Enrique Limón named Editor in Chief of Chicago Reader by Reader Staff

Longtime journalist and editor Enrique Limón has been named editor in chief of the Chicago Reader, the city’s 51-year-old alternative newspaper, after a national search. Limón will start…

Chicago Reader hires social justice reporter by Reader Staff

Writer Debbie-Marie Brown hired for this position, made possible in part by grant funding from the Field Foundation. The post Chicago Reader hires social justice reporter appeared first on C…

25 local books to stock your shelves by Reader Staff

Add these new reads by and about Chicagoans to your list. OUT NOW All Hack by Dmitry Samarov (self-published) The Reader contributor's illustrated memoir about d…

Belkis Ayón retrospective, the International Women's Day Festival, and more to do this weekend by Reader Staff

Arts and culture happenings from Fri 3/6 to Sun 3/8. This weekend we spring forward, so the days are about to get a whole lot brighter. Celebrate the daylight wi…

Hedda Gabler: A Play With Live Music, Charlie and the Hashbrown Factory Chili Cook-Off, and more to do this weekend by Reader Staff

Arts and culture happenings from Fri 2/28 to Sun 3/1. It's Leap Day weekend, spend your extra day wisely.…

"BUILD YOUR SELF," Light in Winter, Uppers and Downers, and more to do this weekend by Reader Staff

Arts and culture happenings from Fri 2/21 to Sun 2/23. There are plenty of reasons to leave your house this weekend.…

Odd Pleasures: A Queer Valentine’s Day Event, the Half-Court Classic 3v3 Invitational, and more to do this weekend by Reader Staff

Arts and culture happenings from Fri 2/14 to Sun 2/16. Whether you want to feel the love or not this weekend, there's plenty of recommended things to do.…

#BreakupRituals by Reader Staff and Twitter Contributors

How do you mend a broken heart? Twitter has some answers. Break ups suck! Do you have a break up playlist, TV show, book or any other break up ritual you practi…

"CA$H ONLY," the Forget Me Not Shop pop-up, and more to do this weekend by Reader Staff

Arts and culture happenings from Fri 2/7 to Sun 2/9. We did it!…

Luftwerk's Requiem: A White Wanderer, Lunar New Year on Marz, and more to do this weekend by Reader Staff

Arts and culture happenings from Fri 1/31 to Sun 2/2. Will the groundhog see his shadow?…

The 2019 Reader Gift Guide by Reader Staff

More than 90 local items handpicked by Reader staff, including records, books, classes, handcrafted clothing, and home goods Salem Collo-Julin, listings coordina…

LGBTQ button history by Reader Staff

Chicago’s summer reading by Reader Staff

We asked you (via Twitter) whose lists you wanted to see. And then we asked them. Fatimah Asghar (poet and filmmaker): Pet by Akwaeke Emezi, Odes to Lithium by S…

Comics serials farewell (for now) by Reader Staff

The last installments of Prairie Pothole, Violet, Private Eye, and P.L. Dermes We hope you’ve enjoyed the return of comics serials to the Reader.…

City and neighborhood festivals by Reader Staff

Good times, good times April…

The Reader's Profiles Theatre investigation and follow-up coverage by Reader Staff

If you want to follow the Profiles Theatre story and all its developments from the very beginning, here, in chronological order, are all the stories and blog posts the Reader has run since J…