We need your help today

After more than 50 years of serving Chicago, the Reader faces imminent closure. 

The Reader helped lead me to the music that changed my life. It was the only place with comprehensive listings of every show. 

Liar's Club would not exist without The Reader. Our Reader ads in the first decade were legendary and often times the Reader was the only place that would even print them. 

Please donate to help save this Chicago institution!

 Thanks, Herb

Can you imagine Chicago without the Chicago Reader? We can’t either. But a perfect storm of sudden economic downturns has put us in a precarious position, without much time to spare.

We’re not giving up though. We have a clear path forward, but only if we can raise enough from enough supporters to make it through this crisis. 

If you value the Reader, and want to see it survive, please chip in now with a tax-deductible donation. 

Questions about giving? Email development@chicagoreader.com or at:

Reader Institute for Community Journalism, 2930 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 102 Chicago, IL 60616

The Reader Institute for Community Journalism is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 84-3670420). Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.