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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 9h

We want to know what you love about Chicago! Nominate your favorite creators, changemakers, business owners, and more for a Best of Chicago award by Oct 26. Help us celebrate what makes this city amazing by going to chicagoreader.com/best

Best of Chicago 2025 - Chicago Reader

It's time for the Best of Chicago 2025! The ballot opens for nominations October 6 through October 26. We want to hear from you, our readers, about what is the latest and greatest in Chicago.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 18h

On the cover this weeks, Uber and Lyft drivers are joining together to fight for better working conditions. https://bit.ly/4nD6WBP

Illinois rideshare drivers organize for labor rights - Chicago Reader

Uber and Lyft drivers are joining together to fight for better working conditions.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 19h

Graceland West’s native plant gardens are beautiful pollinator habitats engineered to absorb thousands of gallons of stormwater annually. https://bit.ly/4mVH5E8

Beneath the surface - Chicago Reader

After a storm, Chicago streets transform. Water rushes through alleys and basements begin to seep. The sewers can’t drink it all, so if the water doesn’t back up into basements, it spills into the riv...

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 23h

Summer Coleman reclaims materials and cultural narratives through sculpture. https://bit.ly/4q2G6o6

Her grandmother's hands - Chicago Reader

Chances are, you’ve seen the graphic design or branding work of Summer Coleman, but you may be unfamiliar with her art practice.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 1d

In this week's Make it Make Sense, ICE abducts at least 6 unhoused Chicagoans, a crackdown on anti-ICE protestors, and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses. https://bit.ly/3VTcpZ9

Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 1d

Who makes Chicago shine? Nominate your favorite Chicagoans now at chicagoreader.com/best to show them a little love. Nominations are open until 11:59 PM Oct 26. ✨

Best of Chicago 2025 - Chicago Reader

It's time for the Best of Chicago 2025! The ballot opens for nominations October 6 through October 26. We want to hear from you, our readers, about what is the latest and greatest in Chicago.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 1d

Meanie Productions concert booker Darien Williams recognizes something spiritual about music—and he wants that to transform the world. https://bit.ly/47gxT8u

Darien Williams, concert booker with Meanie Productions - Chicago Reader

Darien Williams follows the rhythms of a musical life. Before his first birthday, he was already keeping time to songs he heard, and his parents eventually enrolled him in drum lessons. In junior high...

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 1d

In this week's Gossip Wolf, local label Amalgam celebrates ten years, new alleged supergroup Baby headline the Empty Bottle, and queer-fronted maqam ensemble Tayf celebrate the late Ziad Rahbani. https://bit.ly/47f43kL

Adventurous local label Amalgam throws itself a tenth birthday party - Chicago Reader

Adventurous local label Amalgam throws itself a tenth birthday party, queer-fronted maqam ensemble Tayf honor the late Ziad Rahbani, and more.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 1d

In a fractured time, global conversation becomes the festival’s most radical act. The 61st Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) runs from October 15 to 26. https://bit.ly/4q1KtQz

The 61st Chicago International Film Festival meets the moment - Chicago Reader

In a fractured time, global conversation becomes the 2025 Chicago International Film Festival's most radical act.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 1d

You don’t consume the chai leche flan doughnut at Sarima Cafe . It consumes you. https://bit.ly/4q2AJpa

Reader Bites: Chai leche flan doughnut at Sarima Cafe - Chicago Reader

Fear melts once you submit to the inevitable truth: You don’t consume the chai leche flan doughnut at Sarima Cafe. It consumes you.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

New: U.S. attorneys moved today to dismiss felony assault charges against Paul Ivery, an intellectually disabled man who was arrested at a protest outside the Broadview ICE facility on Sept. 27.

Ivery agreed to waive his Miranda rights while in federal custody.

