack [...]

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]]> /2013/02/18/chicago-news-roundup-2-18/feed/ 0 Critical Mass Polka Ride /2013/01/24/criticfal-mass-polka-ride/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed /2013/01/24/criticfal-mass-polka-ride/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:33:10 +0000 Chicagotalks /?p=32323 This coming Friday, January 25th, Critical Mass is doing a Polka Ride. Assemble at 5:30 p.m. start riding around 6:00 p.m. but remember that you can’t take a bike on the Brown Line from Albany Park between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. because of Rush Hour restrictions. You can get on before 4 p.m. or [...]

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]]> /2013/01/24/criticfal-mass-polka-ride/feed/ 0 Time For Tech Notes: RebelMouse pulls your social network together /2013/01/22/time-for-tech-notes-rebelmouse-pulls-your-social-network-together/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed /2013/01/22/time-for-tech-notes-rebelmouse-pulls-your-social-network-together/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:00:37 +0000 Theo Daniels /?p=32087 Time for Tech Notes is an occasional feature of Chicagotalks.org. Send us your suggestions for tech we should talk about, or send us your review as a “Time for Tech Note.” Rebel Mouse, is a social publishing platform that allows for users to share their content in a similar way to the digital clipboard site [...]

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]]> /2013/01/22/time-for-tech-notes-rebelmouse-pulls-your-social-network-together/feed/ 0 Nike’s New Campout Policy & Chicago Sneaker Culture /2012/12/15/nikes-new-campout-policy-chicago-sneaker-culture/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed /2012/12/15/nikes-new-campout-policy-chicago-sneaker-culture/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:24:44 +0000 Zack_Pearson /?p=31187 For sneaker collectors, camping out for their pair of shoes is a tradition that’s been going on for years. But with all the violence happening during sneaker releases, that tradition is slowly coming to an end. “Camping out is a staple in the sneaker game for me”, said Southern Illinois student Sean Poshka. “Now that [...]

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]]> /2012/12/15/nikes-new-campout-policy-chicago-sneaker-culture/feed/ 0 African American and Male: Issues and Opinions /2012/11/27/african-american-men-the-good-the-bad-and-the-truth/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed /2012/11/27/african-american-men-the-good-the-bad-and-the-truth/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:27:17 +0000 Raquel Harris /?p=29759 Robert Hanserd says life as an African American man has not been easy. “I would say there is a lot more violence. A lot of my friends, who I knew when I was growing up, I can name out of the 10 of my friends five who probably either aren’t here anymore — incarcerated or [...]

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]]> /2012/11/27/african-american-men-the-good-the-bad-and-the-truth/feed/ 0 New Citizens Welcomed at Chicago City Hall /2012/11/27/new-citizens-welcomed-at-chicago-city-hall/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed /2012/11/27/new-citizens-welcomed-at-chicago-city-hall/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:53:07 +0000 Lynsey Mukomel /?p=29968 Forty-seven people gathered inside the Chicago City Council Chambers to take a long-awaited oath to become a citizen of the United States. The special naturalization ceremony held at City Council on Tuesday welcomed immigrants from 26 countries all over the world. Could you pass the U.S. Citizenship Test? “This is only the second time we’ve [...]

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]]> /2012/11/27/new-citizens-welcomed-at-chicago-city-hall/feed/ 0 Around Lincoln Square: The Sweet Touch Of Amy’s Candy Bar /2012/10/21/amys-candy-bar/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed /2012/10/21/amys-candy-bar/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 05:00:57 +0000 Angelica Sanchez /?p=27498 Glass jars filled with colorful and tasty treats decorate the walls of Amy’s Candy Bar in Lincoln Square, which offers a unique selection of candy for the neighborhood children, as well as every adult’s inner child. The selection of treats in the shop range from German gummy bears, Dutch chocolates and tasty homemade caramels. The shop [...]

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]]> /2012/10/21/amys-candy-bar/feed/ 0 Talk about Chicago fashion /2012/10/16/talk-about-chicago-fashion/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed /2012/10/16/talk-about-chicago-fashion/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:20:56 +0000 Jesus Torres /?p=27415 Warning: preg_replace() [function.preg-replace]: Unknown modifier 't' in /home1/chicagw6/public_html/wp-content/plugins/jetpack/class.photon.php on line 287

Fashion Focus Chicago is upon us once again for its eighth year, and Chicagotalks will be bringing you an inside look of the fiercest forerunners in Chicago fashion. With runways and galleries scattered throughout the city, this week-long event (Oct. 15 – Oct. 21) will feature designers, trunk shows and boutiques that are staples in [...]

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]]> /2012/10/16/talk-about-chicago-fashion/feed/ 0 Get Your Card for A National Game of Presidential BINGO! /2012/10/03/get-your-card-for-a-national-game-of-presidential-bingo/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed /2012/10/03/get-your-card-for-a-national-game-of-presidential-bingo/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:25:53 +0000 Chicagotalks /?p=26749 PLAY Presidential Bingo with Momsrising.org! Break out the popcorn, gather ’round your kiddos and friends, and turn on the TV! You can sign up to get an interactive MomsRising Presidential Bingo card for you and yours to mark up while watching the candidates debate on October 3rd at 8 p.m.MomsRising_Bingo_Card INSTRUCTIONS: Go here and click [...]

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