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Archive Dive

by Kirk Williamson September 27, 2021September 27, 2021

A daily dip into the stacks, leading up to our 50th anniversary in October

News & Politics

Liaisons and order

by Adam M. Rhodes September 27, 2021September 27, 2021

The city bolstered its team of officers who engage with LGBTQ+ citizens. Queer people say that’s not enough.

Podcasts

Listen to The Ben Joravsky Show

by Ben Joravsky September 24, 2021September 25, 2021

The Ben Joravsky Show livestreams every Tuesday through Friday between 1 PM and 3 PM here at chicagoreader.com/joravsky and on the Reader‘s YouTube channel. The show is released as a podcast each day after the live taping. Podcast-only episodes are also released throughout the week. Support the show by becoming a Ben Head.

Podcasts

Listen to the new Chicago Queer & Now podcast

by chicagoreader September 21, 2021September 21, 2021

Two Reader staffers explore all things queer Chicago.

News & Politics

After 34 years, a murder conviction quietly reversed in four minutes

by Maya Dukmasova and Injustice Watch September 16, 2021September 16, 2021

James Allen still has two murder cases keeping him in prison.

News & Politics

Lakefront and center

by Emeline Posner September 15, 2021September 15, 2021

Census data shows the biggest population increases in the Loop and along the lakefront. What does this mean for the rest of our neighborhoods?

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Desperate for answers

by Adam M. Rhodes September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

A year after Martin Urbina was murdered, his best friend searches for the truth.

News & Politics

‘Black people should have their babies where they live’

by Kelly Milan September 2, 2021September 15, 2021

The push for more equitable, culturally appropriate, and accessible options for childbirth

Culture

Ravinia opens its Music Box

by Deanna Isaacs August 18, 2021August 18, 2021

Here’s one way to think about the Ravinia Music Box, the new, high-tech attraction that debuted this month in its own building on the festival grounds: it takes the legendary music venue back to its earliest days. In 1904, when Ravinia first opened, it was an amusement park, intended to drum up passengers for a […]