- News & Features, Feature, Feb 2, 2012
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Roosevelt University's towering ambition
With its 32-story "vertical campus"—the second-tallest academic building in the country—RU takes a chance. Big time.
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 2, 2012
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Valentine's Day: Why bother?
An unlikely ode to the most odious of holidays
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 2, 2012
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How not to hook up
Tales from the Continental's den of 4 AM iniquity
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 2, 2012
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Let us indulge your inner stalker
The Reader responds to some of our favorite, creepiest, most stalker-ish I Saw Yous
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 2, 2012
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Defining the #perfectcompanion
Some of our favorite responses to our @Chicago_Reader entreaty: Tweet what makes yr ideal mate
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 2, 2012
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Dear Elsa
A letter to first loves, cigarettes, and Chicago
- News & Features, Feature, Feb 2, 2012
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How do you like them Apples to Apples?
A dating event devoted to geek love
- News & Features, Feature, Jan 26, 2012
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Bedbugs: not dead yet
Bedbug infestations are on the rise in Chicago—and the number of complaints barely scratches the surface
- News & Features, Feature, Jan 19, 2012
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The making of an alderman
Anyone who really wants to understand how Chicago works needs to understand Walter Burnett Jr.
- News & Features, Feature, Jan 5, 2012
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Our fifth annual Photo Issue
We challenged readers to capture their concept of money in a single shot—and it was no surprise that the imagery had less to do with the green stuff than a lack thereof
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 29, 2011
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What we loved about 2011
From humble pies to mosh-pit injuries, the past year was anything but boring
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 22, 2011
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The People Issue
Twenty-nine fascinating Chicagoans, from community organizers and environmental activists to alternative healers and alternative porn stars
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 22, 2011
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Lori B. Andrews, the bioethicist
'The body's become the last bastion of control'
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 22, 2011
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Dr. Titus Chiu, the healer
'I have to say, love is the most powerful medicine there is'
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 22, 2011
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Adolfo Mondragon, the candidate
'When I reflect upon this journey from Back of the Yards to Yale, I think it's the journey that's one of the things I love about this country'
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 22, 2011
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Jay Travis, the organizer
'The notion that you could use your own power to stand up for yourself—and that you could win—captured my imagination'
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 22, 2011
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Jerry Neal, the deliverer
'One time Oprah was on the jury. She didn't particularly like cafeteria food.'
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 22, 2011
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Lisa Martain Hoffer, the outreacher
'People are like, "Oh, hey, if I get it I can just take a pill and I'll be right as rain." And you're not.'
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 22, 2011
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Laura Ricketts, the owner
'We want to be thought of as a Chicago team and not just the north-side team or the yuppie team, which isn't really true'
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 22, 2011
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Kimberly Wasserman Nieto, the rallier
'The community is finding its voice, and it's amazing to see'
