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Nov 17, 2025 - To help keep Chicago communities connected we’re participating in Newsmatch, a nationwide campaign to raise money for local newsrooms across the country.

Dec 30, 2025 - Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, starring Timothy Chalamet, exhibits the risks of pursuing an ambitious American dream.

Nov 4, 2025 - Lyric's double bill of Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci features a lot of drama in two short operas loaded with passion and intrigue.

Sep 19, 2024 - “All about Yogurt” Four-minute read On Monday, June 3, 1974, Tania and Dan began selling cartons of yogurt from a  canopied, yellow bicycle cart on the...

Nov 20, 2025 - The burlesque performer and promoter nurtures the local scene at Newport Theater with an emphasis on "collaboration instead of competition."

Nov 25, 2025 - The pollo asado al carbón estilo Sinaloa rises from the smoke like a phoenix, flaming red, stippled with char, and spatchcocked as if in flight.

Dec 19, 2025 - The story of Chicago rock outfit Sybris is partly about the infrastructure of independent music and the networks that keep it going. The four-piece relea

Jan 6, 2026 - The rawness of Lil M.U.’s music is refreshing in part because juke's simplicity has been overshadowed by more complex iterations of footwork.

Nov 15, 2024 - Calendar of Chicago-area events from a wide variety of organizers and sources—including Reader readers! Find things to do in Chicago.

Nov 12, 2025 - Seph Mozes's recent staging of Bad Behavior was the first local production of the avant-garde pioneer's work in 30 years.

Nov 12, 2025 - A Temitayo Ogunbiyi solo exhibition at the Arts Club of Chicago is a pursuit into the ecological life found within each environment.

Nov 22, 2025 - Theo's up-close revival of the sardonic Urinetown hearkens back to the Chicago fringe theater roots of its creators.

Nov 20, 2025 - It’s clear Palmer does a lot. But she’s the first to tell you that community organizing is less something you do and more who you are.

Mar 19, 2025 - Make It Make Sense is a weekly column from the Chicago Reader covering the top stories on our radar and how they impact our communities.

Apr 8, 2024 - Black and Brown sex workers have long been part of Chicago’s culture but must care for each other when the community fails to do so.

Dec 1, 2025 - It's time for the Best of Chicago 2025! The ballot will be open for voting December 1 through December 31, 2025.

Dec 29, 2025 - Pegasus Theatre Chicago celebrates 39 years of the Young Playwrights Festival with a lineup of four plays, opening New Year's Day.

Dec 17, 2025 - Bier Omakase, Jenny Pfäfflin and Shana Solarte’s sudsy storytelling series, is restoring connection and conversation to the craft beer scene.

Dec 29, 2025 - Chloe Gould cooks American southern–southeast Asian cuisine at DixiePura Kitchen while giving back to her community.

Nov 14, 2025 - Tracy Letts's 2008 story about an aging hippie and a young Black writer in Uptown gets a cozy and satisfying revival with Artistic Home.

Nov 20, 2025 - Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse's bombastic Jekyll & Hyde gets a clever and intimate revival with Kokandy Productions.

Dec 22, 2025 - Music Theater Works's production is awash with nostalgia, but also provides some encouragement for dark days.

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Jan 6, 2026 - Each weekly performance is sure to be a deeply felt display of her deft musicianship and her profound connections with her fellow musicians.

Nov 13, 2025 - Marcus Gardley's Lorca-inspired story of free Black women facing an uncertain future in 1830s New Orleans returns at Invictus.

Jan 6, 2026 - “Country and blues together—that’s the shit,” Swamp Dogg mused. Chances are running out to see him prove it in concert, so don’t miss this one.

Articles from the Chicago Reader issue of December 18, 2025 (Vol. 55 No. 12).

Jul 30, 2025 - Reader Bites celebrates dishes, drinks, and atmospheres from the Chicagoland food scene.

Nov 25, 2025 - In Stage Left Theatre's Come Again, Jesus is back and seeks a prophet for the gospel of saving the planet from climate change.

Nov 12, 2025 - Trap Door's adaptation of A Devil Comes to Town shows how ambition and overheated imaginations can eat up the meekest among us.

Nov 26, 2025 - Shining a light on local businesses to support this holiday season

Nov 5, 2025 - James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni come together in words, music, and movement in Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's The Baldwin|Giovanni Experience.

Nov 11, 2025 - Long-running Chicago shows provide opportunities for artists and audiences to imbibe—but there's an art to keeping it from going too far.

Dec 8, 2025 - Ellie Rui 瑞 moved to Chicago last summer, and she’s already made an impact on the local jazz scene.

Nov 26, 2025 - An organizer for over two decades, Fernandez has worked on everything from union campaigns to environmental justice issues.

