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It's a hot Chicago summer

It's a hot Chicago summer

Upcoming events and recommendations for the next seven days

By Salem Collo-Julin and Kerry Reid

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Arts & Culture

Comedy is back, baby!

A glimpse at how stand-ups coped during the pandemic and made their triumphant return to telling jokes again.

By Brianna Wellen
Columns & Opinion

A note on this week's cover story

By Taylor Moore
City Life

When Koreshan science invaded the south side

Dr. Cyrus Teed’s cult-like religion attracted death threats and broke up marriages in late 19th century Chicago.

By Jeff Nichols

DJ Manny centers love on his R&B-infused new album, Signals in My Head

By Joshua Minsoo Kim | 07.23.21
Matches

07.22.21
Fact-checking the hot tub hookup

By Dan Savage | 07.22.21
Listen to The Ben Joravsky Show

By Ben Joravsky | 07.22.21
devotional for the gods that fall into my lap

By Tara Jayakar | 07.22.21

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A silence louder than words
How allegations of sexual abuse exposed cracks in the foundation of Chicago’s spoken word community
By Taylor Moore

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News & Politics

Cops appear to violate use-of-force rules dozens of times at protests

An investigation into the use of batons raises questions about the police department’s road to reform.

By Andrew Fan and Dana Brozost-Kelleher | 06.23.20
News & Politics

Aldermania! The Board Game

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

By Reader staff | 02.21.19

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07.24.21

<i>Sea Change</i>

Performing Arts

Sea Change BRNDHAUS PL-ZEN

July 15

<i>Still/Here</i>

Performing Arts

Still/Here

April 30

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Feature

A silence louder than words

How allegations of sexual abuse exposed cracks in the foundation of Young Chicago Authors, Free Write Arts & Literacy, and the city’s spoken word community

By Taylor Moore | 07.21.21
Feature

Almost 100 years after her death, Nellie Bly is back

Chicago writer and theater artist David Blixt uncovers a trove of previously unpublished novels by the original Lois Lane.

By Kerry Reid | 02.02.21
Sightseeing

When Koreshan science invaded the south side

Dr. Cyrus Teed’s cult-like religion attracted death threats and broke up marriages in late 19th century Chicago.

By Jeff Nichols | 07.23.21
Staff notes

A note on this week's cover story

By Taylor Moore | 07.23.21