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The Chicago Reader is Chicago's largest free biweekly newspaper, nationally recognized as a leader in the alternative press. Since 1971, the Reader has served as Chicago's political conscience, cultural guide, and music authority. Known for its in-depth coverage of Chicago politics, the Reader explores and exposes the news and issues that affect city living. The Reader provides an essential guide to the city's most important cultural events. In addition to reviews and listings of dining, film, theater and the arts, the Reader is the leading voice of Chicago's vibrant music scene. The Chicago Reader reaches smart, opinionated people who make things happen.
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- 11-50 employees
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- Chicago, Illinois
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- Nonprofit
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- 1971
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- New & Politics, Arts & Culture, Film, Music & Nightlife, Food & Drink, Classifieds, and Chicago
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In “Elemental Impressions of Interspecies Care, of Violence,” the specters of horses, goats, sheep, and domesticated dogs loom. | ✍️ Erin Toale https://lnkd.in/g2DebRTK
Against domestication - Chicago Reader
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Thérèse Mulgrew’s large-scale, still-life portraiture sets the scene of an endless dinner party where the playful and symbolically rich paintings of her mother, Wendy S. Rolfe, seem to adorn the corridors of attendees’ psyches. | ✍️ Leigh Fleshman https://lnkd.in/gVgjxXPs
A mother-daughter painting show - Chicago Reader
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Can you believe our 3rd annual Reader UnGala benefit is just three weeks away? We’re so excited to party with you at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago on October 3rd. We’ve got an incredible lineup this year including DJ Terry Hunter of The Chosen Few DJs, Kendra Jamaica, Ariel Zetina, and Deshawn Mason! Tickets are still available, so don’t miss out on this incredible night! All proceeds go to supporting the Reader’s mission to cover stories that matter to our community. Buy your ticket now, and grab a raffle ticket or two while you’re at it! #ReaderUnGala https://lnkd.in/g2XzV_wS
3rd Annual Reader UnGala Benefit
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Jen Dot's postpunk project Beastii returns as a full band with the album Follower. While the band isn't playing show, they're having a listening party at Liars Club tomorrow to celebrate. | ✍️ DMB (D-M Brown) and Leor Galil https://lnkd.in/gWKZ9UFH
Idiosyncratic postpunks Beastii celebrate their first record as a full band - Chicago Reader
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To accompany their latest investigation, Max Blaisdell and Sam Stecklow put together an explainer on the CPD's Rule 14. It prohibits officers from making false or misleading statements—but many violators are still on the force anyway. https://lnkd.in/gp78qk42
What is the Chicago Police Department's 'you lie, you die' rule?
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“When doing protest ‘the right way’ is being ignored and dismissed you have to escalate tactics at times.” DMB (D-M Brown) breaks down the tactical strategy of protest blockades. https://lnkd.in/grxTErDt
The logic behind blockades as a protest tactic
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The Cook County state’s attorney’s Brady list is missing more than 100 cops who made false or misleading statements. | ✍️ Max Blaisdell & Sam Stecklow https://lnkd.in/g3RY9UJG
More than 100 cops who lied missing from Cook County's Brady list
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Democrats and pre-2016 Cubs fans have one thing in common: they always think they're going to lose. | ✍️ Ben Joravsky https://lnkd.in/gfvTYetZ
Cubs fans and Democrats equally angst-ridden - Chicago Reader
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109 years after Spoon River Anthology was published, the characters and their voices will be resurrected within the walls of the Kenwood house where Masters wrote his most famous work. | ✍️ S. Nicole Lane https://lnkd.in/gwxem5DT
Spoon River Anthology finds new life in the house where it began - Chicago Reader
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