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Robin Peterson is a former managing editor of the Chicago Weekly, an alternative weekly of Chicago’s South Side. Originally from Troy, Ohio, she attended the University of Chicago and is a former editorial intern at In These Times.
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Dispatch
Excommunicated Over Abortion
A nun's decision to save a life angers a U.S. bishop.
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Dispatch
Choose Your Own Budget
Chicagoans cut out the elected middle man to improve their neighborhood with $1.3 million in taxes.
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Dispatch
Slow Food vs. the City of Chicago
Behind the culinary times, Windy City bureaucrats crack down on canning and charcuteries.
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Dispatch
Free Speech, for Art’s Sake
A Chicago sidewalk salesman prepares to sue his city.
Robin Peterson
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Feature
Taking It to the Streets
Vendors battle bureaucracy for their place in the Second City.
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Dispatch
Fast Food, Slow Justice
Workers protest Yum! Brands firings.
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