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Hyun Jung Jun, dotted moth, 2021, beeswax and hemp wick.
Posted inArts & Culture

Like a moth to a flame

by Claire Voon July 9, 2021August 18, 2021

A solo show by artist Hyun Jung Jun at Goldfinch Gallery in East Garfield Park.

Left: Quilen Blackwell; right: Cornelia McNamara
Posted inCity Life

Saying it with flowers

by Isa Giallorenzo May 28, 2021August 18, 2021

An unexpected movement is taking over neglected landscapes across town.

Posted inCity Life

Reset your mind with cherry blossoms

by Salem Collo-Julin April 16, 2021August 18, 2021

Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator

Posted inReader partners

Rob McMillan and Kaleb Sullivan of Dearborn Denim & Apparel

by Chicago Reader February 20, 2018August 18, 2021

Rob McMillan and Kaleb Sullivan – sponsored advertisement

Posted inBlogs

Chicago’s ‘clusters’ of unsolved strangling deaths near Washington Park and Garfield Park, and other news

by Kate Shepherd January 11, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, Chris Kennedy continues bold attack on Emanuel by mentioning Joe Berrios.

Posted inBlogs

The activists and the aldermen: The #NoCopAcademy campaign’s crash course in Chicago civics

by Maya Dukmasova December 20, 2017August 18, 2021

After a City Council setback, the #NoCopAcademy campaign reflects on strategy—and aldermen on both sides of the issue respond.

Posted inBlogs

Hideout Block Party, Splatter Theater, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Steve Heisler September 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Shen Wei at the Auditorium Theater, Dia de los Muertos celebration at the National Museum of Mexican Art, and more happenings from September 22-24

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Vision Zero makes inroads on the west side

by John Greenfield September 21, 2017August 18, 2021

In response to criticism of Chicago’s traffic fatality prevention plan, CDOT is now gathering community input.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Does Chicago’s Vision Zero Action Plan have zero vision?

by John Greenfield July 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Some transportation advocates wonder if the city’s strategy to eliminate traffic crashes has enough teeth to achieve its ambitious goals.

Posted inBlogs

‘Amy Krouse Rosenthal: A Beauty Salon’ at Carrie Secrist Gallery, Kyle Mooney at Thalia Hall, and more things to do this week in Chicago

by Steve Heisler July 10, 2017August 18, 2021

Chanté Moore at the Promontory, the Chicago Park District’s Summer Dance-Off, and more happenings from July 10-13

Posted inBlogs

Inquiring Nuns, The Wizard of Oz, and more outdoor film screenings in Chicago this week

by Jessica Kim Cohen July 25, 2016August 18, 2021

Plus two screenings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago is a city (still) on a hot seat

by Ryan Smith July 23, 2015August 18, 2021

Chicago’s deadly ’95 heat wave turned 20, but complex questions raised in a 2002 Reader piece on the subject remain unanswered.

Posted inBlogs

Are whites in East Garfield Park ‘pioneers’?

by Anne Ford July 8, 2015August 18, 2021

This week’s Chicagoan is Chris Krypel, East Garfield Park neighbor.

Posted inNews & Politics

Is the Bloomingdale Trail a path to displacement?

by Julia Thiel June 4, 2015August 18, 2021

Longtime residents of Humboldt Park, Logan Square, and other areas around the highly anticipated 606 project are organizing to make sure they’re not priced out of their neighborhoods.

Posted inBlogs

What to eat and see this weekend at Open House Chicago

by Michael Gebert October 16, 2014August 18, 2021

Open House Chicago is a great chance to go inside buildings—and a great excuse to go inside nearby restaurants.

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