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Nominate your favorites for the Best of Chicago 2023
The best of Chicago, nominated and voted on by our readers.
2022 final ballot
The best of Chicago, nominated and voted on by our readers.
Best of Chicago 2021 final ballot
Winners were announced in the March 3, 2022 special issue: Best of Chicago 2021 chicagoreader.com/best.
Best of Chicago 2020 poll winners have been announced
Votes on the final ballot were accepted from January 5 to February 8, 2021. Review all the finalists here on the closed ballot.
How this got made: the award-winning 2017 Best of Chicago issue cover
The Reader‘s graphic designer and former director of photography and two sign painters explain how they created and photographed a mural in just 12 days.
The Thompson Center is Chicago’s endangered, postmodern Pantheon
If Governor Rauner has his way, Helmut Jahn’s remarkable creation will be a thing of the past.
Drunken tattoos are indelible reminders to delight in life’s absurdity
Drinking before inking isn’t always a party foul.
Best of Chicago 2016
The 31 reasons to love Chicago right now—plus, everything from the city’s best pizza to the best person to follow on Twitter
Vote now in the Reader’s Best of Chicago 2016 poll!
Cast a ballot by June 9 for your favorite things in the best city on earth.
Your Best of Chicago 2015 . . . on Instagram!
Your Instagram accounts are a window into the city.