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Home » Ted Cox

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Posted inArts & Culture

Lit (and food) recs for the politically minded Chicagoan

by Kate Schmidt December 10, 2018August 18, 2021

The current book obsessions of Reader deputy editor Kate Schmidt and OneIllinois editor Ted Cox

Posted inArts & Culture

Leave the flatlands behind in Savanna and Galena, along the bluffs of the mighty Mississippi

by Ted Cox May 30, 2018August 18, 2021

Head west for quaint townships and lush landscapes.

Posted inBlogs

Joe Ricketts, DNAinfo, and the fearsomeness of labor

by Michael Miner November 6, 2017August 18, 2021

Unions give conservative billionaire Ricketts the willies.

Posted inBlogs

And the Oscar for Best Picture goes to the right picture

by Michael Miner March 1, 2016August 18, 2021

Spotlight deserved to win.

Posted inBlogs

Seeking a nickname for Kyle Schwarber? Look no further.

by Michael Miner October 19, 2015August 18, 2021

Hint: He also bears resemblance to a classic cartoon character.

Posted inBlogs

The truth and fiction in Mayor Rahm’s budget speech

by Ben Joravsky September 24, 2015August 18, 2021

Mayor Rahm fleeces the flock.

Posted inBlogs

Mayor Rahm works some Magic to avoid a runoff

by Ben Joravsky February 18, 2015August 18, 2021

As we stagger toward the finish line of the mayoral election, Mayor Rahm brings in Magic Johnson to win over the undecided black vote.

Advocates argue that chess helps youth learn to think, but Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the schools lack funding for a citywide program.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Rahm checkmates school chess teams

by Ben Joravsky September 10, 2013August 19, 2021

As resources pour into city land deals, little money’s left for youth programs like chess.

Posted inBlogs

What’s a first book? You’ll know it when you’ve written it

by Michael Miner March 6, 2013August 19, 2021

The definition of a first book is mostly psychological.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Fri 3/1: Creative Chicago Expo, Sports Night, and Gaslight Anthem

by Drew Hunt March 1, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, March 1, 2013

Posted inBlogs

Tomorrow, Reader writers read from new books on sports

by Michael Miner February 28, 2013August 19, 2021

Mike Lenehan and Ted Cox read from their new sports books Friday.

Posted inBlogs

DNAinfo launches in Chicago

by Michael Miner November 27, 2012August 19, 2021

The New York news site launches its Chicago operation

Posted inBlogs

Harold Washington, Chicago politics, and the roots of the Obama presidency

by Jerome Ludwig November 25, 2012August 19, 2021

A new edition of Gary Rivlin’s chronicle of the Harold Washington years, Fire on the Prairie

Posted inBlogs

In this week’s Reader: Money talks, twice

by Tal Rosenberg December 15, 2011August 19, 2021

What’s in the December 15th, 2011 issue of the Reader

Posted inBlogs

In this week’s Reader

by Tal Rosenberg November 3, 2011August 19, 2021

What’s inside of the November 3rd, 2011 issue of the Reader

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