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Aldermania! The Board Game

Aldermania! The Board Game

Like politics, the rules are simple. If you break them, don't get caught.

By Reader staff

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Haymarket Books publishes reading material for radicals 4

From political theory to hip-hop poetry, the Chicago publisher sells not just books, but the idea of a new society.

By Rebecca Stoner
Music

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Mother Nature rep hip-hop as a culture, a calling, and a career

Chicago rap duo Mother Nature have already carried their message of self-reliance and self-realization into schools and overseas—and they’re raising their own bar with the EP Pressure.

By Jack Riedy
Music

Slideshow
Photos from the fifth annual Femifest

What began as a high school benefit concert in Des Moines, Iowa, is now a two-day celebration of marginalized artists and fans in Chicago.

By Brittany Sowacke

High stakes in the mayoral election

By Ben Joravsky | 02.21 PM
The Wild Pear Tree shows a young Turk coming of age and getting his comeuppance

By Ben Sachs | 12.45 PM
The Artistic Home revival of Requiem for a Heavyweight is a knockout

By Max Maller | 06.00 AM
Violet, Private Eye

By Melissa Mendes | 06.00 AM
Prairie Pothole

By John Porcellino | 06.00 AM

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Saying good-bye to Herb Kent, radio’s greatest of all time

Herb Kent helped shaped Chicago's musical tastes for more than 70 years, and his on-air persona was history's purest example of radio magic.

By Jake Austen | 10.25.16
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Chicago’s most uncomfortable theaters can offer exceptional theatrical experiences

Close quarters, minuscule budgets, and structural limitations can work wonders when it comes to creating intimacy and forcing invention.

By Zac Thompson | 06.23.16

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Lit Feature

Haymarket Books publishes reading material for radicals 4

From political theory to hip-hop poetry, the Chicago publisher sells not just books, but the idea of a new society.

By Rebecca Stoner | 02.21.19
Movie Review

The Wild Pear Tree shows a young Turk coming of age and getting his comeuppance

Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s latest feature is a deep psychological portrait set against an expansive landscape.

By Ben Sachs | 02.22.19
Feature

Aldermania! The Board Game

Like politics, the rules are simple. If you break them, don't get caught.

By Reader staff | 02.21.19
Politics

Napolitano’s challenger hopes the 41st Ward isn’t as bigoted as it seems

The far-northwest-side aldermanic race may hinge on affordable housing—but not the way you think.

By Maya Dukmasova | 02.21.19
Announcements

The Ben Joravsky Show returns February 27 16

Ben is back on the air. The Ben Joravsky Show will launch Wednesday, February 27, as a livestream and podcast presented by the Chicago Reader and the Chicago Sun-Times.

02.21.19

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