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Chicago by Day and Night: The Pleasure Seeker's Guide to the Paris of America

Arts & Culture

Fin de siecle Chicago for dummies

by Jerome Ludwig May 30, 2013August 19, 2021

A new edition of Chicago by Day and Night is a guidebook to fin de siecle Chicago.

Blogs

More prose gems from Chicago by Day and Night

by Jerome Ludwig May 29, 2013August 19, 2021

Some boostery purple prose from the guidebook to the 1893 World’s Fair

Latest Stories

[PRESS RELEASE] Lawyers for Social Justice Reception

benefitting The Reader Institute for Community Journalism, Publisher of the Chicago Reader

by Chicago Reader

Weirdo rippers Lollygagger make their vinyl debut with Total Party Kill

Plus: The Kenwood Gardens summer concert series continues with Black chamber group D-Composed, and teen indie rockers Post Office Winter celebrate album two.

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil

The Square Roots festival offers a diverse mix of music to replenish your soul

by Jamie Ludwig

Daniel Villarreal guides his far-out grooves with the distant star of tradition

The Dos Santos percussionist’s solo debut, Panamá 77, draws upon a dozen musicians and at least that many genres—and it’s all held together by his generous spirit and bountiful beats.

by Sandra Treviño

Lawyers for Social Justice Reception

benefitting The Reader Institute for Community Journalism, Publisher of the Chicago Reader

by Chicago Reader