What’s the best thing you read in 2022? Here are our faves.
A local book critic and a bookstore owner shared their favorite titles from the year.
Claire Hyman
Digital Engagement Producer, Reset
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Millennials are finding community, belonging on Shabbat
We spoke with two people behind an online platform that’s bringing young people together on the Sabbath.
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Lawmakers poised to outlaw assault-style weapons in Illinois
Illinois Democrats are also pushing to ban magazines that hold more than 10 bullets and other gun regulations.
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For Sandra Cisneros, writing a poem is like driving in the dark
“Poetry, you don’t have a map. All you have is this impulse to get on the road. And you have to chase after something you can’t see.”
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To fight the opioid epidemic, advocates say set up safe injections sites
Advocates argue state-licensed sites could reduce the number of fatal overdoses in Cook County and beyond.
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The winter parking ban goes into effect Dec. 1
It’s time to take those blue signs with the snowflakes on them seriously.
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Congress quashed a rail strike by forcing a deal between workers and bosses
The agreement grants rail workers additional paid leave and higher wages, but it falls short of meeting key demands of some union members.
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When safe spaces are no longer safe: Chicagoans react to Colorado shooting
The attack coincides with an uptick in threats against LGBTQ people.
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How is long COVID impacting the day-to-day lives of long-haulers
“There is no typical post-COVID patient,” said internal medicine specialist Dr. Pete Thomas.
