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Daredevil Nik Wallenda poses for a photo on the rooftop of the Leo Burnett Building in Chicago on September 17, 2014.

A death-defying stunt is business as usual for Chicago’s Marina City

Culture

When daredevil Nik Wallenda walks between the Marina City towers on Sunday evening, it will be just another day of public attention for the complex’s residents. The iconic towers have been featured on film, in architecture history and even in other tightrope stunts over their nearly 60 years in existence.

Culture of Silence: Helping Latinas Battle High Rates of Depression

Conflict & Justice

In Chile, foreign children’s books, translated, open worlds for kids

Arts, Culture & Media

‘Violence interrupters’ in Chicago aim to change behaviors of perpetrators

Global Politics

A new twist on climate change reseach

Environment
The World

Iraq War Veterans Survived Aurora Massacre, Address Gun Violence Issues

Arts, Culture & Media

Iraq war veterans Jacqueline Keavney Lader and Don Lader, who have been honoring those killed by addressing gun violence issues and their own struggles with PTSD after the Aurora incident.

The World

Refugees in Aurora Worry About Gun Violence

Conflict & Justice

Thousands of refugees from around the world have settled in Aurora, Colorado, and the massacre has some of them questioning their safety in the new land they call home.

The World

A Children’s Library In Chile

Arts, Culture & Media

The World’s Alex Gallafent reports on a children’s library in Valparaiso, Chile. All the books are donated from other countries. Librarians paste Spanish translations onto the book pages.

Project BudBurst

Citizen scientists can monitor climate change in their own backyards using the biological clocks of plants.

The World

Rahm Emanuel’s run for Chicago Mayor hits roadblock

Conflict & Justice

Rahm Emanuel’s bid to become the next mayor of Chicago hit another bump in the road yesterday. An Illinois appeals court ruled two to one that the former White House Chief of Staff’s name cannot appear on the ballot.