Category: Future of News

• Prayer Circle Invitation Communities from north to south, across Chicago have been plagued with mindless violence this year. Join in a city-wide “Day of Healing” next Tuesday,…

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• Behavioral economics and public policy

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• As Jennifer T. Lacey reports, Santa Claus has arrived in Austin on the West Side, and it was a huge, community-wide event that brought out kids of all ages. The new parade and tradition means a lot…

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• Arphid Watch: RecycleBank | Beyond The Beyond

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• Economically, times are tough, but Chicago’s theatre scene is still thriving. There are good deals to be had, and many holiday-themed shows are being staged now, as Carla Pesono reports in this news…

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• As in many low-income neighborhoods nationwide, health care access is a serious problem in Morgan Park on the South Side of Chicago. But a national program, the Health Careers Opportunity Program,…

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• In this video feature, Chicagoans are asked to define what “transgender” means, with an inside perspective from someone who identifies as “trans.” Even within the LGBT community, there can sometimes…

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• The massive brick building at 931 S. Homan Ave. once housed a power plant to provide electricity and heat for the adjacent Sears & Roebuck headquarters. Now the building powers the minds of young…

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• MediaShift . How Programmer/Journalists Craft Their Own Study Programs | PBS

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• The local group OpenGovChicago is having a Hackathon on December 13 at Columbia College. The details are still being hammered out. To start with, “hackers” aren’t bad guys or pirates. They’re…

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