Salem Collo-Julin
@hollohulo.bsky.social
Chicago human. Past EIC at the Chicago Reader | she/her or they/them |
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Chicago doesn’t need a federal invasion; we need investment - Chicago Reader
The Chicago Reader's editor in chief, Salem Collo-Julin, steps down from their role and offers one last editor's note.
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Personal news: I'm stepping down from my role at the @chicagoreader.com. Details in my editor's note.
Thank you for reading and please continue to read, share, and support the work of the Reader's talented writers, editors, & staff. It's truly been a privilege. chicagoreader.com/columns-opin...
Thank you for reading and please continue to read, share, and support the work of the Reader's talented writers, editors, & staff. It's truly been a privilege. chicagoreader.com/columns-opin...
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Happening now in Broadview—outside Chicago:
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Happening now in Broadview—outside Chicago:
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.
“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.
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40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
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There’s never been a Gen X president.
Insane
Insane
November 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
There’s never been a Gen X president.
Insane
Insane
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“More and more cabinet members — Rubio, Miller, Noem — live on military bases now, & it's another parallel to Iraq, where the administration lived in the Green Zone. There’s something deeply unhealthy about a society where leaders are literally shut off from the communities that they govern.”
Don Moynihan on "Purge, Merge, and Surge"
"Instead of surging in Iraq, it’s happening here in American cities."
www.publicnotice.co
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“More and more cabinet members — Rubio, Miller, Noem — live on military bases now, & it's another parallel to Iraq, where the administration lived in the Green Zone. There’s something deeply unhealthy about a society where leaders are literally shut off from the communities that they govern.”
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I was notified last week that I am getting laid off from KEXP in December. I don't really want to talk about it. But are you an editor for a reputable music publication with decent pay? Get at me: [email protected]
November 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I was notified last week that I am getting laid off from KEXP in December. I don't really want to talk about it. But are you an editor for a reputable music publication with decent pay? Get at me: [email protected]
Eastern IL University approves Turning Point USA chapter, overrides rejection by student government www.wcia.com/coles-county...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Eastern IL University approves Turning Point USA chapter, overrides rejection by student government www.wcia.com/coles-county...
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Fun fact! Since last Thursday afternoon, I made 177 phone calls to make this article a reality.
Introducing THE most up-to-date food pantry guide for the Memphis metro area, complete with an interactive map:
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Introducing THE most up-to-date food pantry guide for the Memphis metro area, complete with an interactive map:
mlk50.com/2025/10/31/u...
Use our interactive map to find food pantries open near you
As grocery costs rise and federal funding for food banks runs dry, food insecurity is plaguing many Memphis families. Now, the problem could get even
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October 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Fun fact! Since last Thursday afternoon, I made 177 phone calls to make this article a reality.
Introducing THE most up-to-date food pantry guide for the Memphis metro area, complete with an interactive map:
mlk50.com/2025/10/31/u...
Introducing THE most up-to-date food pantry guide for the Memphis metro area, complete with an interactive map:
mlk50.com/2025/10/31/u...
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Chicago Home Movie Day details:
Chicago Home Movie Day 2025 - Chicago Film Archives
www.chicagofilmarchives.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Chicago Home Movie Day details:
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the tone deafness is beyond parody
October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
the tone deafness is beyond parody
Congrats to all the Chicago Journalists Association Sarah Brown Boyden Award finalists, but especially Max Blaisdell, @samstecklow.bsky.social, & @reemasabrina.bsky.social for your work with @chicagoreader.com in this past year. Kudos! chicagojournalists.net/2025/10/31/c...
CJA Reveals Finalists for 2025 Sarah Brown Boyden Awards - Chicago Journalists Association
CJA announces finalists for its 2025 Sarah Brown Boyden Awards, honoring the best journalism in Illinois and northern Indiana.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Congrats to all the Chicago Journalists Association Sarah Brown Boyden Award finalists, but especially Max Blaisdell, @samstecklow.bsky.social, & @reemasabrina.bsky.social for your work with @chicagoreader.com in this past year. Kudos! chicagojournalists.net/2025/10/31/c...
Today’s the 30th anniversary for south side Chicago (McKinley Park) store the Video Strip, one of the last DVD/game/VHS stores open in Chicago. They do repairs and sell equipment too. I have nothing to do with them but love to support anyone keeping physical media alive! facebook.com/thevideostrip
October 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Today’s the 30th anniversary for south side Chicago (McKinley Park) store the Video Strip, one of the last DVD/game/VHS stores open in Chicago. They do repairs and sell equipment too. I have nothing to do with them but love to support anyone keeping physical media alive! facebook.com/thevideostrip
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Video of federal agents tear-gassing Irving Park this morning, obtained by Armando Sanchez. This is at least the sixth neighborhood federal agents have tear gassed while conducting immigration raids
October 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Video of federal agents tear-gassing Irving Park this morning, obtained by Armando Sanchez. This is at least the sixth neighborhood federal agents have tear gassed while conducting immigration raids
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From the owner of the house tonight:
October 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
From the owner of the house tonight:
The Jack O'Lantern emoji is my current favorite "think of it what you will" response for texts. 🎃
October 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The Jack O'Lantern emoji is my current favorite "think of it what you will" response for texts. 🎃
Love this. Our underground news zine at York High was also called “Rag” www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
These UT Students Are Fed Up With Social Media. So They Revived a Newspaper From the Sixties.
