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Wordsmith. Gadfly. Shower singer. (Same as on Xitter.)
Greg Marcia Peter Jan Bobby Cindy
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If you go to the Obama Presidential Library, you can find this 2019 collection of essays about Chicago, edited by
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Chicago Reader
16 days ago
Map of Chicago Reader boxes and distribution sites. Find a print copy of the Chicago Reader. The Reader is published in print weekly. https://bit.ly/3yPgmFW
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Where to find the Chicago Reader in print
Map of Chicago Reader boxes and distribution sites. Find a print copy of the Chicago Reader. The Reader is published in print weekly.
https://chicagoreader.com/reader/print-distribution-map/
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Dan Mihalopoulos
27 days ago
Annual Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl is today. This story comes with an interactive map so you can easily find the closest of the 84 participating bookstores to you
www.wbez.org/books/2026/0...
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Chicago-area bookstores are set to host their biggest celebration yet for Independent Bookstore Day
More than 80 independent bookstores will participate in the annual Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl on Independent Bookstore Day. Stores will offer special discounts and planned activities during the crawl...
https://www.wbez.org/books/2026/04/24/chicago-area-bookstores-are-set-to-host-their-biggest-celebration-yet-for-independent-bookstore-day
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Veronica
about 2 months ago
Announcing my latest project! Support Women's Sports Chicago, a newsletter to learn how to attend, watch, and get in to the game of supporting women's sports, especially in Chicago. But I do hope non-Chicagoans find this valuable. Please subscribe at
supportwomenssports.beehiiv.com
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Bucks County Beacon
about 1 month ago
Do you know a journalist who fits the bill? The Rosa Luxemburg Journalism Fellowship will award one $30,000 fellowship to an early to mid-career journalist w/a history of progressive writing who lacks institutional support to do their journalistic work. Deadline to apply is April 20 at 11:59 pm ET.
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2026 Journalism Fellowship — Daniel Singer Prize
Nominations are open until April 20. Apply now.
https://danielsingerprize.org/2026-journalism-fellowship
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@ali-alkhatib.com
someone in Chicago started a petition against the little delivery robots. Does that count?
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Look at the sign behind & above them. 🤭
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Robert Loerzel
about 2 months ago
Cherry blossoms this morning in Jackson Park
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How many Chicagoans — especially writers — grew up watching the dream team of Carol Marin and Ron Magers?
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Block Club Chicago
about 2 months ago
Street sweeping begins today, which means temporary parking restrictions are back.
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Injustice Watch
2 months ago
Election Day is tomorrow! Use our Cook County judicial election guide before you head to the polls. Don’t forget: You can bring your printed selections — or your phone — with you when you vote.
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March 2026 Cook County Judicial Election Guide | Injustice Watch
Injustice Watch's guide to the March 2026 Cook County judicial primary elections.
https://buff.ly/TU92VTl
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Maya Dukmasova
3 months ago
Hey here's a map of places around Cook County where you can pick up one of the 170,000 print copies of our
#CheckYourJudges
guide! Also see it in this month's
@chicagoreader.com
and a variety of other local community newspapers!
www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
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Where to find a copy of Injustice Watch’s judicial election guide for the 2026 primary
We printed 170,000 copies of our judicial election guide for the March 17 primary elections and distributed them across Cook County. Here’s where you can find them.
https://www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judicial-elections/2026-primary/2026/injustice-watch-judicial-guide-march-primary-where-to-find/?utm_source=Injustice+Watch+Newsletter+Subscribers&utm_campaign=d832b38e8c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_09_21_09_32_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-93d905267b-386466386&mc_cid=d832b38e8c&mc_eid=a87a909097
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Charlotte Clymer
3 months ago
The magic isn’t over. In two weeks will be the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milano-Cortina, in which you’ll be able to witness exceptional athletes with disabilities do things you’d never be able to do. ✨
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Laurie! Live!
3 months ago
if you live in Chicago and you haven't been outside today this is an ORDER go out into the sunlight RIGHT NOW
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Illinois Families for Public Schools
3 months ago
Check out our update on IL primary ballot questions about the federal voucher program, dozens of advocacy groups calling on Gov. Pritzker to refuse vouchers for Illinois & the latest on federal funding with public schools under siege due to federal immigration agents...
www.ilfps.org/are_vouchers...
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Are vouchers on your primary ballot?
