April 18 - 24, 2022

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Cover Story: Chicago Book Shops

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More and more events are happening in Chicago, and we want you to know about the best of the best!

The SportsWise team discusses the early retirement of tennis champ Ashleigh Barty.

Independent bookstores offer a place to engage with real people about books they like, and thus to build culture from the ground up. Independent stores also provide jobs for artists who are working on their craft as well as an incentive to visit other nearby stores in a community. The American Booksellers Association celebrates Independent Booksellers Day on Saturday, April 30.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Compiled by Cora Saddler

The Way You Make Me Feel!

Janelle Monáe: The Memory Librarian To celebrate its fifth year anniversary, the American Writers Museum will host a discussion with artist, rapper, singer, actor and now author of her debut book “The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer,” Janelle Monáe. Monáe has received eight Grammy Awards nominations, won an MTV Video Music Award and the ASCAP Vanguard Awards in 2010. Her book brings to life the world of her critically acclaimed albums, exploring how different threads of liberation—queerness, race, gender plurality and love—are entangled with memory, time, and the future and the cost of that freedom. “Whoever controls our memories control the future” and Monáe’s book offers a glimpse into a totalitarian society in which thoughts can be controlled and erased by a select few. The event will be at the Harris Theatre for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive, on April 22 from 7-9 pm. Tickets are $45-65 and can be purchased at harristheaterchicago.org.

Barbra, Can You Hear Me?

Hello, Gorgeous! A Barbra Streisand Birthday Celebration Hello, Gorgeous! Head over to the Davenport’s Piano Bar & Cabaret, 1383 N. Milwaukee Ave., for a Barbra Streisand birthday celebration. Streisand is the first woman to win an Oscar for composition, the only artist to have a number one album in six consecutive decades, the first woman to write, direct, produce, and star in a movie since the silent era and more. On April 24, Streisand will turn 81, but you can celebrate early at Chicago’s premier location for an intimate music showcase on April 22 and 23 at 8 pm.

Hosts include Scott Gryder, Adam Hibma and Kimberly Lawson, with musical direction by Jimmy Morehead and arrangements by Nick Sula. For more information, see DavenportsPianoBar.com. Cover is $20 plus a two-drink minimum.

ENTERTAINMENT

It's in the Stars!

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Astronomy Day Travel to infinity from 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at Harper College, 1200 W. Algonquin Road in Palatine. Experience the magic of telescopes of all different shapes and sizes for solar and nighttime viewing (weather permitting) as well as NASA mission updates, astro imaging and youth crafts. The event is presented by the Harper College Department of Physical Sciences and the Northwest Suburban Astronomers’ (NSA) club. With over 150 members, the NSA is one of the largest astronomy clubs in the Midwest. This FREE event is designed for young astronomers and seasoned amateurs alike. More info at nsaclub.org.

A Steve Martin Comedy!

Picasso at the Lapin Agile What happens when Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso walk into the same Parisian cafe in 1904? To find out, visit the Citadel Theatre Company, 300 South Waukegan Road in Lake Forest. Written by actor and screenwriter Steve Martin, this long running Off Broadway absurdist comedy is Martin’s first comedy for the stage and muses on the century’s achievements and prospects with an infectious dizziness and hilarity that Martin is known for. Taking place just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the painter challenged the art world with cubism, the play follows two geniuses on the verge of breakthrough and the momentum behind their greatness. Play begins April 20 and runs through May 22. Tickets are $40-45. For more information on times and dates, see citadeltheatre.org. .

A History Maker!

Peter Nolan 'CAMPAIGN! The Election that Rocked Chicago' Author Talk W hen Richard J. Daley died unexpectedly on Dec. 20, 1976, he had not anointed a successor. Former reporter Peter Nolan of WMAQ-TV (now NBC5) covered the power struggles that followed Daley's death, and finally, the rise of Mayor Harold Washington, in his book, “Campaign! The Election That Rocked Chicago.” Nolan will discuss the book with Rick Kogan of the Chicago Tribune April 20 at the Society of Midland Authors. The meeting will be at Cliff Dwellers, 220 S. Michigan Ave., 22nd floor penthouse. Free appetizers and cash bar will be available 6-7 p.m., with the discussion 7-8 p.m. Free to the public, no reservations required. .

Step Right Up!

Chicago Circus and Performing Arts Festival The all new Chicago Circus and Performing Arts Festival will celebrate Chicago's diversity. The show will include traditional circus activities, avant-garde sideshows, burlesque, juggling and clowning, and boundary-pushing dance and circus acts. Themes of queer friendship and trans-masculinity will be explored through acrobatics, juggling, arielas, and dance, and more. The festival will be in the Bookspan Theatre and Theatre 2b of the Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. Festival times will be 5:30-9 p.m. Thursday, 5:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, 3:30-11 p.m. Saturday, 2-5:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10-35, plus some pay-what-you-can prices for certain performances. More info at ccpaf.org.

