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Hope O'Dell

Chicago's wide world of international literature

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Thanks to a passionate group of independent presses, bookstores, and translators, the city’s foreign lit scene is thriving.

A photo taken from above shows a person browsing a table and shelf of foreign-language books
Julio Lopez
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Chicago businesses embrace British tea traditions

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Amid a Brit-centric TV landscape and declining alcohol consumption, more and more Americans are embracing afternoon tea. Here’s where to enjoy it in Chicago.

A table set with afternoon tea service
Courtesy Deer Path Inn
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How Chicago's street art connects the city to the world

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Across Chicago, murals and other public artworks depict the city’s immigrant communities and our connections to cultures around the globe.

Exterior of a building with a colorful mural on the wall
Kit Graham
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As Chicago gears up for the Summer Olympics, some bars host global sports year-round

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The Paris Games may be the biggest global sporting event of the summer, but for a few Chicago bars, international athletics are an everyday affair.

People sit around a bar, watching soccer on a TV
Francois Mori / AP
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