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New issue drop and it's our biggest one of the year! Check out our Best of Chicago issue! Find out the ballot winners and check out our editorial picks of gems in our city. Photography and design by Kirk Williamson. chicagoreader.com/tag/vol-54-n...

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Donald Rafael Garrett is best remembered for playing on some of Coltrane's most out-there records, but he also made brilliant music with the Sea Ensemble and the Jazz Doctors—which, improbably enough, you can find on Bandcamp now, almost 40 years after his death. chicagoreader.com/music/the-se...

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Mikel Galati owns and operates small screen-printing shop Modest Merch. He prints custom apparel for musicians, clothing companies, small businesses, and others—but his niche is the DIY scene. | ✍️ Devyn-Marshall Brown (DMB)

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Former ThemPeople member Renzell gives Chicago musicians a place to record, network, and build their careers at Studio Shapes. Read our latest City of Win profile on him below! | ✍️ Joshua Eferighe

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An update on the RICJ and Chicago Reader’s financial situation, and how you can continue to help from our publisher Amber Nettles.

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Redtwist’s Titus Andronicus doesn’t spare the gore. | ✍️ Kimzyn Campbell

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Sam Shepard’s A Lie of the Mind receives a brilliant revival at Raven. | ✍️ Matt Simonette

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Artistic Home’s Hedda Gabler offers a gripping portrait of deadly boredom. | ✍️ Kerry Reid

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February had some great new releases from local artists. Check out our round up below! | ✍️ Jamie Ludwig

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. @mulchy.bsky.social has tried a lot of the menu at Rice'N Bread but he keeps coming back to the bulgogi beef over rice. Read why below! 🍚 chicagoreader.com/food/reader-...

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The Monkey is full of thrilling blood and guts, but it also asks bigger questions about suffering and violence. | ✍️ Zachary Lee

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February had some great new releases from local artists. Check out our round up below! | ✍️ Jamie Ludwig

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A stalemate between the board and the artistic ensemble threatens the future of Chicago’s influential Black theater company. | ✍️ @kerryreid.bsky.social chicagoreader.com/performing-a...

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New issue drop! On the Cover: The Trans Portraiture series at Block Cinema explores trans perseverance by @juggaloreporter.bsky.social Pick yours up in person tomorrow! chicagoreader.com/tag/vol-54-n...

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On Joffrey Ballet's GOLDEN HOUR for @chicagoreader.com chicagoreader.com/performing-a...

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An important point when discussing local news—especially diverse voices—is that the @chicagoreader.com has long been an incubator for new journalists, providing opportunities for a wide range of perspectives in our pages.

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Community members and environmental advocates are pushing the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) to adopt statewide regulations that will curb vehicle emissions. Greyson Van Arsdale has details. chicagoreader.com/news/illinoi...

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Following up on her January article, Rita Oceguera for @thetrace.org writes about why some gun shot victims are choosing to transport themselves to the hospital instead of waiting through slow response times. chicagoreader.com/news/chicago...

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Our cover story this week goes long on Your Arms Are My Cocoon and how the recording project by Tyler Odom reinvented the screamo genre and continues to evolve. Catch YAAMC open for Weatherday at Subterranean next month! | ✍️ @imleor.bsky.social chicagoreader.com/music/music-...

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Beer nerds rejoice! Links Taproom is coming back! | ✍️ Mike Sula chicagoreader.com/food/food-dr...

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New in Gossip Wolf, Chicago label International Anthem celebrates 11 years with new Hungry Brain residency and Chicago DJ and producer Sadar Bahar organizes a GoFundMe for Chicago dance-music DJ Lee Collins to cover cancer treatment bills. | ✍️ @imleor.bsky.social chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...

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Liz McCarthy's infact sculptures have whistles viewers are encouraged to interact with. Some have "voices" where others "scream." See it in action now at Roman Susan. | ✍️ Kerry Cardoza chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/...

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New Issue Drop! On the cover: From bedroom studio to bonkers show by Leor Galil, p.18 Riley Valentine’s slideshow by Shira Friedman-Parks, p. 12 A land trust for Logan Square? by Joe Engleman, p. 10 Pick it up in person tomorrow! chicagoreader.com/tag/vol-54-n...

