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Hotel workers' strike now in its second week with no end in sight

United Here Local One and its hospitality workers are demanding year-round health care as part of their contract.

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A new coffee-table book looks back at writer Terry Southern and photographer Michael Cooper’s experiences chronicling the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

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After a bad week for bike crashes, cyclists urged city officials to take action.

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Jessica Hopper’s memoir Night Moves pays homage to a bygone era in Chicago

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