Vol. 48 No. 43 Archives - Chicago Reader

News & Politics

U.S. Department of Education wants to stop ‘student aid fraud scheme’ where parents give up custody through dubious guardianships

by Jodi S. Cohen, Duaa Eldeib and Melissa Sanchez August 2, 2019August 18, 2021

One day after our reporting, the department’s inspector general said it wants to close financial aid loopholes.

News & Politics

CBD is here to stay—even with legalization around the corner

by Andrea Michelson August 2, 2019August 18, 2021

The cannabidiol craze is not just a fad for business owners who have identified a market that isn’t chasing a high.

Film

Funny, sexy, and vibrant,“I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” weighs the cost of confronting the past

by Ben Sachs August 1, 2019August 18, 2021

Radu Jude’s latest feature examines the Romanian Holocaust and a nation in denial.

Columns & Opinion

See no evil

by Ben Joravsky August 1, 2019August 18, 2021

Democrats and Republicans have their own reasons for looking the other way when Putin’s operatives hacked into the Illinois State Board of Elections’ computers.

Food & Drink

Shanghai is hidden in plain sight at La Mom Kitchen

by Mike Sula August 1, 2019August 18, 2021

An underrepresented regional cuisine reappears in Bridgeport.

Columns & Opinion

The mysterious case of Jeffrey Epstein

by Leonard C. Goodman August 1, 2019August 18, 2021

Given his high-profile connections, don’t expect clarity—or justice—anytime soon.

Film

At 25 years old, the Black Harvest Film Festival still schwings

by Andrea Gronvall August 1, 2019August 18, 2021

This year’s selections look back at history and ahead to the future through the eyes of ambitious young people.

Arts & Culture

[PHOTOS] Fiesta del Sol

by Josué Briones July 31, 2019August 18, 2021

Last Saturday, Josué Briones photographed Fiesta del Sol, a festival held July 26-29 along eight blocks of Cermak Road. What started as a block party celebrating the building of Benito Juarez High School in Pilsen back in the 70s has grown into an annual fundraiser organized by Pilsen Neighbors Community Council. Fiesta del Sol features music, community […]

News & Politics

What should allies do after Pride?

by Marina Labarthe del Solar and Carter Schneider July 31, 2019August 18, 2021

Music

The return of Katie Got Bandz

by The TRiiBE July 31, 2019August 18, 2021

Four long years after her last mixtape, drill queen Katie Got Bandz drops Rebirth—and revisits the site of the Bronzeville projects that taught her to persevere.