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New issue drop!
On the cover: The People Issue
The Reader's annual celebration of everyday Chicagoans doing extraordinary things through their own words.
📸 Kirk Williamson
Pick yours up in person tomorrow or read the PDF now: https://bit.ly/3K6vFzP
On the cover: The People Issue
The Reader's annual celebration of everyday Chicagoans doing extraordinary things through their own words.
📸 Kirk Williamson
Pick yours up in person tomorrow or read the PDF now: https://bit.ly/3K6vFzP
It’s that time of year again! Best of Chicago voting opens Monday, Dec 1 at noon. We’ve received your nominations and created a ballot of the city’s most impressive businesses, community organizers, artists, organizations and more. Now it’s your turn to tell us who makes this city so special!
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It’s that time of year again! Best of Chicago voting opens Monday, Dec 1 at noon. We’ve received your nominations and created a ballot of the city’s most impressive businesses, community organizers, artists, organizations and more. Now it’s your turn to tell us who makes this city so special!
Billy Corgan’s collaboration with Lyric Opera of Chicago reinvents songs from the band’s 1995 double album for an ensemble of 57 musicians and 45 singers. https://bit.ly/4adOeN8
A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness redeems the Smashing Pumpkins’ biggest excesses - Chicago Reader
Billy Corgan’s collaboration with Lyric Opera of Chicago reinvents the band’s 1995 double album for an ensemble of more than 100.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Billy Corgan’s collaboration with Lyric Opera of Chicago reinvents songs from the band’s 1995 double album for an ensemble of 57 musicians and 45 singers. https://bit.ly/4adOeN8
The Pollo asado al carbón estilo Sinaloa at El Pollo Real is a Reader Bite that will cause your tastebuds to take flight! https://bit.ly/4iwaows
Reader Bites: Pollo asado al carbón estilo Sinaloa at El Pollo Real - Chicago Reader
The pollo asado al carbón estilo Sinaloa rises from the smoke like a phoenix, flaming red, stippled with char, and spatchcocked as if in flight.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The Pollo asado al carbón estilo Sinaloa at El Pollo Real is a Reader Bite that will cause your tastebuds to take flight! https://bit.ly/4iwaows
Celebrating a decade of Western Pole at Patient Info. https://bit.ly/4odXGnj
Post yes bills - Chicago Reader
Jesse Malmed's Western Pole project turns a ubiquitous utilitarian object—a telephone pole—into a space of joy, experimentation, and play.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Celebrating a decade of Western Pole at Patient Info. https://bit.ly/4odXGnj
Kate Palmer is a full-spectrum doula, meaning she supports clients through their reproductive journey regardless of their pregnancy outcome. In 2010, she cofounded the Chicago Doula Circle which supported people undergoing abortions in hospital settings.
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Kate Palmer is a full-spectrum doula, meaning she supports clients through their reproductive journey regardless of their pregnancy outcome. In 2010, she cofounded the Chicago Doula Circle which supported people undergoing abortions in hospital settings.
Holiday shows offer a break from the headlines. https://bit.ly/3K7xn48
Holly jolly onstage hijinks - Chicago Reader
Some folks really want to deck the halls this time of year. Others are more tempted to deck the next person who wishes them a Merry Christmas (and, like Scrooge, probably would like to see them boiled...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Holiday shows offer a break from the headlines. https://bit.ly/3K7xn48
New issue drop!
On the cover: Our gift guide!
🎨 Amber Huff
Pick yours up in person tomorrow or read the PDF now!
https://bit.ly/48prjMv
On the cover: Our gift guide!
🎨 Amber Huff
Pick yours up in person tomorrow or read the PDF now!
https://bit.ly/48prjMv
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New issue drop!
On the cover: Our gift guide!
🎨 Amber Huff
Pick yours up in person tomorrow or read the PDF now!
https://bit.ly/48prjMv
On the cover: Our gift guide!
🎨 Amber Huff
Pick yours up in person tomorrow or read the PDF now!
https://bit.ly/48prjMv
Marie Lorenz has spent 20 years removing debris from New York City’s waterways. https://bit.ly/3KpDGQy
Articulations of the Anthropocene - Chicago Reader
“Undertow" through 12/6 at Watershed Art & Ecology
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November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Marie Lorenz has spent 20 years removing debris from New York City’s waterways. https://bit.ly/3KpDGQy
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the cook county sheriff's and state's attorney's offices will look to hire dozens of analysts in 2026.
new ccso and sao departments are tasked with using data to streamline internal operations, generate "predictive" analytics, and even steer the strategy for prosecuting gun crimes.
