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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 7d
New Issue Drop!

On the cover: Chicago and Seoul are celluloid cities by Joshua Minsoo Kim

📸 Stills from Celluloid City Seoul, screened for the Celluloid Now festival.

Pick yours up in person tomorrow or read the PDF now!

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 7h
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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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 · 10h
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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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 · 11h
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 · 13h
At South Asia Institute, Faisal Anwar dreams dazzlingly with data. https://bit.ly/4mMMLAd
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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
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 · 2d
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 · 2d
At South Asia Institute, Faisal Anwar dreams dazzlingly with data. https://bit.ly/4mMMLAd
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 3d
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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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 3d
The spooky season provides a bucketful of theatrical treats and other events. https://bit.ly/4gUwF63
Ghosties, ghoulies, and things that go bump onstage (and off) - Chicago Reader
If you're looking for a break from the real-life horrors around us, several shows and events offer a range of options for the spooky season.
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 3d
In this week's Make it Make Sense, Five anti-ICE protesters face federal charges, Seminary Co-op union workers turn up the heat on management amid their first contract negotiations, and Adler Planetarium workers take their union drive public. https://bit.ly/48aPEqU
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 · 3d
Best of Chicago nominations open tomorrow! Get ready to nominate your favorite Chicagoans for categories like best radio DJ, best library branch, best blues band, or another badge of honor.

Go to chicagoreader.com/best to make your voice heard!
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 4d
The works in “Sympathy Ribbon” hold the painful tension between present and past. https://bit.ly/46wsERW
Keeping time - Chicago Reader
In “Sympathy Ribbon," Madeline Gallucci's sculpture and Margaret Crowley's paintings hold the tension between remembrance and transition.
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 4d
He was a DJ’s DJ, with an ear for obscure tracks that could drive parties into a frenzy on both sides of the Atlantic. https://bit.ly/3VIxPYR
Farewell to undersung house and disco maestro Lee Collins - Chicago Reader
Lee Collins was a DJ’s DJ, with an ear for obscure tracks that could drive parties into a frenzy on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 4d
"They're creepy and kooky..." This month's Rhinestone Digest discusses what makes drag and burlesque families special. https://bit.ly/3KtfA7k
Drag family values - Chicago Reader
Family houses provide vital support networks and encouragement for drag and burlesque performers in the scene.
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 4d
Profits drive every facet of the multibillion-dollar business of putting and keeping people in prison. https://bit.ly/3VKYeFh
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 5d
In mid-September, the federal government paid a Lake Forest–based company $1 million for launchers to shoot pepper balls like the ones now showering protesters. https://bit.ly/42OtQxG
DHS shops local
The federal government recently paid a company in Lake Forest $1 million for launchers to shoot pepper balls like those showering protesters.
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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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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 5d
At Roots & Culture, Alé Campos and Kitty Rauth show growth in their collaboration. https://bit.ly/3KvSxbU
‘Pleasure Cruise’ charts two different courses - Chicago Reader
“Pleasure Cruise” at Roots & Culture is a conceptually ambitious show trying to navigate waves of joy only to chart two different courses.
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 5d
The spooky season provides a bucketful of theatrical treats and other events. https://bit.ly/4gUwF63
Ghosties, ghoulies, and things that go bump onstage (and off) - Chicago Reader
If you're looking for a break from the real-life horrors around us, several shows and events offer a range of options for the spooky season.
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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 5d
One thing I admire about @mulchy.bsky.social & his reporting is how he never fails to provide context for what he sees. He's on the ground at Broadview & still manages to provide the background we need to understand this moment. To support Shawn & his work, donate here: donorbox.org/support-nonp...
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 5d
A Q&A with Happyend (2024) director Neo Sora. https://bit.ly/4nUSlkP
Neo Sora: ‘I feel like we might be living in a turning point right now’ - Chicago Reader
Neo Sora, director of Happyend (2024), spoke to the Reader about Japanese history, fascism, and how near the film's “near future” really is.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 5d
state police just arrested a person for sitting in the street.

looks like the isp swat team is onsite too.

this is protecting free speech, right?
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