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Columns & Opinion, Transportation Dec 17, 2018
Streets and San does a great job of clearing the roads—thanks to Chicago-style politics

A look at how exactly the city manages to clear the major streets so efficiently after a major snow event
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Transportation, Mayor Michael Bilandic, Jane Byrne, Richard M. Daley, Snowpocalypse, Chicago Department of Transportation, John Tully, Department of Streets and Sanitation, snow, snow plow, blizzard, Cole Stallard, Ray Laureano

Arts & Culture, Art Feature Mar 15, 2017
Slideshow
A street photographer finds the beauty in Chicago’s brutal winters

In Satoki Nagata’s “Lights in Chicago” series, inclement weather isn’t annoying—it’s breathtaking.
- Tags: Art Feature, Satoki Nagata, Lights in Chicago, snow, photo essay, street photography, Vivian Maier, photographs, River North, Michigan Avenue, Chicago Avenue, winter, Slideshow

Blogs, Bleader Jan 28, 2016
Chicago cops purposely blocked audio on dash-cam videos, Homan Square scandal gets even more interesting, and other Chicago news

Also, Mavis Staples enlists interesting new collaborators, and the media wonders whether Governor Rauner has a state e-mail address.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: Did You Read __________?, winter weather, snow, Chicago Police Department, Laquan McDonald, Bruce Rauner, Homan Square, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Logan Square, The East Room, Mavis Staples, M. Ward, tUnE-yArDs, Ben Harper, Pharrell Williams, Martin Luther King Jr.

Blogs, Bleader Jan 26, 2016
Rauner laments ongoing budget impasse, students anxious about uncertainty at Chicago State University, and other Chicago news

Also, Chris Christie plans a fund-raising stop in Chicago, and OpenGrid gives new access to public data.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: Did You Read __________?, winter weather, snow, Bruce Rauner, Illinois, Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Joe Moore, Rogers Park, budget crisis, Chicago State University, Roseland, Chris Christie, GOP, presidential race

Blogs, Bleader Mar 4, 2014
A taxonomy of snow

It's not just the Eskimos who have lots of names for the white (or gray, or brown) stuff.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Apropos of Nothing, Eco, News, snow, winter, depression, snirt, slush, crud, neve, firn, zard barf, penitents, snow rollers

Music, In Rotation Feb 10, 2014
In Rotation: Jake Austen of Roctober on a sitar cover of the Banana Splits

Plus: WHPK's Mario Smith on a J Dilla orchestra, the Reader's Philip Montoro on microtonal black metal, and more
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: In Rotation, Philip Montoro, Jake Austen, Mario Smith, Jute Gyte, snow, squeaks, The Whammies, Constellation, Roctober, Chic-a-Go-Go, The Goblins, Magnetic South, cassettes, Nadya Gruen, Bob Gruen, videos, DVDs, film, Ike Turner, Tina Turner, HPSJ, Hyde Park Jazz Society, Ari Brown, Dee Alexander, John Wright, jazz, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Carlos Niño, Ma Dukes Orchestra, J Dilla, James Dewitt Yancey, orchestras, Tortoise, Thrill Jockey, Avery R. Young, records, albums, Tina M. Howell, Ugochi, Douglas Ewart, Leroy Bach, Room 43, DJs, masked bands, Sir Deja Doog, Wee Giant, sitar, covers, compilations

Blogs, Bleader Jan 11, 2014
Laura Ingalls Wilder knew about long winters

No matter how bad the weather gets, the Little House crew will always have it worse than you do.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Books, Arts, History, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House, Almanzo Wilder, The Long Winter, Farmer Boy, Wendy McClure, The Wilder Life, snow, Dakota, To Build a Fire, Robert Falcon Scott, polar explorers, cold, polar vortex

Blogs, Bleader Jan 8, 2014
Street View 158: Snow (anything but) White

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 158
- By Isa Giallorenzo
- Tags: Style, Arts, Visual Art, womenswear, winter, snowstorm, Wicker Park, snowsuits, snow, color, fashion, Chicago street style, Vail

News & Politics, Zoom in Jan 26, 2012
Zoom in: Near South Side

Winter sports at Northerly Island
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Zoom in, Northerly Island, corss-country skiing, snowshoeing, snow

Blogs, Bleader Dec 1, 2011
Rahm's secret snow job

Everyone talks about the weather. Chicago's mayor is doing something about it.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Flotsam and Jetsam, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago, snow, meteorology, AccuWeather.com, Josh Nagelberg, Tom Skilling, WGN-TV, La Nina, Rogers Park, Hegewisch, Richard J. Daley, Michael Bilandic, Jane Byrne, Harold Washington, Richard M. Daley, Chicago city council, Chicago budget, Chicago aldermen, el stops, streets and sanitation, workman's comp, slip and falls, triathalons, lumbago, tourism, city hall, snow removal, O'Hare, Midway, Strategic Defense Initiative, Reagan administration, sharpshooters, automatic weapons, Evanston, Lincolnwood, Elmwood Park, Oak Park, Cicero, Stickney, Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park, Riverdale, Burnham, cicadas

