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Home » Vol. 48 No. 20

Tag: Vol. 48 No. 20

Issue of Feb. 21 – 27, 2019

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Posted inCity Life

Warm milk for the fast-fashion weary

by Isa Giallorenzo February 26, 2019August 18, 2021

Milk Handmade spotlights local design.

Posted inCity Life

When the mayor fired the cops

by Joe Mason February 26, 2019August 18, 2021

For eight hours in 1861, Chicago had no police force.

Posted inArts & Culture

Louder Than a Bomb returns for its 19th season of slam poetry competitions

by Jack Helbig February 26, 2019August 18, 2021

Young poets describe its explosive effect on their lives.

Posted inNews & Politics

See something shady at the polls? Here’s what to do!

by Maya Dukmasova February 25, 2019August 18, 2021

Resources to assure fair ballot access and election integrity

Posted inFood & Drink

Buncha Hanoi is an ambassador for a once obscure regional dish

by Mike Sula February 25, 2019August 18, 2021

A North Vietnamese specialty takes the stage in Glenview.

Posted inMusic

Hip-hop producer Mike Jones on the young woman rocketing to the top of the reggae world

by Leor Galil February 25, 2019August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of hip-hop producer Mike Jones, rapper and producer Pete Sayke, and Reader staff writer Leor Galil

Posted inNews & Politics

Fourteen candidates?!

by Reader staff February 22, 2019August 18, 2021

The Reader‘s mayoral cheat sheet is here to help.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

High stakes in the mayoral election

by Ben Joravsky February 22, 2019August 18, 2021

Chicago voters finally get another chance to elect a mayor who won’t tax the poor to feed the rich.

Posted inFilm

The Wild Pear Tree shows a young Turk coming of age and getting his comeuppance

by Ben Sachs February 22, 2019August 18, 2021

Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s latest feature is a deep psychological portrait set against an expansive landscape.

Posted inArts & Culture

Prairie Pothole

by John Porcellino February 22, 2019August 18, 2021
Posted inArts & Culture

The Artistic Home revival of Requiem for a Heavyweight is a knockout

by Max Maller February 22, 2019August 18, 2021

Mark Pracht turns in a remarkable performance, cauliflower ear and all.

Posted inArts & Culture

Lyric’s La Traviata is a triumph of true love—and Verdi’s music—even without its leading lady

by Deanna Isaacs February 22, 2019August 18, 2021

It’s the date-night opera that made Julia Roberts cry in Pretty Woman.

Posted inArts & Culture

P.L. Dermes in: “Participation”

by Mike Centeno February 22, 2019August 18, 2021
Posted inArts & Culture

Violet, Private Eye

by Melissa Mendes February 22, 2019August 18, 2021
Posted inColumns & Opinion

A note from the editor

by Anne Elizabeth Moore February 22, 2019August 18, 2021

Pundits say they’re sure they know who’s headed for the runoffs, but I’m not so convinced. This city can surprise you with attentiveness, thoughtfulness, and kindness, as much as it is also likely to gut you with blatant displays of self-interest. A few years ago my bag fell off the back of my bike as […]

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