Chicago Reader

A special message from our CEO Solomon Lieberman. Click below to learn how you can support the Reader's end-of-year campaign today! https://bit.ly/3VBpAOA

City and state officials are pitching data centers and other high-tech computing facilities as the economic driver of the future. But these consume large quantities of energy and water, raising questions about their environmental impact. | ✍️ S. Nicole Lane https://lnkd.in/gNXfBUgs

In part one of a four-part series, our CEO Solomon Lieberman shares why we need your support now more than ever to keep moving forward. Part one: "People are my top priority." Read his full remarks below, and make a donation to our end of year giving campaign. https://lnkd.in/d2GFfU2b

Dwyane Wade, Chance the Rapper, Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, and Jennifer Hudson. What do all of these people have in common? Each of these superstars calls Chicago home—a city shaping culture worldwide. Each year, the Reader holds the Best of Chicago contest to honor what’s new and buzzing in the city. But we need your help! Help us recognize the musicians, local businesses, and restaurants that define your Chicago communities by casting a vote. The ballot closes on December 31st! https://bit.ly/3VqG4sP

We’ve received $350,000 from the MacArthur Foundation to support our cultural and political coverage in Chicago! We are one of six newsrooms awarded in this round of grantmaking, and the only Chicago-based newsroom. https://lnkd.in/gFtv_ckj

Chicago entrepreneur Uduimoh Umolu and business partner Belall Taher got into the business of celebration by cofounding Basíl Chicago Spirits, which offers the rich and smooth Jon Basíl Tequila | ✍️ Chasity Cooper https://lnkd.in/gNKW8gnD

Hurray for the Riff Raff bandleader Alynda Segarra has found new community, new collaborators, and most of their new touring band in Chicago. | ✍️ Noah Berlatsky https://lnkd.in/gadfhDM8

A veteran airport restaurateur teams up with a Kentucky master distiller to craft a bourbon for finding common ground. | ✍️ Mike Sula https://lnkd.in/gB7qMaTg

We’ve received $350,000 from the MacArthur Foundation to support our cultural and political coverage in Chicago! We are one of six newsrooms awarded in this round of grantmaking, and the only Chicago-based newsroom. https://lnkd.in/gFtv_ckj

Looking for some holiday shows . . . both naughty and nice? Kerry Reid has a list and she checked it twice. https://lnkd.in/giWRCFny