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McCormick Tribune Ice Rink is one of many Chicago destinations for ice skating. (Wikimedia Commons)

Map: Ice skating rinks in Chicago

Kirsten Onsgard November 12, 2014

Along with hot chocolate and snowball fights, there are few things more quintessentially wintertime than ice skating. Luckily, Chicago is not short on places to hit the ice and channel your inner Michelle...

(Illustration by Carolyn Duff / The DePaulia)

Blue light districts: Burglaries, thefts lead all crimes on Chicago-area college campuses

DePaulia Investigation November 9, 2014

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or a 22-year-old DePaul senior, coming home from the gym to her Lincoln Park apartment on a late afternoon in September, the first sign of trouble was the furniture, normally neatly...

A referenda question that asked Illinoisans if the minimum wage should be raised passed with more than two-thirds support. (Seth Perlman | AP)

Chicago college students struggle to pay tuition in absence of higher minimum wage

Nana Aduba-Amoah and Amanda Crane November 9, 2014

For Chicago college students like Venice Adams, raising the minimum wage in Illinois is the only way to continue pursuing a college degree. Adams, a senior at Columbia College Chicago, works two minimum-wage...

The forthcoming Whole Foods on the corner of Fullerton and Sheffield avenues. The grocery store, expected to open in February, will replace Dominick’s. (Courtney Jacquin / The DePaulia)

Whole Foods at DePaul on its way, slowly but surely

Deanna Shilkus November 9, 2014

Students have been traveling near and far to find the sparsest of grocery stores, but their struggles are all about to end when Whole Foods opens up on campus in February 2015. This will be the second...

Airplane noise by O’Hare plagues Northwest Side, suburbs of Chicago

Julian Hayda November 9, 2014

Update Nov. 11: The original article stated Rep. Quigley's office was unreachable for comment. After publication, Quigley's office provided the following statement: “The Quiet Skies Caucus and request...

Smoking on DePaul's campuses is very common among students. The city ordinance mandates the areas of smoking. (Matt Rourke | AP)

DePaul up in smoke from failure to enforce cigarette city ordinance

Noah Levitin November 9, 2014

It has happened to all of us at one point in our academic careers at DePaul. While trying to enter the SAC, students are often unable to walk to their classes because of cigarette smoke in front of what...

Review: ‘Body Doubles’ at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Jordan Sarti November 6, 2014

Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) premiered a new exhibition last Saturday, titled “Body Doubles.”  The exhibit’s focus is on the body and its shifting identity, calling to attention...

Photos: Alt-J performs at The Riviera, Nov. 2

Photos: Alt-J performs at The Riviera, Nov. 2

Blake Schlin November 6, 2014

[slideshow_deploy id='5375'] Photos above by Blake Schlin / The DePaulia

Photos: Election 2014 around DePaul and Chicago

Photos: Election 2014 around DePaul and Chicago

DePaulia Staff November 4, 2014

[slideshow_deploy id='5233'] Above: A collection of photos from Election Day 2014, Nov. 4, around DePaul's campus and throughout Chicago.

STORIFY: Voter turnout in Chicago

STORIFY: Voter turnout in Chicago

Courtney Jacquin and Kevin Gross November 4, 2014

Polls have closed in Illinois and turnout figures are now available from polling centers nearby the DePaul community. Oscar Mayer Elementary — the main polling place for the majority of on-campus...

Mausoleums line the way at Graceland Cemetery, located in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. The cemetery is home to many ghost stories. (Giovanna Lenski / The DePaulia)

The ghoul next door: Undead among us throughout many Chicago neighborhoods

Megan Daley October 26, 2014

Chicago doesn’t need a dark and scary night for a good ghost story. The city’s long history of gang violence, roaring fires and freak accidents is enough to haunt your nightmares with ghosts and...

(Photo courtesy of The DuSable Museum of African American History)

Culture beyond the classroom: Chicago is home to trove of unique museums

Colin Sallee October 26, 2014

As students at a respectable university, knowledge is something that we all covet. Fortunately enough, the city of Chicago offers one of widest spectrums of knowledge and learning outlets in the United...

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