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2009 Back Issues

December 2009
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December 30th, 2009

  • Saul Williams on politics, race, and homelessness
  • Congressman Gutierrez leads on immigration
  • Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
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December 23rd, 2009

  • 2010 Resolutions
  • Hyde Park Farmers Uprooted?
  • Holiday Events Calendar
  • Holiday Party Planning
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December 16th, 2009

  • Riding with The Night Ministry
  • Holiday Gift Guide
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December 9th, 2009

  • Reintegrating prisoners into Chicago
  • Interviews of Dr. Jane Goodall & Bob Dylan
  • Gift Guide: Giving With Heart
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December 2nd, 2009

  • Food Justice.
  • What would Jane Addams say?
  • 40 Years ago: Black Panther Fred Hampton.
November 2009
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November 25th, 2009

  • Homelessness 101.
  • New Jane Addams/StreetWise Partnership.
  • Interviewed: INSP's Maree Aldam.
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November 18th, 2009

  • The Biofuel Dilema.
  • Thanksgiving dining guide.
  • 25 years ago: Ben Wilson.
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November 11th, 2009

  • Homeless Veterans.
  • The State of Chicago Homelessness.
  • Worldwide Vendor Spotlight: Brazil.
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November 4th, 2009

  • Chicago Innovation.
  • We celebrate 1 year as a magazine.
  • We talk to filmmaker Lee Daniels.
October 2009
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October 28th, 2009

  • Overcoming Domestic Violence.
  • Andersonsville Neighborhood Guide
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October 21st, 2009

  • Nightmare on art street. State budget cuts effect on youth programs.
  • Cha's plan for transformation: What about the people?
  • Fashion's night out NYC.
  • Celebrating Chicago Murals
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October 14th, 2009

  • Growing strong community in the People's Garden
  • Up to WN Health Clinic Revitalized
  • Halloween in Chicao's parks
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October 7th, 2009

  • Landmark Bill: Brest Cancer
  • Chicago Film Festival Highlights
  • Chicago Book Festival brings celebrity authors
  • Vendor continues degree at Roosevelt
Septemeber 2009
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September 30th, 2009

  • On Display: Barbara Crane
  • Interviewed: The new executive director for the National Coalition for the Homeless.
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September 23rd, 2009

  • Checking in on Health Care
  • Sole Man: Young vendor designs custom shoes
  • 50 Years Ago: White Sox win AL Pennant
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September 16th, 2009

  • Felony Franks: Relishing Opportunity
  • Fall Home Improvement Guide
  • Chicago gears up for 2010 Census
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September 9th, 2009

  • Crafts and Do it Yourself - Making ends meet...creatively.
  • US H.U.D. Secretary Shaun Donovan on homelessness
  • Celtic Fest
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September 2nd, 2009

  • Chicago's Polish Homeless: Lost between Two Worlds
  • 20th Anuual African Festival of the Arts
  • Jazz Festival Rundown
August 2009
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August 26th, 2009

  • Digging in with Youth Community Gardens
  • Half Tank Getaways
  • Our Reader survey
  • Follow Up: Facebook Flare Up
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August 19th, 2009

  • Rebuilding American Jobs
  • National Urbam League Conference in Chicago provides outlook
  • Native Americans react to Faceboook flare up
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August 12th, 2009

  • Air & Water Show plus Appllo 11 at 40.
  • A Celebration of Flight
  • Back to School Fashion
  • Wise Questions with Restauranteur Rick Tramonto
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August 5th, 2009

  • Chicago's Latino Homeless: Providing their own Sanctuary
  • Full Lollapalooza performance schedule
  • Communities hear Olympic pitch
July 2009
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July 29th, 2009

  • Chicago doesn't make the list of America's meanest cities.
  • Streetwise reader survey. We want to hear from you!
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July 22nd, 2009

  • The Fight for a Full Life. Disabilty Pride.
  • Walmart workers fight to form union.
  • Is cheap the new cool?
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July 15th, 2009

  • Resuscitating Health Care.
  • Chicago Weding Guide.
  • Jenny Jones gives back to Chicago.
  • Quinn's Budget Veto.
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July 8th, 2009

  • International Network of Street Papers Conference.
  • StreetWise goes to Norway.
  • StreetWise vendors complete LEED training.
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July 1st, 2009

  • In Their Own Words... Homeless Youth
  • State Budget Cuts 'Overwhelming' - (Audio from this discussion)
  • Neighborhood Spotlight: Lincoln Square & Northcenter
June 2009
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June 24th, 2009

