Vol. 46 No. 23 Archives - Chicago Reader

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by Happy Schwenkfelder January 19, 2018August 18, 2021

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Blogs

A pie fit for a samurai warrior from Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits chef Emily Stewart

by Julia Thiel March 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Challenged to create a dish with the salted, fermented Japanese fruit umeboshi, Stewart makes a salty, sour pie.

Blogs

The Tossers’ Saint Patrick’s Day show, Good Food Festival, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend

by Brianna Wellen March 17, 2017August 18, 2021

“The Kurt Russell Art Show,” the Divine Feminine, and more happenings from March 17-19.

Blogs

Rauner will give CPS $215 million if legislature passes pension reform bill, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd March 17, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, small, regional state universities are struggling to stay open without state funding.

Blogs

Chicago Tribune’s conservative cartoonist takes a bite out of Trump

by Michael Miner March 16, 2017August 18, 2021

Scott Stantis wields the cartoonist’s unique license to mock against the current president.

Reader

Print Issue of March 16, 2017

by Chicago Reader March 16, 2017August 18, 2021

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Blogs

Muslim, Latina, and attacked from all sides

by Alex V. Hernandez March 16, 2017August 18, 2021

Chicago-area resident Diana Cruz on living in Trump’s America

Blogs

The Chinese company at the heart of the proposed Kushner deal has ties to Michael Madigan

by Ben Joravsky March 16, 2017August 18, 2021

Anbang Insurance Group uses the firm of Madigan & Getzendanner to handle its Chicago property taxes.

Blogs

Ruido Fest announces its 2017 lineup

by Austin Brown March 16, 2017August 18, 2021

This year’s Ruido Fest spans genres and generations, with Intocable, Bomba Estéreo, Molotov, Julieta Venegas, Titán, El Guincho, Ruido Rosa, and many more.

Blogs

Poll: Illinois voters disapprove of both Madigan and Rauner, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd March 16, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, three CPS students wrote an open letter thanking Chance the Rapper.

Blogs

Binge-watching The Bachelor and Netflix’s Love makes me happy to be single

by Brianna Wellen March 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Why is everyone on TV so desperate to couple up?

Arts & Culture

The printed relics of Chicago’s predigital gangland

by Chicago Reader March 15, 2017August 18, 2021

The book Thee Almighty & Insane: Chicago Gang Business Cards From the 1970s & 1980s is a snapshot of the city’s street gangs during a period of transition.