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Blogs, Bleader Nov 30, 2018
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Chance the Rapper offers a video preview of the new Chicagoist

An explainer on Chicago's City Council system is the first release since he bought the shuttered site in July.
- By Karen Hawkins
- Tags: Media, News, Chance the Rapper, Chicago City Council, Chicagoist, Northeastern Illinois University, Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, Hannibal Burress, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jul 19, 2018
Chance the Rapper owns Chicagoist—now what?

Chance announced he'd bought Chicagoist via a single he dropped late last night, but what do we know about his ability to bring the site back to life?
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music, News, Media, Hip-Hop, Chance the Rapper, Chicagoist, I Might Need Security, Wala Cam, Joe Ricketts, Jeremy Gordon, MTV News

News & Politics, Worst of Chicago Dec 20, 2017
Joe Ricketts made a bad year for local news far worse

When he pulled the plug on DNAinfo Chicago and Chicagoist, the city lost an invaluable source for information.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Worst of Chicago, Joe Ricketts, DNAinfo, Worst of Chicago, Chicagoist, TD Ameritrade, Wrigley Field

Blogs, Bleader Nov 6, 2017
Kanye West returns to Chicago, makes first live appearance in nearly a year, and other news

Also, the Chicago Police Department discredits terrorism plot rumors.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Alicia Tate-Nadeau, Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Chicago Police Department, Chicagoist, debt rating, DNAinfo, DNAinfo Chicago, gun violence, Harold's Chicken Shack, Illinois, Joe Ricketts, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, labor unions, Life of Pablo, Michael Halberstam, OEMC, Office of Emergency Management and Communications, Rahm Emanuel, Standard & Poor's, Starbucks, TD Ameritrade, terrorism, unions, Writers Theatre

Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2017
Joe Ricketts penned a love letter to Trump while shutting down DNAinfo and Chicagoist

The writing may have been on the wall, aka the anti-union billionaire's blog.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Media, News, Whoa, DNAinfo, Joe Ricketts, Chicago Cubs, Donald Trump, Gothamist, Chicagoist

Blogs, Bleader Aug 3, 2015
Absolutely the ten best south-side tacos (or confessions of a food-list maker)

When a best tacos list came under fire, it got our writer thinking about why we love best-of lists—and tacos.
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Tacos, Chicagoist, Kuma's Corner, Billy Goat Tavern, Steve Dolinsky, Zacatacos, Taqueria El Pastor, Carniceria Aguascalientes, Carnitas Uruapan, Tio Luis Tacos, Mezquite Pollo Express, Taqueria El Milagro, El Conde S.A., Supermercado Internacional, Paco's Tacos, Maxwell Street, Nick Hornby, Melissa McEwen

Film, Movie Review Jun 10, 2015
Love & Mercy is twice the Brian Wilson, but not the whole story

Is it possible for any movie to get the Beach Boy's story right?
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Movie Review, Love & Mercy, Bill Pohlad, Brian Wilson, Paul Dano, John Cusack, Eugene Landy, Melinda Ledbetter, Owen Moverman, The Messenger, Rampart, Michael A. Lerner, I'm Not There, Chicagoist, Music Box Theatre, the Beatles, Pet Sounds, Mike Love, Smile, Elizabeth Banks, Wouldn't It Be Nice, Todd Gold

Best of Chicago, City Life Jun 19, 2013
Readers' Poll
Best Local Blog

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- Tags: City Life, Best of Chicago 2013, Gapers Block, Chicagoist, Readers' Poll

Columns & Opinion, On Media Jan 22, 2013
Media innovation, down the tubes

Has the flush toilet done more for society than the digital revolution? According to some journalists, yes.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Michael Miner on Media, Economist, Rodin's Thinker, toilet, 21st-century, computer, Robert Solow, Internet, GDP, Britain, Aaron Swartz, Chicago Tribune, Clarence Page, Margaret Sullivan, New York Times, Mike Fourcher, 21 Things I Learned Running Hyperlocal News Sites, Chicagoist, Journatic, TribLocal, This American Life, the Philippines, Chicago News Cooperative, AldertrackJimm Dispensa, Chicago Public Schools, Early and Often, Chicago Independent Advertising Network, The Nieman Journalism Lab, DANK Haus, Lincoln Square

Blogs, Bleader Dec 3, 2012
My Twitter following is much purer than Obama's

Most of the president's followers are phonies
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: The Internet, Politics, News, Twitter, Barack Obama, Chicagoist, Bob Fioretti, Wikipedia, Mitt Romney, LinkedIn, StatusPeople, Fake Followers Check, Lady Gaga, @ladygaga, Justin Bieber, @justinbieber, the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI, @pontifex, Facebook

Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2011
The future of Eight Forty-Eight?

