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The Chicago Housing Authority’s sleeping giant

The Chicago Housing Authority’s sleeping giant

The CHA provides Section 8 vouchers to tens of thousands of low-income households. Is the agency trying to keep them from realizing their collective power?

By Maya Dukmasova

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Star Creature Universal Vibrations transfigures boogie for the 21st century

Tim Zawada and Ben Van Dyke’s label, Star Creature Universal Vibrations, helps turn the far-flung fans of this resurgent postdisco dance music into an evolving community.

By Leor Galil
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The turbulent history of the bike bridge that will finally complete the North Shore Channel Trail

Late alderman Berny Stone once blocked plans for the Lincoln Village Pedestrian Bicycle Bridge. Some say he was motivated by real estate concerns, others say racism.

By John Greenfield
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Abortion bill HB40, the union-busting Janus v. AFSCME case, and the Illinois governor’s unlikely coalition

By Ben Joravsky

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For MCA 50, ambient musician Lykanthea explores culture, history, and identity with her dream ensemble

By Sasha Geffen | 10.18.17
On her solo debut, Heather Trost sets aside A Hawk and a Hacksaw’s Roma influence for dreamy pop

By Peter Margasak | 10.18.17
Pamela Bannos’s Vivian Maier: A Photographer’s Life and Afterlife, reviewed

By Deanna Isaacs | 10.18.17
Emanuel proposes ride-sharing fee increases, 911 phone tax increases in 2018 budget, and other Chicago news

By Kate Shepherd | 10.18.17
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The Chicago Housing Authority’s sleeping giant

The CHA provides Section 8 vouchers to tens of thousands of low-income households. Is the agency trying to keep them from realizing their collective power?

By Maya Dukmasova | 10.18.17
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Star Creature Universal Vibrations transfigures boogie for the 21st century

Tim Zawada and Ben Van Dyke’s label helps turn the far-flung fans of this resurgent postdisco dance music into an evolving community.

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