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Don't miss out on our fundraiser screening of Penelope Spheeris's Decline of Western Civilization: Parts 1 & 2 at Thalia Hall this Sunday! Between screenings, enjoy a market, music videos by local bands, a photobooth, and costume contest. See you there! www.ticketweb.com/event/the-de...

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Court’s A Raisin in the Sun is just what we need right now. | ✍️ Sheri Flanders chicagoreader.com/performing-a...

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Hey Chicago folks! If you wanna support @chicagoreader.com and enjoy a very cool event, check out this doubleheader of The Decline of Western Civilization 1 and 2 at Thalia Hall with assorted happenings Feb 23! www.ticketweb.com/event/the-de...

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a small thing i'm very proud of about my time at @chicagoreader.com is how many times i've gotten the paper in someone's hands internationally so far, the paper has gone to germany, ireland, and soon poland!

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Former Reader staffer Peter Margasak celebrates diverse avant-garde music with The Frequency Festival 2/18 through 2/23. | ✍️ Bill Meyer chicagoreader.com/music/music-...

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New Issue Drop! ❤️ On the Cover: Valentine's Day illustration by Amber Huff. Note: Due to predicted weather conditions, delivery of this issue to boxes and distribution sites may be delayed. chicagoreader.com/tag/vol-54-n...

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This sturdy and heartwarming hour-long show serves as an introduction to Marley’s catalog for younger folks and a reminder that “Life is full of danger, but also adventure.” | ✍️ Kerry Reid chicagoreader.com/performing-a...

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⚠️ Urgent call for donations! The Reader is facing a financial crisis and we need your support to continue amplifying local arts and news. Donate now to keep us going. chicagoreader.com/donate

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In Chicago, Palestinian-owned businesses have become platforms of cultural preservation, keeping alive the memory of a Palestine from previous generations. | ✍️ Malavika Ramakrishnan chicagoreader.com/city-life/pa...

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The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is done for this year, but here's the roundup of the best things we saw for @chicagoreader.com. @juggaloreporter.bsky.social, Kimzyn Campbell, and myself took in a total of 10 shows! chicagoreader.com/performing-a...

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For her latest 60 wrd/min art critic column, Lori Waxman writes about local new media artist Yuwen Huang, who uses advanced technology to make participatory artworks. chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/...

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Qari just released a new record, Sleeper's Bell drops their debut album, and COVID-conscious concert production org Save the Night collab with leftist creative collective the Surface for a show Tuesday! All this in the latest Gossip Wolf! | ✍️ @imleor.bsky.social chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...

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Steven Levitt had a plan to revolutionize electronic monitoring, swapping outdated RFID bracelets for GPS ones. Did it work? @mulchy.bsky.social investigates. chicagoreader.com/news/electro...

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New Issue Drop! On the Cover: Illustration by @juggaloreporter.bsky.social Electronic monitoring meets Freakonomics by @mulchy.bsky.social, p.6 Cuisine of Xicágoland by @mikesula.bsky.social, p.4 And more! Pick yours up tomorrow! chicagoreader.com/tag/vol-54-n...

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Like many of my colleagues, I've taken a 6 month, 20 percent pay cut to try & save Reader jobs. I'm raising $1000 to keep us going, and wrote a short piece at the link below about why: can you help? @chicagoreader.com donorbox.org/save-the-chi...

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it took a year and a half but my first reader cover story is finally out! it's a deep dive into how the cook county sheriff's office worked with the university of chicago to build a web of surveillance for people one electronic monitors. but there's so much more. strap in. 🧵

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A @thetrace.org analysis found that between January 2021 and November 2024, the rate of incidents with response times longer than six minutes grew by 4.6 percentage points. | ✍️ Rita Oceguera for the Trace chicagoreader.com/news/ems-res...

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The @chicagoreader.com still needs your help. Thanks to all who have shared, donated, become monthly donors, and/or taken out a classified ad or a display ad with us in the last weeks. Every dollar and share counts and we are grateful. donorbox.org/save-the-chi...

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Go see the decline of the western civilization part 1 and 2 at @thaliahallchicago.bsky.social feb 23rd to support the @chicagoreader.com !

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Joshua Minsoo Kim interviews Penelope Spheeris before a screening of the first two films in her Decline of Western Civilization trilogy. Join us Sunday, Feb 23 at Thalia Hall for an epic watch party. Proceeds go to the Reader! chicagoreader.com/music/music-...

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