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Chicago Reader print issue cover, May 12, 2022 (Vol. 51, No. 16): The Sound Issue—An audiologist's study of over-the-counter hearing aids, a guide to radiator noises, an investigation of ShotSpotter, and much more
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The Sound Issue

by Chicago Reader May 12, 2022May 25, 2022

An audiologist’s study of over-the-counter hearing aids, a guide to radiator noises, an investigation of ShotSpotter, and much more

Posted inFeature, News, News & Politics

Howard Brown Health halts its medical forensic exam program

by Jennifer Bamberg February 11, 2022February 12, 2022

Employees say a program that serves LGBTQI+ survivors of sexual assault is failing staff and patients.

Posted inNews

Interview with podcaster Aaron Smith: ‘Get to the root of the person’

by Jim Daley February 8, 2022February 9, 2022

Season three of Escaping the Odds, a podcast about entrepreneurship for the formerly incarcerated, dropped Tuesday.

Posted inNews & Politics

Chicago police pistol-whipped suspect in brutal 2017 arrest

by Jim Daley February 7, 2022February 8, 2022

Last year, COPA recommended three of the officers involved be fired. They still haven’t been.

Posted inNews & Politics

Cook County Judge Raúl Vega is retiring under a cloud of allegations

by Kelly Garcia January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

The former top judge of Cook County’s domestic violence court will retire with a lifetime pension, despite accusations from women in his courtroom that he mistreated them.

Posted inNews & Politics

State budget impasse linked to 2016 homicide spike

by Jim Daley January 25, 2022January 26, 2022

Advocates say sustained funding is vital to violence reduction.

Posted inNews & Politics

What my hand telephone doesn’t know about Ann

by Katie Prout January 6, 2022January 6, 2022

My 91-year-old neighbor on hardtack, comradery, and the possibilities of outer space

Posted inNews & Politics

Searching for the CTA holiday train

by Kelly Garcia December 23, 2021December 23, 2021

This isn’t the feel-good Christmas story you’re looking for.

Posted inNews & Politics

Grieta en la pared

by Kelly Garcia December 23, 2021December 27, 2021

¿Quién tiene derecho a hacer arte en un espacio público?

Posted inNews & Politics

Crack in the wall

by Kelly Garcia December 23, 2021December 27, 2021

Who has the right to make art in a public space?

Posted inNews & Politics

A bouquet of pharmacy roses

by Katie Prout December 23, 2021January 3, 2022

Caught in a systemic cycle of incarceration, addiction, and homelessness, how do you make room for the possibility for hope?

Posted inNews & Politics

The cost of living

by Adam M. Rhodes November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

Despite a move to make HIV prevention drugs free through insurers, those living with the virus fear high prices and endless red tape.

Posted inNews & Politics

Si está leyendo esto, no es muy tarde

by Kelly Garcia November 23, 2021December 23, 2021

Una breve investigación sobre la desaparición de los buzones de periódicos

Posted inNews & Politics

If you’re reading this it’s not too late

by Kelly Garcia November 16, 2021December 23, 2021

A short investigation into the disappearance of news boxes

Posted inArts & Culture

Kuh-Kuh

by Liesl Olson November 12, 2021November 12, 2021

The woman who brought modern art to Chicago

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