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Fighting for Chicago’s place in hip-hop history  Darrell “Artistic” Roberts of Chi-ROCK Nation has worked to document the culture he loves for more than three decades—and now he’s finally publishing a book. By Leor Galil

On the cover: photo by Kim Kovacik. For more of Kovacik's work, go to kimkovacik.com

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The Reader's preview coverage of the festival focuses on five of the many compelling characters in the lineup: flutist Nicole Mitchell, pianist Matthew Shipp, late-night Green Mill mainstays Sabertooth, bassist Eric Revis, and reedist Chris Speed.

Plus: The complete schedule Guide to fest aftershows

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Once all but disappeared, magic is making a bewitching comeback in Chicago.

Read about the glorious past and promising present of illusion in this week's Magic Issue!

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This week's cover story: Profiles Theatre actors and crew members break their two-decade-long silence about mistreatment at the acclaimed storefront theater, in the hopes of protecting workers in non-Equity theaters nationwide.

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IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE: On a summer night in 2011, Chicago police officer Marco Proano fatally shot 19-year-old Niko Husband outside a dance party. The Independent Police Review Authority said the shooting was justified. What would a civil jury say?  By Steve Bogira

POLITICS: Why can't our mayor be less like Bill Clinton and more like Bernie Sanders?

FOOD & DRINK: The Sixth is the cocktail bar Lincoln Square has been waiting for.

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In the February 18 issue of the Reader:

In Arts & Culture, Nissa Rhee profiles Garland Martin Taylor, a south-side artist whose sculpture, Conversation Piece, is a monumental creative response to Chicago's gun violence.

News & Politics: Ben Joravsky says that more money for Wall Street means more problems for Chicago's schools.

Music: Annie Zaleski interviews Kuk Harrell, the Grammy-winning vocal producer who worked on Rihanna's new album, Anti.

We even have a digital edition of the print issue.

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Our annual Valentine's Day issue will celebrate awesome local singles.

You should totally nominate your single friends to be in our Valentine's Day issue.

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Did Cook County prosecutors overlook evidence and help send an innocent man to prison? 

In 1999, a grand jury heard ample testimony implicating Anthony Porter in a double homicide. A month later, a different grand jury heard a sliver of evidence suggesting that Alstory Simon committed the same crime. So why was Simon indicted?