Nov 5, 2025 - Red Theater's The Pilon is a heartfelt and engaging portrait of fandom and friendship set in a memorabilia shop.

Oct 30, 2025 - Las Borinqueñas traces the effects of the 1950s trials of the birth control pill in Puerto Rico through the lives of five women.

Oct 29, 2025 - New Theatre Project gives David Harrower's drama about a sexual predator and his victim confronting each other a site-specific staging.

Nov 26, 2025 - Beijing artist Amo (Mengying) Zeng, living and working in Chicago, uses technology to render complex situations more legible.

Nov 25, 2025 - Theatre Above the Law's revival of Peter Shaffer's satirical one-act Black Comedy is a clever good time, whether the lights are on or off.

Oct 30, 2025 - Stephen Schwartz's 1971 musical based on biblical parables gets an earnest but endearing update with Music Theater Works.

Jul 9, 2024 - The newly relaunched Humboldt Park lounge champions community, inclusivity, and fair labor practices Since the 1820s, Chicago’s pubs and taverns have...

Nov 5, 2025 - Aguijón Theater's Uz, el pueblo, presented for this year's Destinos festival, is a dark comedy about faith and family.

Jan 6, 2026 - January in Chicago can be icy, but Farseer’s headlining set at Reggies Music Joint ought to be pure fire.

Nov 17, 2025 - Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams is a compelling and beautiful film, but it struggles as an adaptation to live up to its source material.

Dec 16, 2025 - The Not That Late Show blends topical humor, monologues, interviews, and music in a live version of a classic late-night talk show.

Nov 15, 2025 - Steven Levenson's Days of Rage traces the relationships among friends and would-be revolutionaries in the late 60s

Nov 12, 2025 - The Conspirators adapt the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup! for our current age of corruption and idiocy.

Dec 28, 2025 - James L. Brooks's Ella McKay is a bewildering patchwork film fueled by discordant storylines.

Nov 19, 2025 - A member of the Impostors Theatre Company since 2019, Alesia has really come into his own as the company’s resident composer and librettist.

Dec 19, 2025 - “Rieles y Raíces,” at the National Museum of Mexican Art, connects the historical experiences of traqueros to contemporary conversations.

Dec 10, 2025 - Some folks really want to deck the halls this time of year. Others are more tempted to deck the next person who wishes them a Merry Christmas (and, like...

Dec 17, 2025 - Madie Doppelt's The Model Play, presented by Snails on a Bike, centers the voices of young women in the fashion industry.

Nov 26, 2025 - Jasir Bailey of Stockboy Studios is more than one of Hyde Park’s youngest business owners—he’s also helping others follow in his footsteps.

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Dec 10, 2025 - Even through the winter, Chicago BIPOC Birders fosters community through opportunities for bird-watching and connecting to nature.

Dec 29, 2025 - Beginning January 1, the City of Chicago will ban unhoused people on the sex offense registry from seeking shelter on public transit.

Nov 26, 2025 - Much Ado About Nothing at Chicago Shakes and The Taming of the Shrew at Court look at gender relations through different lenses.

Jan 24, 2025 - Subscribe the the Chicago Reader and receive the print copy of the paper every week. Papers are mailed on Wednesdays.

Nov 15, 2025 - Topher Payne's 2013 dark comedy Angry Fags, updated for our current authoritarian age, returns at Ghostlight Ensemble.

Feb 21, 2024 - Acupuncture is a form of Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM) that involves the placement of hair-thin needles into specific meridian points across the body...

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Dec 16, 2025 - City Lit's Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Clowns mashes up Arthur Conan Doyle and G.K. Chesterton in a silly holiday romp.

Jan 2, 2026 - Kitty Haywood and her sisters sang on countless songs and jingles, including some of the greatest albums Chicago ever produced—and one hit of their own.

Nov 18, 2025 - Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler inspired director Nia DaCosta’s fresh depiction of the titular character’s sexuality and tragedy.

Jun 25, 2025 - A good book can make the sweltering hours pass a little more pleasurably. So here’s a handful of recommendations for beach reads.

Feb 23, 2024 - The readers voted, and the results are here! Read who won best in Sports & Recreation.

Nov 16, 2025 - Exploring the intersecting histories of absinthe and Malört—and why Chicagoans prefer the latter

Dec 29, 2025 - Is This Thing On? shows growth for Bradley Cooper as a director, but the film struggles to extract something genuine.

Jul 16, 2025 - Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been...

Dec 17, 2025 - PDF viewer and free download for Chicago Reader print issue of Thursday December 18, 2025 (Volume 55, Number 12).

Dec 16, 2025 - Cirque du Soleil's ʼTwas the Night Before . . .gives a circus spin and contemporary appeal to "A Visit From Saint Nicholas.