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Here Comes the Ice Cream Girl

By Audarshia Townsend
Three of the best flavors from Sarah Cochran, the former pastry chef for Stephanie Izard's Goat restaurants. Read more

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What To Know About: The 2022 Illinois Primaries
By Grace Perry
It’s midterm season once again, just later than usual, and state politics are getting all shook up. To help make sense of it: our lowdown on three key votes to watch June 28. Read more
Op-Ed: Chicago’s Bitter Pill of Violence
By Amara Enyia
Rather than blaming young people and looking for silver bullet solutions, the city needs to take a longer view of the policies that have ramifications for years and decades to come. Read more
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Here Comes the Ice Cream Girl
By Audarshia Townsend
Three of the best flavors from Sarah Cochran, the former pastry chef for Stephanie Izard's Goat restaurants. Read more
Here Comes the Ice Cream Girl
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Make Soul Shack's Lobster Pasta Salad
Erick Williams, Julia Momosé, and More Chicagoans Win James Beard Foundation Awards
Be Your Own Violet Hour Bartender
A Vegan Burger Patty That Holds Its Own
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Few Chicagoans Have Heard of the Deadliest Day in State History
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A Shedd Scientist’s Quest to Save Coral Reefs
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Deep inside Chicago’s aquarium, Dr. Ross Cunning is studying how corals respond to warmer temperatures. Can his research help preserve one of the planet’s most fragile wonders? Read more
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By Peter Sagal
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