Reader, Matches blog Mar 4, 2011
A Voice Like The Last Day of Catholic School

Breaking out of your self made prison is way easier than breaking out of a federal one, even if you have tiger blood
- By Heartbroker
- Tags: Mismatched: Bad Dates, Great Stories, Charlie Sheen, Major League, Red Dawn, Men At Work, Bree Olson, Porn Star, AVN, rocks, confines, alien, tiger blood, winning, Chicago, snow, Cleveland Indians, Two and A Half Men, unions, lists, Sluggers, blow job, vag, prison, fraud, spaceships, pizza

Blogs, Bleader Feb 4, 2011
Gallery of Dibs

A Tumblr of Dibs.
- By Lauri Apple
- Tags: Chicagoland, dibs, snow, parking, Chicago traditions

Blogs, Bleader Feb 4, 2011
New Reader Mascot (Temporary)

The resident snowman at 11 E. Illinois.
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: Inside the Reader, Chicagoland, Behind Our Scenes, snowman, snow, mascot, Star of Siam, Chicago Reader, Lauri Apple, memento mori

Blogs, Bleader Feb 2, 2011
Snowtos

Pictures of the 2011 blizzard, taken in Lincoln Park.
- By Lauri Apple
- Tags: You Shoot, Chicagoland, snow, pictures, photos, Lakeview, Lake Michigan, Lincoln Park

Blogs, Bleader Feb 2, 2011
People Stay Grounded During Bus Ordeal

The snow traps people on a bus, and they don't flip out.
- By Lauri Apple
- Tags: Chicagoland, News, snow, CTA, snowpocalypse 2011

Blogs, Bleader Feb 1, 2011
It Is Snowing

It's snowing a lot.
- By Lauri Apple
- Tags: Chicagoland, News, snow, blizzard, weather, National Weather Service, CarolSnowsleyBraun

Reader, Matches blog Dec 20, 2010
Video
The Island of Misfit Dates

Sticking to my resolution this year, reminded again where yellow snow comes from, and the most obvious thing not to do in front of your date.
- By Heartbroker
- Tags: Mismatched: Bad Dates, Great Stories, Christmas, Chicago, Holidays, December, Winter, New Year, Grinch, Pee, Snow, Date, Matchbox, D'Agostino's, Doctor, Google, Santa, Fetish, Candy Cane, Food, Party, Resolution, 2011, Omen, Hangover, eggnog, Ball Drops, Yellow Snow, Warm, Cheese Ball, Super Powers, The Ramones, Video

Blogs, Bleader Feb 12, 2010
Banter

She stands on the curb, in the narrow break between two drifts, separated from the cab door by a dark moat of slush and grime. "Thirteen hundred North Astor, at the corner of Goethe--or Gothie," she says.
- By Dmitry Samarov
- Tags: Hack, conversation, small-talk, local dialect, banter, Hack, Dmitry Samarov, cabs, Chicago, snow

Blogs, Bleader Feb 11, 2010
The Most WANT I Could Possibly WANT
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, snow, flamethrowers, snow removal, Web Editor ISO Job Using Flamethrower

Blogs, Bleader Feb 9, 2010
DC Snowpocalypse
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, snowpocalypse, snow

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A look at how exactly the city manages to clear the major streets so efficiently after a major snow event

In Satoki Nagata’s “Lights in Chicago” series, inclement weather isn’t annoying—it’s breathtaking.

Also, Mavis Staples enlists interesting new collaborators, and the media wonders whether Governor Rauner has a state e-mail address.

Also, Chris Christie plans a fund-raising stop in Chicago, and OpenGrid gives new access to public data.

It's not just the Eskimos who have lots of names for the white (or gray, or brown) stuff.

Plus: WHPK's Mario Smith on a J Dilla orchestra, the Reader's Philip Montoro on microtonal black metal, and more

No matter how bad the weather gets, the Little House crew will always have it worse than you do.

Isa Giallorenzo's Street View 158

Winter sports at Northerly Island

Everyone talks about the weather. Chicago's mayor is doing something about it.

Breaking out of your self made prison is way easier than breaking out of a federal one, even if you have tiger blood

A Tumblr of Dibs.

The resident snowman at 11 E. Illinois.

Pictures of the 2011 blizzard, taken in Lincoln Park.

The snow traps people on a bus, and they don't flip out.

It's snowing a lot.

Sticking to my resolution this year, reminded again where yellow snow comes from, and the most obvious thing not to do in front of your date.

She stands on the curb, in the narrow break between two drifts, separated from the cab door by a dark moat of slush and grime. "Thirteen hundred North Astor, at the corner of Goethe--or Gothie," she says.

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