WBEZ says it wants more local programming, not less.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Media, Eight Forty-Eight, Robert Feder, WBEZ, Torey Malatia, American Public Media, Vocalo, Chicagoist, Kevin Robinson, Red Eye, Chicago Now, Crain's Chicago Business, Worldview, 848

Arts & Culture, Culture Vultures Oct 6, 2011
Culture Vultures: Wilson Yards Skateboard Shop, Lucky Peach, and Mount Bridgeport

In-the-know Chicagoans tell the Reader what they're watching, reading, and seeing
- By Asher Klein
- Tags: Culture Vultures, Wilson Yards Skateboard Shop, Poetry Magazine, Fred Sasaki, The Hideout, Lucky Peach, McSweeney's, Momofuku, Michael Slaboch, Chuck Sudo, Chicagoist, Mount Bridgeport, Henry C. Palmisano Nature Park, Bridgeport

Blogs, Bleader May 26, 2011
Video
Old Town's Piper's Alley screens last shows tonight
- By Sallyann Price
- Tags: Film, Piper's Alley, Old Town, Chicagoist, Jane Eyre, I Am, The Conspirator, Cedar Rapids, AMC, Loews, Video

News & Politics, Letters May 5, 2011
Reactions to #newreader

Reactions to the Reader's redesign are mixed, but we're listening
- By Mara Shalhoup
- Tags: Letters, #newreader, Frank Sennett, B-Side, Chicago Reader, James Cappelman, Ben Joravsky, Mick Dumke, Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, Time Out Chicago, RedEye, Newcity, Chicagoist

Blogs, Bleader Feb 3, 2011
The New York Times Blows It Again

WTF, New York Times? Can't you get anything about Chicago right?
- By Kate Schmidt
- Tags: Food Chain, Media, Food & Drink, New York Times, 36 Hours in Chicago, Chicagoist, corrections, Logan Square, Longman & Eagle, Revolution Brewing, Owen & Engine, WTF

Blogs, Bleader Oct 14, 2010
Whose Festival Is It, Anyway?

Rob Christopher and Gabe Klinger discuss the state of the Chicago International Film Festival in a recent piece for Chicagoist.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Film, Chicago International Film Festival, Rob Christopher, Gabe Klinger, Chicagoist, film festival, movies

Blogs, Bleader Aug 6, 2009
You Asked For It ....
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, Mayor Richard Daley, Olympic Village, Chicagoist, 2016 Olympics, TIFs, Bronzeville TIF, Chicago Reader, Chicago politics, south side

Blogs, Bleader Jan 19, 2009
The return of Liz Armstrong Sucks threads and my plea for sanity

My periodic defense of Liz Armstrong and a jeremiad about literary journalism.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, Journalism, Chicagoist, Liz Armstrong, Chicago Antisocial, RedEye, Lee Sandlin, Grant Pick, Literary Journalism, Jay Rosen, Ben Hecht, 1,001 Afternoons In Chicago

Blogs, Bleader Feb 5, 2008
Dog elects man

How does one cover puppies and hard news? A possible answer.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, Barack Obama, Chicagoist, Sam Zell

Blogs, Bleader Jul 4, 2007
We'd all love to see the plan

Celebrate Independence Day the old-fashioned way with Chicagoist.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, Chicagoist, Scooter Libby, Independence Day

Blogs, Bleader Mar 22, 2007
Why ban books when you can brand them?

No matter what you read on the bus, someone will hate you for it.
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, Beachwood Reporter, Chicagoist, hipsters

Blogs, Bleader Jan 22, 2007
Does food taste better when it's free?

Chicagoist happy to provide Alinea free PR.
- By Martha Bayne
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Chicagoist, Alinea

Blogs, Bleader Dec 8, 2006
In restaurant reviewing, there's no such thing as a free lunch

Is it OK that "Good Eats" restaurant reviewers get their meals comped?
- By Martha Bayne
- Tags: Food & Drink, Food Chain, Chicagoist, Good Eats, Lee Ann Trotter, Journalism Ethics

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An explainer on Chicago's City Council system is the first release since he bought the shuttered site in July.

Chance announced he'd bought Chicagoist via a single he dropped late last night, but what do we know about his ability to bring the site back to life?

When he pulled the plug on DNAinfo Chicago and Chicagoist, the city lost an invaluable source for information.

Also, the Chicago Police Department discredits terrorism plot rumors.

The writing may have been on the wall, aka the anti-union billionaire's blog.

When a best tacos list came under fire, it got our writer thinking about why we love best-of lists—and tacos.

Is it possible for any movie to get the Beach Boy's story right?

Has the flush toilet done more for society than the digital revolution? According to some journalists, yes.

Most of the president's followers are phonies

WBEZ says it wants more local programming, not less.

In-the-know Chicagoans tell the Reader what they're watching, reading, and seeing

Reactions to the Reader's redesign are mixed, but we're listening

WTF, New York Times? Can't you get anything about Chicago right?

Rob Christopher and Gabe Klinger discuss the state of the Chicago International Film Festival in a recent piece for Chicagoist.

My periodic defense of Liz Armstrong and a jeremiad about literary journalism.

How does one cover puppies and hard news? A possible answer.

Celebrate Independence Day the old-fashioned way with Chicagoist.

No matter what you read on the bus, someone will hate you for it.

Chicagoist happy to provide Alinea free PR.

Is it OK that "Good Eats" restaurant reviewers get their meals comped?

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