Vol. 41 No. 1 Archives - Chicago Reader

RIP Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

by Mara Shalhoup October 5, 2011August 19, 2021

Tal Rosenberg Flowers for Steve Jobs, outside the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue What would the world have been like if he’d take a different course, if he wasn’t so insanely determined, if that stupid cancer had beat him even sooner? Remember folks (and if you forget, go back to that 8-minute-30-second mark in the […]

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Brett Favre resurfaces, opens mouth

by Kevin Warwick October 5, 2011August 19, 2021

Brett Favre realizes he’s actually retired and not a topic of conversation, reenters public eye.

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A treasure trove of very bad writing

by Kate Schmidt October 5, 2011August 19, 2021

Inspired by a quote from Nora Roberts, a selection of bad writing from romance novels.

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Rahm on TIF abuses: Let’s talk about kids instead

by Mick Dumke October 5, 2011August 19, 2021

To anyone wondering how Mayor Rahm Emanuel would respond to the latest evidence that the city’s chief economic development program has been used as a slush fund, here’s the answer: After-school programs are important. “First and foremost, as you know, I am a big supporter of after-school programs for children,” Emanuel said after the initial […]

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Snow sorry

by Sam Worley October 5, 2011August 19, 2021

We’re in for a cold winter.

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Stories of the el: Oh, L No!

by Julia Thiel October 5, 2011August 19, 2021

A new website collects stories from the Chicago el.

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by Mara Shalhoup October 5, 2011August 19, 2021

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UNO’s Juan Rangel sweet-talks the City Club

by Mick Dumke October 4, 2011August 19, 2021

Juan Rangel understands how things work around here. Just ten days ago the group he heads, the United Neighborhood Organization, the most powerful Hispanic group in Chicago, organized a rally at which thousands of people called on government officials to send more taxpayer funds to charter schools. Yet Tuesday afternoon Rangel received rousing applause as […]

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