It’s the first Tuesday of the month, which means that Reader senior writer Ben Joravsky and former Reader staffer Maya Dukmasova host their monthly live interview show at the Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia). First Tuesdays tonight takes on the politics of the Pretrial Fairness Act (“It’s not a ‘purge law,’” they tell us). Join Maya […]
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Rebellion of the mushrooms
The media feeding frenzy over Mayor Lightfoot’s hacked e-mail is what happens when City Hall tries to control every aspect of what reporters see and hear.
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We’re number one!
With two aldermen indicted on just one day, Chicago proves it’s second to none when it comes to corruption.
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A note on this week’s cover story
When I was seven I broke into a house with some older kids one summer. This was in Russia in the 90s, as the society around us was collapsing. The fall of the Soviet Union and the descent of the country into sudden, unregulated capitalism yielded the rapid development of inequality. Seemingly overnight a place […]
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A conversation between Maya Dukmasova and WBEZ’s Alden Loury about the state of accessible, affordable housing in Chicago
Online book launch party Wednesday, January 20, 6 PM – 7:30 PM CST
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The show goes on
One era ends and another begins for our beloved First Tuesdays.
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[Livestream] Mobilize: ‘Power of our Pride’ discussion
Presidential forum watch party event live from Sidetrack
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Your favorite alt-weekly is up for two national awards
The Reader received two Association of Alternative Newsmedia nominations for best feature story and one for the Block Beat.
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The ruling 35 percent
The vast majority of Chicago voters sit out another mayoral election.
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Happy returns
The Ben Joravsky Show returns, streaming live Tuesday through Friday on the websites of the Reader and the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Archive dive: how grassroots groups around Chicago put police abolitionist ideas into practice
Jessica Disu didn’t always consider herself a police abolitionist, but an appearance on Fox News in 2016 made her the face of the movement. In a Reader article that same year she said, “our police is not working—we need to replace it with something new.”
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The local divorce attorney who fights for fair treatment for housewives
This 1988 Reader feature recounts how divorce attorney Michael H. Minton established a new legal precedent benefitting those without deep pockets.
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Do advertorials sully the Reader?
Media critic Mike Miner wrestles with the prevalence of sponsored content in this year’s People Issue.