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Demand your deli from Schneider Provisions at the next Monday Night Foodball

Jake Schneider’s path in life was derailed by Shabbat. In college, he majored in economics and planned to be a…

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Listen to The Ben Joravsky ShowBen Joravskyon October 12, 2022 at 9:26 pm

Reader senior writer Ben Joravsky riffs on the day’s stories with his celebrated humor, insight, and honesty, and interviews politicians, activists, journalists…

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Demand your deli from Schneider Provisions at the next Monday Night FoodballMike Sulaon October 12, 2022 at 9:55 pm

Jake Schneider’s path in life was derailed by Shabbat. In college, he majored in economics and planned to be a…

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Now Playing: Chicago’s history in movie ads

In 2020, movie theaters were one of the first places to shutter, thanks to COVID-19. Theaters everywhere closed, leaving everyone…

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Now Playing: Chicago’s history in movie adsYolanda Perdomoon October 12, 2022 at 8:52 pm

In 2020, movie theaters were one of the first places to shutter, thanks to COVID-19. Theaters everywhere closed, leaving everyone…

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Pecking themselves to death

Albert Chen (Christopher Thomas Pow) is sitting on a park bench eating what appears to be a burrito or a…

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Pecking themselves to deathIrene Hsiaoon October 12, 2022 at 8:04 pm

Albert Chen (Christopher Thomas Pow) is sitting on a park bench eating what appears to be a burrito or a…

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Ex-NBA player Gordon facing assault chargeson October 12, 2022 at 8:20 pm

3:15 PM ET NEW YORK -- Former NBA player Ben Gordon is facing assault charges for allegedly punching his son…

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From domestic terrorism to the voting booth

When Michael Fanone, the former Trump supporter and D.C. cop who nearly died at the hands of the January 6…

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Distribution map The Chicago Reader is published in print every other week and distributed free to the 1,100 locations on…

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