No Need to Ask for Directions!

'Quamino’s Map' Chicago Opera Theater will present the world premiere of "Quamino's Map," the story of Juba Freeman, who arrives in London after winning his freedom by fighting for the British in the Revolutionary War and meets Amelia Alumond, a member of the British Black gentry.

Together, they connect with former slaves who are struggling to build new lives. Inspired by historical events, the opera challenges assumptions about life in 18th century London for a person of color.“Quamino’s Map” was composed by Belize-born and British-based Errollyn Wallen CBE, with a libretto by American playwright Deborah Brevoort. The 90-minute performances, in English with English surtitles, are 7:30 p.m. April 23 and 29 and 3 p.m. May 1 at the Studebaker Theatre, 410 S. Michigan Ave. Tickets are $45+ at chicagooperatheater.org

Preserving Nature!

Maintaining Traditions of the Ancestors and Restoring to Health the Natural Environment Joseph Standing Bear Schranz is a member of the White Earth Band Minnesota Ojibwe Nation and president of the not-for-profit Midwest SOARRING Foundation (Save Our Ancestor’s Remains & Resources Indigeneous Network Group), whose mission is to protect and restore local plants, animals and sites that are sacred to indigenous people. Schranz will offer a virtual discussion at 7 p.m. April 21 on Midwest SOARRING and its role in establishing a bison herd, protecting more than 1,900 acres throughout Illinois and designating Plum Island in the Illinois River near Starved Rock as a bald eagle sanctuary. Sponsored by the Chicago Zoological Society (Brookfield Zoo), the lecture is FREE, but a $10 donation is appreciated. Online reservations are required at CZS.org/Lecture Series.

A Family's Legacy!

'Relentless' After selling out this winter, Tyla Abercrumbie’s world premiere play, “Relentless” is at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St., extended through May 8. Set in the Black Victorian era, “Relentless” weaves a mother’s past with her daughters’ present over the course of this century-spanning tale of family, legacy, progress, and the secrets we keep to protect the ones we love the most. The play follows two sisters in 1919 Philadelphia as they settle their mother's estate. Annelle is a socialite desperate to maintain her illusion of a happy life with her husband in Boston, while Janet is a single professional nurse determined to propel Black women in history. The two sisters find themselves confronted with their late mother's shocking diary entries. The play was developed through the TimeLine Theatre Company’s Playwrights Collective. Tickets are $15+.

For more information, see goodmantheatre.org.

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Vendors Russell Adams, John Hagan and Donald Morris chat about the world of sports with Executive Assistant Patrick Edwards.

Patrick: Ashleigh Barty is 25, at the top of her game – currently #1 in women’s tennis for over two years – and now retired. This is huge, fellas.

John: It is.

Russ: Y’all right. This is big.

I don’t know, though, how I feel about it.

John: All right, so let’s hash it out a bit. Looking back at the young Australian’s career, Ashleigh turned pro in April of 2010 right around her 14th birthday, so she’s been at it for quite a while. Her major highlights include winning three Grand Slams: Wimbledon, French Open, and Australian Open.

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Donald: I’ve seen a few of her matches, and she always seems in control. Very commanding…and humble to boot.

Russ: Honestly, I don’t get it.

She’s at the top of her game – why get out now? I mean, think about it – would Venus or Serena bounce out so quick? Billie Jean King?

C’mon, at least hover around the 30-age area, right?

Patrick: Well, the streets’re saying she has aspirations of being a pro golfer. That, over the pandemic, she re-realized her love of golf and even

cricket, and is thinking about getting into those passions.

The streets said that. Now, she said, in one of her interviews, she wants to be closer to home with family. To spend more time with them.

That I get.

Donald: I’ve also heard that she feels fulfilled with her goals in tennis. When she won Wimbledon within this past year, she thought that would be enough for her.

However, she didn’t quite feel as fulfilled as she thought she would…so she hung in there until she won the Australian Open.

Russ: Oh, so home got her.

Okay, okay…

John: And if what Patrick said is true—that she’s possibly looking into getting fully into golf or cricket—she’s no slouch in either of those sports. She once took a break from tennis and played for

the women’s Brisbane Heat cricket team in the Big Bash League (BBL). It was in 2015.

And she impressed from the beginning.

Patrick: I can see that. Even though she’s a lil’bit different from the rest of us in regard to her number-one status, I think the times we spent in our heads about and during this pandemic—the death, the trust, the world even bigger than the tiny one in which many of us have probably lived—will lend itself to a lot of changes that perhaps would not have gone down in the past.

