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The Reader is the newspaper that keeps Chicago connected — and we can’t do it without you. Our stories are written by humans. Printed in ink. Distributed to over 1,100 locations around the city. And never trapped behind a paywall. That’s the only way to produce journalism that’s truly independent and equitable.


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