Taking action for the public good
https://www.ilfps.org/are_vouchers_on_your_primary_ballot_and_other_ed_news
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Wow. What a treasure trove!
archive.org/details/ajc0...
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Help this doggo get back home!
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4 months ago
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Drew Harwell
4 months ago
We at the
@postguild.bsky.social
are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
https://www.gofundme.com/f/standing-together-for-guild-colleagues
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Block Club Chicago
4 months ago
The Wieners Circle is now looking for Chicago’s top Caleb Williams look-alike.
blockclubchi.co/4sHC99N
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Katie Drummond
4 months ago
Hey!
@wired.com
is doing a bunch of hiring. Here we go with a thread of five great jobs, with a few more coming shortly: 1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like
@timmarchman.bsky.social
@mollytaft.com
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@emilymullin.bsky.social
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Senior Editor, Science
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
https://condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers/job/1-World-Trade-Center-New-York-NY/Senior-Editor--Science_R-22648-2
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So many good shows!
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Tiffany W
5 months ago
ok, y’all. I’M LOOKING FOR WRITERS: who understand 1) global politics, 2) colonialism and 3) liberation struggles across the African/Black Diaspora tag yourselves or others, or DM me
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You will be visited by three spirits.
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Wise advice.
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Bowling! Drinks! Magic! 🤹♂️
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The TRiiBE
6 months ago
We’re hiring! The TRiiBE is currently experiencing an exciting period of audience growth, which requires a leader to capture new readers and pipeline them into our membership program. Come work with our independent and Black-owned newsroom ✊🏾✨
thetriibe.com/jobs
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We're hiring!
The TRiiBE is hiring! Take a look at our Chicago-based employment opportunities and apply today!
https://thetriibe.com/jobs
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Need a laugh? Here 🤣🤣🤣
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Quite possibly the best costume ever. Definitely the best this year. 🎃🎃🎃
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Amy Hoy
7 months ago
microsoft wants to use your linkedin data to train LLMs turn it off here:
www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
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Cool! 🎷🎷🎷
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In case anyone needs a quick hit of feel-good hormones. 🥰
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Writers everywhere rn
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11 seconds of glee 🐥
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🎃🎃🎃
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Mark your calendars, Chicagoans!
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Chicago Reader
7 months ago
You have just 12 hours to get your Best of Chicago nominations in! We can’t make the ballot for our biggest issue of the year without your help. Make your voice heard by visiting
chicagoreader.com/best
before it’s too late!
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Note the hat. 🤣
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Block Club Chicago
8 months ago
This art installation memorializes the places we’ve lost forever, in Chicago and beyond:
blockclubchi.co/4o30ILv
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Nicole Chung
9 months ago
Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2026 class of fellows! Apply by 9/20:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here:
bit.ly/periplusfaq
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PERIPLUS: An FAQ
PERIPLUS: AN FAQ Updated August 2025 Hi! Thanks for your interest in Periplus, a mentorship collective serving U.S. writers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. We're glad you’re here. Rea...
https://bit.ly/periplusfaq
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Ken Schwencke
9 months ago
We’re looking for a developer-journalist to join
@propublica.org
’s News Applications team. You would write code, analyze data, build interactives — all in the service of public interest journalism. Check it out:
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
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News Applications Developer
Remote, United States
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/jobs/4599062006
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The TRiiBE
9 months ago
Our TRiiBE team is small but mighty. We only have 3 full-time reporters. As we work to deliver you important journalism on the state of our democracy, we hope you’ll support our on-the-ground Chicago coverage by giving a contribution. Click the link to give:
buy.stripe.com/00w14n5ZRbhk...
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Morgan Elise J
9 months ago
Hey y’all! We’re doing some strategic planning and thinking through how to build the next era of The TRiiBE. Can you share your feedback? We need 20 more responses to reach our goal.
www.surveymonkey.com/r/32CMJGL
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Audience Survey for The TRiiBE 2025
Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/32CMJGL
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The TRiiBE
9 months ago
We need your help. We’re about 50 responses away from completing our 2025 TRiiBE Audience Survey. If you’d like to see us grow and become a more sustainable newsroom, please take a minute or two to fill out of survey ✨ Link below ⬇️
www.surveymonkey.com/r/WLH5L8D
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This sounds amazing
@hollohulo.bsky.social
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Seems like good(?) news. Then again, the Reader has nearly expired and then been revived multiple times in the past 30 years.
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