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Call 312-392-2970 for Display Advertising to request rates information, or e-mail ads@chicagoreader.com, and ask for display rates information.
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Classified advertising
The Deadline is noon on Friday to submit an ad, cancel an ad, or change an ad for that next week’s issue.
Commercial Classified Ads
Commercial classified ads are for for-profit businesses such as landlords, real estate agents, brokers, and other commercial enterprises. Commercial ads other than Jobs/ Help Wanted ads and Adult Services ads appear both in print and on the Reader Web site.
Rates
Classifieds
$35 for 25 words plus $1 per word thereafter.
Adult Services ads
$50 for 25 words plus $3 per word thereafter. Adult services are print only; they do not appear online.
Private party ads, non-commercial
$20 per ad up to 30 words. $1 per word after.
How to Place an Ad
Commercial ads may be placed through email temporarily at classified-ads@chicagoreader.com.
All commercial classified ads are prepaid. We do not offer billing services. We accept checks, money orders, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
Legal Notices
The Reader previously published Assumed Business Name, Change of Name, and other legal notices. After switching to a biweekly print schedule, we are no longer able to publish certain legal notices that require consecutive weekly runs.
Contact us with questions or other types of legal notices, which are priced by word count and frequency if eligible.
Legal notice inquiries may be mailed or e-mailed to classified-ads@chicagoreader.com.
Reader Matches
Submit your very own free Matches ad today!
Free Matches ads are not guaranteed and will run online and in print on a space-available basis.