Free Chicago 50 years of the Reader Fifty years of the Reader Hass, Christopher editor designer. Hayes, Chris writer of foreword. text History Illustrated works Informational works Informational works. Illustrated works. Documents d'information. Ouvrages illustrés. ilu 2025 2025 First edition 2025 monographic eng print 300 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles ; 32 cm "Free Chicago: 50 Years of the Reader is an over sized coffee table book that tells the incredible story of the nation's longest surviving free city paper. In Chicago in 1971, a group of friends gathered around a dining room table to assemble the first issue of a new, "alternative" newspaper. It was designed for an audience that was young, urban, and hip--and they gave it away for free. In the process, they created a new model of journalism that gave birth to an entire industry: the alt-weekly.Free Chicago: 50 Years of the Reader is a rich, visual tour of the first five decades of the Chicago Reader, drawn from the archives of more than 2,500 issues, supplemented with interviews and essays, as well as never-before-seen notes, manuscripts, and production materials. The Reader's striking design, irreverent voice, and innovative long-form journalism became a model and inspiration for an explosion of free city papers that launched across the country. Free Chicago covers every era of the Reader, from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, along with all the near-deaths and last-minute saves that have kept the Reader alive for more than 50 years"--Amazon.com. edited & designed by Christopher Hass, foreword by Chris Hayes. n-us-il Chicago Reader (Chicago, Ill.) History Newspapers History 20th century Newspapers History 21st century Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 20th century Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 21st century Journaux Histoire 20e siècle Journaux Histoire 21e siècle Newspapers Illinois Chicago Manners and customs 1900-2099 fast PN4899.C4 F74 2025 9798218515577 POD IAY 260226 20260511152538.2 in00005781155 eng