The Reader Is Back—New Leadership. New Era. Same Fearless Reader.

CHICAGO, IL — The Chicago Reader returns to print on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, under new ownership group Noisy Creek. This is the first issue from Sarah Conway, a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist, as editor in chief. Sarah will lead the legacy organization’s award-winning editorial team into a new era. The leadership change was announced […]
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