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Tag: People Issue 2012
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The passion of Vern Hester
Photography, rock, Buddhism, and enthusiasm are a part of what makes him one extraordinary Chicagoan
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A glimpse of the Chicago music scene that thrives outside the glare of the spotlight
The B Side of the People Issue: Angel Olsen, Million Dollar Mano, Dee Alexander, and more
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Endangering the lives of children: the ceaseless train of tragedy in segregated neighborhoods
Traumatic losses are almost commonplace for some kids in Chicago
Posted inArts & Culture
People Issue 2012: Jackie Taylor, the dramatist
Black Ensemble Theater founder: “I put my life into this and I don’t want it to go when my life goes.”
Posted inNews & Politics
People Issue 2012: Roger Sosner, the hawker
Beer vendor and LP collector: “Any person with a strong back and a weak mind can do it.”
Posted inNews & Politics
People Issue 2012: Tony Bacon, the custodian
Chicago Public Schools employee: “The union guy told me, ‘Just be happy you got a job.'”
Posted inFood & Drink
People Issue 2012: Martin Kastner, the craftsman
Designer of Alinea’s serviceware: “I had no desire to be an artist. I thought art was all ego.”
Posted inNews & Politics
People Issue 2012: John Campos, the organizer
CPD community policing advocate: “Some blocks look like Afghanistan and others look like any other street in Chicago.”
Posted inFilm
People Issue 2012: Ehsan Ghoreishi, the filmmaker
Cabbie/musician/
documentarian: “I knew that I had to work my ass off.”
Posted inFood & Drink
People Issue 2012: Dave Odd, the forager
Owner of Odd Produce: “I take wild plants that we find elsewhere and transplant them and just let them go nuts”
Posted inFood & Drink
People Issue 2012: Abra Berens, the farmer
Co-owner of Bare Knuckle Farm: “I think people have lost some contact with how their food is grown.”
Posted inNews & Politics
People Issue 2012: Mitzi Scott, the survivor
Addict who’s 12 years clean: “You can call it a bottom, or you can call it a blessing.”
Posted inMusic
People Issue 2012: Million Dollar Mano, the producer
Kanye West’s tour DJ: “I didn’t know I was ever gonna DJ for Jay-Z.”
