A planned quantum computing campus and innovation district on the former U.S. Steel South Works site promises jobs and investment, but residents and organizers have concerns around how, and whether, ...

Cavazos holds a PhD in atomic physics and runs the University of Chicago’s Quantum Educational Laboratory, where he teaches students about quantum computing. He hopes to see the technology used to ...

The 2026 Frequency Festival draws a line through one-bit electronics, Scottish balladry, musically hybrid fictional history, ...

Public encampments provide resources and community for people experiencing homelessness, but city crews repeatedly evict residents.

The Reader’s future is built on a five-decade legacy of groundbreaking work and a newsroom that truly loves you, Chicago.

Ratboys roll out the "Bolo Joe" at JT's, Beverly Phono Mart opens a pop-up while its crashed-into storefront gets fixed, and ...

Purelink's delicately layered tracks are so immersive that even the smallest details, which might fade into the background in ...

A reader submits a letter calling for the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject Peoples Gas’s proposal to pass its reckless spending onto residents.

The Chicago Reader is back in print! Our February issue is being delivered to more than 600 locations across the city beginning. Find the closest newspaper box, coffee shop, bar, library branch, ...

Set in a less-than-modern Bronzeville condo, Squat laser focuses on a group of neighbors navigating their own personal lockdown restrictions. Zaria, a young, attractive social media fitness instructor ...

Mama African Marketplace, the beloved South Side community anchor, will be missed by local youth, families, and vendors.

He's won a handful of journalism awards; he's won two first-place awards from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (for music writing in 2020 and arts feature in 2022) and a Peter Lisagor award ...