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Urban Art Retreat Presents Women Veterans Art Show

Outfitted in dark green U.S. Army service uniforms, a blond man and a brunette woman stand side by side, painted in front of a blue, gray hue background. Their rigid stance mirrors the typical army attitude, yet on further inspection of the woman’s bright red cheeks and outlined mouth, it’s clear she has been painted [...]

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Soup Kitchens Provide Holiday Meals to Area Residents

According to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the rate of food insecurity in the city is 20.6 percent. Neighborhoods such as Riverdale, Washington Park, Englewood and North Lawndale have the highest rates of food insecurity in the city. Furthermore, 36 percent of those who are food insecure—304,528 individuals—earn more than 185 percent of the poverty [...]