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Make It Make Sense: Five anti-ICE protesters face federal charges

Plus: Seminary Co-op union workers turn up the heat as they negotiate a first contract and Adler Planetarium workers launch a union.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 1d

Photos from the fest’s 19th year overflow with joy and community that give the lie to Trump’s ugly vision of the world. https://bit.ly/3J2NsaF

The Hyde Park Jazz Festival defies federal defunding to shine brighter than ever - Chicago Reader

Photos from the Hyde Park Jazz Festival's 19th year overflow with joy and community that give the lie to Trump’s ugly vision of the world.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 1d

There is more to fashion week than a trademark. https://bit.ly/4nAEn80

What’s in a name? - Chicago Reader

This year's Chicago Fashion Week, held from Thu 10/9–Sun 10/19, deserves our full support for the talented yet often overlooked local designers at its core.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 2d

Is there someone in your community you think deserves an award? Good news! Now’s your chance to nominate them for the Best of Chicago. Go to chicagoreader.com/best to nominate your favorite Chicagoans.

Best of Chicago 2025 - Chicago Reader

It's time for the Best of Chicago 2025! The ballot opens for nominations October 6 through October 26. We want to hear from you, our readers, about what is the latest and greatest in Chicago.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 2d

Graceland West’s native plant gardens are beautiful pollinator habitats engineered to absorb thousands of gallons of stormwater annually. https://bit.ly/4mVH5E8

Beneath the surface - Chicago Reader

After a storm, Chicago streets transform. Water rushes through alleys and basements begin to seep. The sewers can’t drink it all, so if the water doesn’t back up into basements, it spills into the riv...

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 2d

Summer Coleman reclaims materials and cultural narratives through sculpture. https://bit.ly/4q2G6o6

Her grandmother's hands - Chicago Reader

Chances are, you’ve seen the graphic design or branding work of Summer Coleman, but you may be unfamiliar with her art practice.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 2d

We want to know what you love about Chicago! Nominate your favorite creators, changemakers, business owners, and more for a Best of Chicago award by Oct 26. Help us celebrate what makes this city amazing by going to chicagoreader.com/best

Best of Chicago 2025 - Chicago Reader

It's time for the Best of Chicago 2025! The ballot opens for nominations October 6 through October 26. We want to hear from you, our readers, about what is the latest and greatest in Chicago.

chicagoreader.com

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 2d

In this week's Make it Make Sense, ICE abducts at least 6 unhoused Chicagoans, a crackdown on anti-ICE protestors, and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses. https://bit.ly/3VTcpZ9

Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 2d

New issue drop!

On the cover: Illinois rideshare workers organize for labor rights by Devyn-Marshall Brown

📸 Shira Friedman-Parks

Pick yours up in person tomorrow or read the PDF now! https://bit.ly/42yaahw

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 2d

At South Asia Institute, Faisal Anwar dreams dazzlingly with data. https://bit.ly/4mMMLAd

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 3d

Who makes Chicago shine? Nominate your favorite Chicagoans now at chicagoreader.com/best to show them a little love. Nominations are open until 11:59 PM Oct 26. ✨

Best of Chicago 2025 - Chicago Reader

It's time for the Best of Chicago 2025! The ballot opens for nominations October 6 through October 26. We want to hear from you, our readers, about what is the latest and greatest in Chicago.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 3d

Photos from the fest’s 19th year overflow with joy and community that give the lie to Trump’s ugly vision of the world. https://bit.ly/3J2NsaF

The Hyde Park Jazz Festival defies federal defunding to shine brighter than ever - Chicago Reader

Photos from the Hyde Park Jazz Festival's 19th year overflow with joy and community that give the lie to Trump’s ugly vision of the world.

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 4d

It’s officially Best of Chicago season! Every year we celebrate the top creators, changemakers, business owners, and more that make Chicago the incredible city it is. Help us build this year’s ballot by nominating your favorite Chicagoans at chicagoreader.com/best

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 4d

At South Asia Institute, Faisal Anwar dreams dazzlingly with data. https://bit.ly/4mMMLAd

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 5d

At HPAC, five artists employ mark-making to blur physical and metaphysical constraints. https://bit.ly/4nyI8Lm

‘Mark Me, Too’ is threaded with care - Chicago Reader

"Mark Me, Too" serves as an active site of “rememory,” employing mark-making to blur physical and metaphysical constraints.

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