“Instead of stalking our ex-boyfriends online, we started a newspaper.”
www.texasmonthly.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Love this. Our underground news zine at York High was also called “Rag” www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
It took 8 months but I finally resolved one of my father's old accounts. it's the internet service to his store, which I have closed up for the moment. He died in January. Getting an estate settled can be a months or years-long process. 1/2
October 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
It took 8 months but I finally resolved one of my father's old accounts. it's the internet service to his store, which I have closed up for the moment. He died in January. Getting an estate settled can be a months or years-long process. 1/2
Banana-selling robots pitch customers in test run at three suburban Jewel stores www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/20/b...
Banana-selling robots pitch customers in test run at three suburban Jewel stores
From bananas to burgers, store aisles to sidewalks, an army of robots has descended upon Chicagoland with the singular mission to bring us food.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Banana-selling robots pitch customers in test run at three suburban Jewel stores www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/20/b...
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Jim Rodenbush lost his job last week after he refused an order to keep news stories out of a homecoming edition. So, higher-ups at Indiana University Bloomington fired the student newspaper adviser at the Indiana Daily Student. Let's help Jim during this time.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ji...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ji...
Donate to Support Jim Rodenbush: Unjustly Fired by Indiana University, organized by Caroline Anders
On October 14, Indiana University unjustly fired Director of … Caroline Anders needs your support for Support Jim Rodenbush: Unjustly Fired by Indiana University
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October 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Jim Rodenbush lost his job last week after he refused an order to keep news stories out of a homecoming edition. So, higher-ups at Indiana University Bloomington fired the student newspaper adviser at the Indiana Daily Student. Let's help Jim during this time.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ji...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ji...
Happy birthday on the other side, Dad. No idea what 8 track you got for your birthday in this photo, but Muddy Waters had a comeback album that year so I’ll guess it’s that or Rolling Stones’ Some Girls. Either way, I hope you’re attending ChicagoFest in the afterlife. Miss you
October 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Happy birthday on the other side, Dad. No idea what 8 track you got for your birthday in this photo, but Muddy Waters had a comeback album that year so I’ll guess it’s that or Rolling Stones’ Some Girls. Either way, I hope you’re attending ChicagoFest in the afterlife. Miss you
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NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.
The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.
“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.
“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE
Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.
thetriibe.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.
The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.
“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.
“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
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An important article with in-depth reporting. Read it!
NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.
The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.
“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.
“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...
South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE
Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.
thetriibe.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
An important article with in-depth reporting. Read it!
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New print from Nicolas Lampert in the shop! "Workers deserve respect, dignity and safety, not ICE terror. An injury to one is an injury to all." justseeds.org/product/bloc...
October 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
New print from Nicolas Lampert in the shop! "Workers deserve respect, dignity and safety, not ICE terror. An injury to one is an injury to all." justseeds.org/product/bloc...
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BREAKING: Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, a beloved and iconic member of the Loyola University Chicago community who was well-known as the chaplain to the Loyola University men's basketball team, died Thursday at the age of 106, according to the university.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2m43w5cf
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2m43w5cf
October 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
BREAKING: Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, a beloved and iconic member of the Loyola University Chicago community who was well-known as the chaplain to the Loyola University men's basketball team, died Thursday at the age of 106, according to the university.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2m43w5cf
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2m43w5cf
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Meanie Productions concert booker Darien Williams recognizes something spiritual about music—and he wants that to transform the world. https://bit.ly/47gxT8u
Darien Williams, concert booker with Meanie Productions - Chicago Reader
Darien Williams follows the rhythms of a musical life. Before his first birthday, he was already keeping time to songs he heard, and his parents eventually enrolled him in drum lessons. In junior high...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Meanie Productions concert booker Darien Williams recognizes something spiritual about music—and he wants that to transform the world. https://bit.ly/47gxT8u
Enjoying The Daily Show again these days "Hegseth Lectures "Fat Generals" and Trump Threatens War Against U.S. Cities" youtu.be/hlS5um3WJqg?...
Hegseth Lectures "Fat Generals" and Trump Threatens War Against U.S. Cities | The Daily Show
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October 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Enjoying The Daily Show again these days "Hegseth Lectures "Fat Generals" and Trump Threatens War Against U.S. Cities" youtu.be/hlS5um3WJqg?...