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new ccso and sao departments are tasked with using data to streamline internal operations, generate "predictive" analytics, and even steer the strategy for prosecuting gun crimes.
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Cook County’s web of surveillance for electronic monitoring
Sheriff Tom Dart worked with the University of Chicago’s Steven Levitt to create a program that could “match” people on EM to reported crimes.
chicagoreader.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
the cook county sheriff's and state's attorney's offices will look to hire dozens of analysts in 2026.
new ccso and sao departments are tasked with using data to streamline internal operations, generate "predictive" analytics, and even steer the strategy for prosecuting gun crimes.
background:
new ccso and sao departments are tasked with using data to streamline internal operations, generate "predictive" analytics, and even steer the strategy for prosecuting gun crimes.
background:
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new: i read the 2026 cook county budget so you don't have to.
spoiler: more money for police and prosecutors (plus a lot of other stuff).
spoiler: more money for police and prosecutors (plus a lot of other stuff).
Cook County law enforcement agencies get more money in 2026
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved large investments in policing and prosecutions, over objections from advocates.
chicagoreader.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
new: i read the 2026 cook county budget so you don't have to.
spoiler: more money for police and prosecutors (plus a lot of other stuff).
spoiler: more money for police and prosecutors (plus a lot of other stuff).
Janice Lim works at the Field Museum as head of the replication shop in the exhibitions department. Starting out as a volunteer in 2014, Lim has held many positions at the museum including mount maker, head of the replication shop and department steward for the union she helped organize in 2023.
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Janice Lim works at the Field Museum as head of the replication shop in the exhibitions department. Starting out as a volunteer in 2014, Lim has held many positions at the museum including mount maker, head of the replication shop and department steward for the union she helped organize in 2023.
Holiday shows offer a break from the headlines. https://bit.ly/3K7xn48
Holly jolly onstage hijinks - Chicago Reader
Some folks really want to deck the halls this time of year. Others are more tempted to deck the next person who wishes them a Merry Christmas (and, like Scrooge, probably would like to see them boiled...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Holiday shows offer a break from the headlines. https://bit.ly/3K7xn48
In this week's Make it Make Sense, Border Patrol has left Chicago for North Carolina, finally an emergency shelter for single people on the far northwest side is being built, and the Broadview Six appear in court. https://bit.ly/489h3Ys
Make It Make Sense: Border Patrol leaders leave Chicago—for now
Plus: an effort to build an emergency shelter for singles on the northwest side and the Broadview Six appear in court.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In this week's Make it Make Sense, Border Patrol has left Chicago for North Carolina, finally an emergency shelter for single people on the far northwest side is being built, and the Broadview Six appear in court. https://bit.ly/489h3Ys
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during so-called Operation Midway Blitz. https://bit.ly/4o0y5hj
Feds used tear gas dozens of times in Chicago - Chicago Reader
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during so-called Operation Midway Blitz.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during so-called Operation Midway Blitz. https://bit.ly/4o0y5hj
Hubbard Street’s Fall Series lacks thematic coherence. https://bit.ly/3JYVstU
A mixed harvest - Chicago Reader
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's Fall Series at Steppenwolf juxtaposes work from past and present, but lacks thematic coherency.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Hubbard Street’s Fall Series lacks thematic coherence. https://bit.ly/3JYVstU
In this week's Gossip Wolf, Leor Galil pays tribute to Arthur Banks of Jugrnaut, Shuttered house club the Post hosts Sunday nights at the New Celebrity Lounge, rapper OkDeazy headlines a monster show at Subterranean, and more. https://bit.ly/4o9Bbjo
Rest in peace to Arthur Banks of Jugrnaut - Chicago Reader
Jugrnaut cofounder Arthur Banks passes away, shuttered house club the Post hosts Sunday nights at the New Celebrity Lounge, and more.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In this week's Gossip Wolf, Leor Galil pays tribute to Arthur Banks of Jugrnaut, Shuttered house club the Post hosts Sunday nights at the New Celebrity Lounge, rapper OkDeazy headlines a monster show at Subterranean, and more. https://bit.ly/4o9Bbjo
In this week's Make it Make Sense, Border Patrol has left Chicago for North Carolina, finally an emergency shelter for single people on the far northwest side is being built, and the Broadview Six appear in court. https://bit.ly/489h3Ys
Make It Make Sense: Border Patrol leaders leave Chicago—for now
Plus: an effort to build an emergency shelter for singles on the northwest side and the Broadview Six appear in court.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
In this week's Make it Make Sense, Border Patrol has left Chicago for North Carolina, finally an emergency shelter for single people on the far northwest side is being built, and the Broadview Six appear in court. https://bit.ly/489h3Ys
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during so-called Operation Midway Blitz. https://bit.ly/4o0y5hj
Feds used tear gas dozens of times in Chicago - Chicago Reader
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during so-called Operation Midway Blitz.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during so-called Operation Midway Blitz. https://bit.ly/4o0y5hj
Features writer Katie Prout (@katieprout.bsky.social) estimates that at least 26 unhoused Chicagoans have been kidnapped by federal agents since September—but there's often little record of disappearances, making it difficult to tell just how many people have been abducted.