  • Taste 2009
  • Full map and booth guide
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June 17th, 2009

  • The meaning of 'Dad'
  • Successful women on making up for missing dads
  • Real Men Cook celebrates giving from the heart
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June 10th, 2009

  • Miri Ben-Ari: Hip-hop Violinist
  • Bringing music to Chicago's youth
  • Cubs and Sox section
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June 3rd, 2009

  • T. Boone Pickens and the quest for clean power.
May 2009
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May 27th, 2009

  • Our Mission: How Streetwise - and you the customer - offer a hand up, not a hand out.
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May 20th, 2009

  • Summer Festivals
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May 13th, 2009

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May 6th, 2009

  • Making a place for mom.
  • Intervied: Bonnie McGrath.
  • Holocaust Museum opens in Skokie.
  • Support grows for transportation upgrades.
April 2009
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April 29th, 2009

  • Update: The race to save StreetWise.
  • Rescuing our pets in hard times.
  • Hardest Hit: The Spanish middle class struggles with economy.
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April 22nd, 2009

  • The Green Issue:
  • Using all our resources to help the Earth.
  • The Soloist looks at mental illness and homelessness.
  • Chef J art show.
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April 15th, 2009

  • Helping AIDS orphans.
    Chicago non-profit Global Alliance for Africa helps communities care for their own.
  • The child brides of Nigeria.
  • Zimbabwe struggles with inflation.
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April 8th, 2009

  • Chicago's Baseball Beginnings: From humble roots to city staple
  • The age of stupid
  • Neighborhood spotlight: West Loop
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April 1st, 2009

  • Buckingham's Back
  • Our new theater page
  • Reel Film: Chicago-bound features
March 2009
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March 25th, 2009

  • Richard Pegue 1943-2009.
  • Read Ben Cook's editorial here on Richard Pegue.
  • Zambian citzens work long hours in uphill battle against poverty.
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March 18th, 2009

  • Grow stronger in hard times: Personal trianer Staci Boyer shows you how.
  • Stem cells the Holy Grail of medicine?
  • Streetwise Rookie of the Year
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March 11th, 2009

  • Help for neighborhoods hit worse by forclosure
  • Tramp in the Third Reich: a former vagabond recounts search for work
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March 4th, 2009

  • 15th Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
  • St. Patrick's Day Special Section
  • Malawi women struggle for equal representation
  • A-Rod on the rocks
February 2009
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February 25th, 2009

  • Notes from underground: the 2009 Homeless Point in Time Study
  • Vancouver tries to solve homeless problem by 2010 Winter Olympics
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February 18th, 2009

  • School Closings: Parents plead their case
  • Hollywood's Nazi obsession
  • Richard Pegue looks at Etta vs. Beyonce
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February 11th, 2009

  • Lincoln: Looking back at the man who paved the way.
  • Inside the 2009 Auto Show.
  • Snow sculptures come to Michigan Ave.
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February 4th, 2009

January 2009
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January 28th, 2009

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January 21st, 2009

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January 14th, 2009

  • Chicago goes to Washington
  • Kenya celebrates Obama's nomination
  • Richard Pegue remembers Eartha Kitt
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January 7th, 2009

  • Greg Pritchett: 10 Years of busting and smashing stereotypes.
  • The debate on smoking in public.
  • Ginny and the Chef show cupcakes done right.
December 2008
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December 31st, 2008

  • Moving beyond 2008.
  • Chicago Shares: novel way to help.
  • Homeless World Cup Champions.
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December 24th, 2008

  • Chicago Churches: Beautiful and inspiring houses of worship are part of city's cultural identity.
  • Maximizing your holiday caloric burn.
  • U.N. fights gender violence.
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December 17th, 2008

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December 10th, 2008

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December 3rd, 2008

  • Barack Obama D.C. bound
  • A look at combat photography
  • Check out holiday events
November 2008
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November 26th, 2008

  • Stories of Thanks - From Troy to Burma we count our blessings.
  • Van Jones on green-collar jobs.
  • StreetWise makes its benchmark.
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November 19th, 2008

  • How long can you stay in your home? Innovative ideas prolong independence.
  • Remembering Studs Turkel.
  • Supporting our President-elect.
  • Introducing our new shopping columnist.
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November 12th, 2008

  • The Multi-cultural effort to rebuild the Chinese-American Museum.
  • An interview with actor Mia Kirshner.
  • Ginny and the Chef at the American Dietetic Conference.
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November 5th, 2008 Magazine Premiere Issue!