Folklore can be the ultimate game of telephone. As a historical form of collective communication, it brings communities together while expressing what makes them unique, and the content of its stories changes as newer generations tell them from their own perspectives. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe’s score for Nia DaCosta’s new film, Candyman, exemplifies how distortion—whether […]
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The life and death of Laverne Williams
Steve Bogira reminds us that a statistic is also a human being.
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While Twitter followed the campaign of @MayorEmanuel in 2011, Steve Bogira took a serious look at segregation
Chicago in 2011 was nearly as segregated as it had been in 1970.
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Looking back on the 1963 Loyola Ramblers, who changed NCAA basketball forever
Coach George Ireland’s team was the first to have more than two black starters.
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RIP Judge William Cousins, aka ‘The Prince of Darkness’
For 16 years, he kept the longest hours of any judge at 26th and California
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From the archive: MLK Day
The daily dig through the Reader archives turns up a moving video and story about Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in Chicago.
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Steve Bogira is leaving the Reader
The long-form senior staff writer has been with the paper more than three decades.
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A short-form defense of long-form journalism
Most narrative nonfiction isn’t bad, but it shouldn’t be a pissing match.
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Why do cops in trouble get the benefit of the doubt?
Civilian authorities treat police like something they’re afraid of.
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We picked up some honors at the AAN Awards
The Reader took home six awards over the weekend at the Association of Alternative Newsmedia convention.
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Susy Schultz takes over at Community Media Workshop
Chicago’s Community Media Workshop names a new leader.
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Do we have the right people locked up?
How a medieval court system is costing you money—and compromising safety
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The case for hockey as a blue-collar sport
Hockey is a blue-collar sport, even if only hedge fund managers can afford to go to the games.