50 Years of the Chicago Reader in One Big Coffee Table Book

A project in Chicago, IL by Chicago Reader
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A love letter to the golden era of the alt-weekly
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Backers: 1485
Average Pledge Per Backer: $118

Funded: $175,765 of $25,000
Dates: Jul 24th -> Aug 15th (23 days)
Project By: Chicago Reader
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Latest News

Final countdown + additional rewards!

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re now in the final stretch of the Kickstarter campaign for Free Chicago: 50 Years of the Reader. Thanks to the support of more than 1,000 backers, we’ve now raised nearly $120,000! How many books we’re able to print—and just how big the... (Read More)

Free Chicago is a go!

July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone who pitched in out of the gate, we’ve already blown past our initial funding goal of $25,000. That means Free Chicago: 50 Years of the Reader is a go—and this book is going to be a reality.  When we launched this project, we... (Read More)

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