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Home » Cubs

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Posted inColumns & Opinion

Looking ahead

by Ben Joravsky December 21, 2020August 18, 2021

I think we can all agree the next year has got to be better.

Posted inNews & Politics

In 2020, the White Sox get to play the Yankees in a cornfield in Iowa

by Bill Savage August 13, 2019August 18, 2021

Once again, Sox fans get screwed.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

The anti-Trump

by Ben Joravsky July 25, 2019August 18, 2021

The life and times of archivist Michael Flug

Posted inCity Life

Do a Doubleday

by Kate Schmidt July 10, 2019August 18, 2021

Ride the Red Line for a cross-town series featuring both the city’s baseball teams.

Posted inBlogs

Pride double standard? Bars upset after police forced some to close early after parade

by Devlyn Camp June 29, 2018August 18, 2021

“It’s anti-hospitality and counterproductive to the community and our celebration of our culture,” one bar owner said.

Posted inBlogs

Goose Island is celebrating its 30th anniversary with new brews and events in Chicago all month long

by Ryan Smith May 9, 2018August 18, 2021

Goose Island Brewery Co. is turning 30 and throwing a monthlong party in Chicago.

Posted inArts & Culture

Julia Sweeney is done making terrible movies

by Steve Heisler May 9, 2018August 18, 2021

The former SNL cast member, now Older and Wider, looks back on life post-Pat.

Posted inBlogs

It’s MLB opening day, so enjoy some Reader baseball coverage

by Aimee Levitt March 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Vendors, artists, punks, reenactors, Bill James, and bearded cultists: a full exploration of America’s pastime.

Posted inArts & Culture

Story of a Curse—and the Cubs’ curse killer

by Aimee Levitt October 4, 2017August 18, 2021

Author Rich Cohen makes a persuasive—and entertaining—case that, for Cubs fans, the curse was one of the core beliefs that held the universe steady.

Posted inMusic

The poop scoop on festival season

by Leor Galil May 24, 2017August 18, 2021

Service Sanitation porta-potties have become a ubiquitous sight at Chicago music festivals. And even if you don’t think you want to, you’re about to learn about the business that put them there.

Posted inBlogs

Meet Pablo Garcia, the biggest Cubs fan in Albuquerque

by Aimee Levitt April 21, 2017August 18, 2021

The former firefighter remains steadfast in his love for the team, although he’s never seen them in person

Posted inArts & Culture

The year in Reader photos

by Danielle A. Scruggs December 28, 2016August 18, 2021

The best photos that ran in the Reader in 2016.

Posted inBlogs

Fans wear their Cubs best to celebrate the World Series

by Isa Giallorenzo November 4, 2016August 18, 2021

Street View featuring the most creatively dressed Cubs fans during the celebratory parade.

Posted inBlogs

How to remove Joe Buck from your life [UPDATED]

by Aimee Levitt October 26, 2016August 18, 2021

A few handy apps can save you a World Series of anger and misery.

Posted inBlogs

Can Cubs fans bleed blue while seeing red over the Ricketts family’s support of Trump?

by Ryan Smith October 25, 2016August 18, 2021

Cubs supporters have mostly disregarded the Ricketts family’s extensive financial ties to Donald Trump’s campaign.

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