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Features writer Katie Prout (@katieprout.bsky.social) estimates that at least 26 unhoused Chicagoans have been kidnapped by federal agents since September—but there's often little record of disappearances, making it difficult to tell just how many people have been abducted.
Hubbard Street’s Fall Series lacks thematic coherence. https://bit.ly/3JYVstU
A mixed harvest - Chicago Reader
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's Fall Series at Steppenwolf juxtaposes work from past and present, but lacks thematic coherency.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hubbard Street’s Fall Series lacks thematic coherence. https://bit.ly/3JYVstU
In this week's Gossip Wolf, Leor Galil pays tribute to Arthur Banks of Jugrnaut, Shuttered house club the Post hosts Sunday nights at the New Celebrity Lounge, rapper OkDeazy headlines a monster show at Subterranean, and more. https://bit.ly/4o9Bbjo
Rest in peace to Arthur Banks of Jugrnaut - Chicago Reader
Jugrnaut cofounder Arthur Banks passes away, shuttered house club the Post hosts Sunday nights at the New Celebrity Lounge, and more.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
In this week's Gossip Wolf, Leor Galil pays tribute to Arthur Banks of Jugrnaut, Shuttered house club the Post hosts Sunday nights at the New Celebrity Lounge, rapper OkDeazy headlines a monster show at Subterranean, and more. https://bit.ly/4o9Bbjo
In this week's Make it Make Sense, Border Patrol has left Chicago for North Carolina, finally an emergency shelter for single people on the far northwest side is being built, and the Broadview Six appear in court. https://bit.ly/489h3Ys
Make It Make Sense: Border Patrol leaders leave Chicago—for now
Plus: an effort to build an emergency shelter for singles on the northwest side and the Broadview Six appear in court.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In this week's Make it Make Sense, Border Patrol has left Chicago for North Carolina, finally an emergency shelter for single people on the far northwest side is being built, and the Broadview Six appear in court. https://bit.ly/489h3Ys
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during so-called Operation Midway Blitz. https://bit.ly/4o0y5hj
Feds used tear gas dozens of times in Chicago - Chicago Reader
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during so-called Operation Midway Blitz.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during so-called Operation Midway Blitz. https://bit.ly/4o0y5hj
South Loop resident William Night Train Veeck is part of a local baseball legacy. While he started helping vendors at the pitch at the age of five, both his father and grandfather have worked in America’s favorite pastime for decades.
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
South Loop resident William Night Train Veeck is part of a local baseball legacy. While he started helping vendors at the pitch at the age of five, both his father and grandfather have worked in America’s favorite pastime for decades.
New issue drop!
On the cover: The People Issue
The Reader's annual celebration of everyday Chicagoans doing extraordinary things through their own words.
📸 Kirk Williamson
Pick yours up in person tomorrow or read the PDF now: https://bit.ly/3K6vFzP
On the cover: The People Issue
The Reader's annual celebration of everyday Chicagoans doing extraordinary things through their own words.
📸 Kirk Williamson
Pick yours up in person tomorrow or read the PDF now: https://bit.ly/3K6vFzP
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
New issue drop!
On the cover: The People Issue
The Reader's annual celebration of everyday Chicagoans doing extraordinary things through their own words.
📸 Kirk Williamson
Pick yours up in person tomorrow or read the PDF now: https://bit.ly/3K6vFzP
On the cover: The People Issue
The Reader's annual celebration of everyday Chicagoans doing extraordinary things through their own words.
📸 Kirk Williamson
Pick yours up in person tomorrow or read the PDF now: https://bit.ly/3K6vFzP