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Home » Vol. 47 No. 13

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Vol. 47, No. 13

Issue of Jan. 4 – 10, 2018

Posted inBlogs

There’s a barn in the theater on the gig poster of the week

by Luca Cimarusti January 10, 2018August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist Ethan D’Ercole.

Posted inBlogs

Peter Margasak’s 40 favorite albums of 2017, numbers 10 through 1

by Peter Margasak January 5, 2018August 18, 2021

Veteran Reader critic Peter Margasak counts down his 40 favorite records of the year—and the final installment includes music by Ikue Mori, JD Allen, and Richard Dawson.

Posted inBlogs

Bruce Rauner: Congressional GOP tax plan ‘punishing’ for Illinois, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd January 5, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, more than 600 complaints have come in about landlords breaking the city’s heat ordinance.

Posted inReader

Print Issue of January 4, 2018

by Chicago Reader January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

Volume 47, Number 13

Posted inNews & Politics

The peculiar difficulty of being an AirBnb host on Chicago’s south side

by Anne Ford January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

“People are afraid of the south side. It’s ridiculous. I educate my guests,” Afri Atiba says.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Despite a few bumps in the road, Chicago’s year in transportation didn’t suck

by John Greenfield January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

The Trump administration still threatens sustainable infrastructure, but 2017 brought improvements to Chicago’s streets, transit hubs, and bikeways.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Property tax madness!

by Ben Joravsky January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

Homeowners’ rush to avoid losing money on the new Republican tax law is just the latest sign that the system for funding public education remains broken.

Posted inFood & Drink

Lonesome Rose joins Logan Square’s crowded modern Mexican field

by Mike Sula January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

But its food inspired by the “borderlands” is no ordinary Tex-Mex—or, really, Tex-Mex at all.

Posted inBlogs

Watch pastry chef Kymberli DeLost create a Korean-Italian dessert using fermented bean paste

by Julia Thiel January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

Challenged to make a dish with doenjang, DeLost combines her knowledge of Korean cooking and Italian desserts.

Posted inFilm

Chicago-made webseries to watch in 2018

by Brianna Wellen January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

Three local boundary-breaking productions destined for bigger screens

Posted inArts & Culture

At Intuit, only a glimpse of the immersive art environment Pasaquan

by Dmitry Samarov January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

“Outsider” artist Eddie Owens Martin’s seven-acre utopia in Georgia must be seen to be solved.

Posted inFilm

Tonya Harding was a victim too

by Leah Pickett January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

And you get her side of the story in I, Tonya.

Posted inBlogs

Peter Margasak’s 40 favorite albums of 2017, numbers 20 through 11

by Peter Margasak January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

Veteran Reader critic Peter Margasak counts down his 40 favorite records of the year—this installment includes music by Oumou Sangaré, Kendrick Lamar, and Saicobab.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Can a heavy flirtation with an ex be justified?

by Dan Savage January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

Dan Savage counsels a married letter writer into flirting with her ex-husband, and more.

Posted inBlogs

Chris Kennedy: Rahm Emanuel wants to push ‘people of color’ out of Chicago, and other news

by Kate Shepherd January 3, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, Chicago’s private-sector job market is booming.

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