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Lee Sandlin’s Second Book Is in the Works
Lee Sandlin and Pantheon have agreed on the subject of his second book.
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Call for Artists: The Chicago Aldermen Project
Artists Jeremy Scheuch and Reader assistant editor Lauri Apple are still taking applications for their Chicago Aldermen Project, which will culminate in an exhibit called 50 Aldermen/50 Artists, featuring portraits of all 50 Chicago aldermen. It’s sponsored by the Reader and set to open Friday, March 19 (7-11 PM) at the Wicker Park gallery Johalla […]
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“Hack”: Dmitry Samarov Is Chicago’s Taxicab Salinger (Though He Preferred a Comparison to Tolstoy)
A video profile of Hack blogger Dmitry Samarov.
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Joe Laiacona’s Petition Challenge Against Deb Mell May Get a Hearing Soon
Joe Laiacona awaits a ruling on his petition challenge against Deb Mell in their race for 40th District rep.
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Reader owner Creative Loafing has a new CEO
Creative Loafing’s new CEO is Marty Petty, formerly of the Saint Petersburg Times.
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James Warren Is the Chicago Reader’s New Publisher
James Warren is the new publisher of the Reader.
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TIFs: Where It All Began and How Joravsky Sussed It From the Start
Ben Joravsky’s first article on the first TIF district, back in 1987, predicted the problems with the program from the start.
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Amelia Unleashes a Storm of Cliches
Henry Kisor lists cliches used by film writers to describe Amelia, the new Earhart biopic.
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45 Free Things for Writers
The Freelance Writing Jobs Network’s latest installment in an ongoing list.
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Fiction Issue: Call for Submissions
The Reader’s annual fiction issue comes out in December. We’re taking submissions for another month.
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Jackson Five story led to more than one discovery
In the process of shooting photos for the Reader’s Jackson Five cover story, he discovered something else.