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a pink plaid book next to a taco wrapped in foil, with green salsa on the side
Posted inFood & Drink

A new kind of recipe book

by Courtney Sprewer October 14, 2022October 14, 2022

(A)Part: A Recipe Guide-book to Chicago (if you will) is meant to introduce the reader to different restaurants, recipes, neighborhoods, and cultural landmarks through the eyes of 27 different Chicagoans. 

A collage of four photos: a painting of a figure in Bulls gear with a halo on a red brick building, car-crash debris on the street and sidewalk near a post and a light-colored brick building, an aerial view of a car crash involving a CPD SUV, and a colorful child's sidewalk drawing of a unicorn with a rainbow tail
Posted inMusic

It’s quiet around here until it’s not

by Salem Collo-Julin May 12, 2022May 17, 2022

“It’s always quiet around here until it’s not,” said my neighbor from down the street, petting her big dog’s head. Her dog was sitting contentedly in the grass near the lagoon in Sherman Park, near my house in Back of the Yards. It’s often silent there, unless there’s a flock of geese fighting—or unless a […]

Posted inCity Life

Walk like a Pokémon trainer

by Isa Giallorenzo March 5, 2019August 18, 2021

Egypt and anime come together in one woman’s style.

Posted inCity Life

Warm milk for the fast-fashion weary

by Isa Giallorenzo February 26, 2019August 18, 2021

Milk Handmade spotlights local design.

Posted inCity Life

One-stop Senegalese shop

by Isa Giallorenzo January 29, 2019August 18, 2021

Come for the colorful textiles and raw black soap at Gorée Shop, stay for the food.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

A note from the editor

by Anne Elizabeth Moore November 30, 2018August 18, 2021

As the first snowfalls of winter pummel our work-weary faces, it’s difficult to keep in mind that Chicago can be a safe haven, a destination for refugees, a warm and comforting environment for folks escaping the ravages of poverty and government oppression and war. Some felt it viscerally this week, as American border officials fired […]

Posted inBlogs

Pick up the redesigned Chicago Reader on newsstands today

by Jake Malooley July 30, 2015August 18, 2021

Check out the Reader‘s fresh, new look in print.

Posted inMusic

Gossip Wolf: A booker shakeup at Beat Kitchen and Subterranean

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil October 30, 2013August 19, 2021

A booker shakeup at Beat Kitchen and Subterranean, new music from Sea of Shit and the English Softhearts, and more

Posted inBlogs

On puppetry and paper hats: Behind the scenes of The Paper Hat Game

by Aimee Levitt September 11, 2013August 19, 2021

Torry Bend talks about how she created her new multimedia puppet show based on a real story from the el.

Posted inBlogs

I can’t believe people bike through blizzards

by Joey Jachowski February 6, 2012August 19, 2021

Chicago’s high-intensity cycling culture

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