For the cover of our last print issue of 2022, we wanted to capture the spirit of the year, as we see it, in our own Reader way. We asked photographer Carolina Sanchez to see if she could find a street musician who was being ignored, a situation which many can relate to as the […]
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In the tradition of 18th-century newspapers like Samuel Johnson’s The Rambler, or more contemporary efforts like I.F. Stone’s Weekly, Charlie Meyerson’s Chicago Public Square, a daily newsletter containing short capsules of the day’s top stories, is a one-man show. In full disclosure, I’ve known Meyerson personally since the late 1980s. Meyerson started putting out the […]
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A note on this week’s cover
Our cover this week was born out of a sense of uncertainty, something most of us have been feeling for about 22 months now.
Posted inArts & Culture
Survival of the starter home
Could a design contest help replenish Chicago’s affordable housing stock?
Posted inNews & Politics
Warning bells
With a Democrat in the governor’s office, Metra expects to finally get an influx of cash—but will it be enough to make up for the years-long backlog?
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Efforts to turn Cook County Jail into a polling location persist following governor’s veto
Though House Bill 4469 to turn Cook County Jail into an official polling location remains at a standstill, representatives who worked on the bill remain positive and motivated.
Posted inBlogs
Landlords for rent control? You heard that right
Little Village property owners are seeing benefits in a new proposed state senate bill.
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Dystopian novels are dominating best-seller lists
Read the book, then live the nightmare.
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‘Does this ass make my sign look big?’ and more women’s march slogans that probably drove Trump crazy
Many signs were designed to get under the new president’s famously thin skin.
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‘Make America Great Again’ hats are very flammable, and other visual lessons from inauguration day
Here’s what happened when Trump supporters, protesters, and police descended on Washington, D.C.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Eight political New Year’s resolutions you can actually keep
Yes, they’re about politics—because now everything is political.
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What is news, anyway? A new Pew study raises the question.
The Pew Research Center just released a new study on the news preferences of the American public. The findings make for unsurprising reading.
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More scenes from #PrimaryDay
A collection of photos from Tuesday’s closely watched primary elections.