Russ: Agreed. I know I want to spend as much time with my family as possible. Even if I see that I can make some needed cash working, I find that, sometimes, I’m okay with “paying” for the time I spend with family instead.

Forty/fifty bucks versus hanging out with family? I’m

more down to hang with my lady or my grandkids or other Rashanah Baldwin family. Easy.

Donald: That’s the thing, too. What Ashleigh is doing is what most of us want: that opportunity to pursue our real passion. I mean, a lot of us are doing something close to what we like to do…but not what we love. That’s a problem.

John: And that’s what we want: those in our entertainment sports to have passion for it, so that when we pay for those tickets, we’re paying to see folks who really want to be out there.

Donald: So, for me, Ashleigh Barty has earned my respect.

And I hope she finds her posttennis life with her family as fulfilling as winning the Australian Open.

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Chicago's Independen

Book Shop

by Cora Saddler

Mazes of bookshelves have been retired, dismantled and replaced by online shopping—a digital landscape where strolling has become scrolling and browsing has become mostly instantaneous. It’s quick, efficient, and more importantly, solitary. But even if the digital storm has weathered and worn their brick-and-mortar buildings, independent bookstores are still standing. There will always be a place for people and their communities, two values at the very core of every independent bookstore.

Independent bookstores offer a place to preserve culture and build local communities: intellectually, occupationally, and economically, former LA Times arts reporter Scott Timber argues in his book, “Culture Crash: The Killing of the Creative Class” (Yale University Press, 2015). Timberg talks about people who have jobs in small, independent stores while simultaneously working on their art. He cites Patti Smith, Quentin Tarantino, R.E.M’s Peter Buck, and Jonathan Lethem.

The stores also provide a gathering space for intellectual discourse, and simultaneously, a reason for shoppers to visit the neighborhood and other nearby stores. Indeed, free speech and preservation of small business are among the advocacy issues for the American Booksellers Association, which marks Independent Booksellers Day on Saturday, April 30.

“When you enter an independent bookstore, you’re not engaging with an algorithm or a bot,” says Robert McDonald, event coordinator at The Book Stall, 811 Elm St., Winnetka.

“You are interacting with real human people, readers, like yourself, and allowing yourself to become part of the long conversation between writers, readers, and other readers.”

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Human interaction and face-to-face conversations have always been at the heart of independent bookstores, nurturing artistic and academic spaces for human connection and personal experiences in an age that often shortcuts ways to connect.

“Bookstores don’t need Amazon to thrive. Amazon needs physical bookstores to do so. Physical bookstores drive discovery,” says Alain Park, owner of Howling Pages, a Portage Park bookstore specializing in European comics and graphic novels, set to open at the end of April.

“You’ll discover books not because a computer recommends them, but because a fellow human being read them and believes they have value… Instead of a commercial transaction,

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it becomes a human interaction.”

McDonald explains.

The Book Stall has hosted many online conversations and author events downtown at the Union League Club of Chicago, with speakers ranging from Lynne Cheney to former NY Knicks player Charles Oakley. More recently, it hosted Lindsey Vonn, the most decorated skier of all time. And yet, it has not forgotten the individual in the midst of their success.

During the holiday season, “staffer Charlotte read an entire recipe to someone who was housebound. We might not have sold the book, but we gained a fan for life, and hopefully, that person will spread the word about The Book Stall,” McDonald said.

In the end, it’s not all about selling books. Any online store can do that, but “even the best algorithms don’t allow for the chance encounters that can happen when you browse in person,” says Park.

“The primary product, if you will, of both stores is our browsing experience,” says Clancey D’lsa, director of strategy and development at Seminary Co-op Bookstore, located on 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave. It offers a wide-ranging selection of academic and literary titles as well as a world-class children’s department at its 57th Street Books location. The aim is to “reach a myriad of readers wherever they may read,” D’lsa continued.

“Most of our customers patronize our bookstores in order to interact with a space dedicated solely to books.” To accommodate that need, the Seminary Co-op Bookstore offers Lisa See discussed her new book "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" at a packed event co-chaired by the Women's Exchange on April 3, 2017 (The Book Stall-Facebook). Howling Pages soon-to-be storefront (Howling Pages-Facebook).

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ps a variety of book-related programs and activities to ignite intellectual curiosity and invite meaningful conversation. Its Front Table subscription service, providing "Serious Books in Serial Boxes," its podcast, event programming, and digital catalogues, are all ways that the Seminary Co-op builds community and preserves the culture of artists and writers in its area.

Seminary Co-op is the first not-for-profit bookstore in the country and advocates that the act of bookselling itself is a cultural good.

“I chose Portage Park because it’s my neighborhood. I want to work where I live and live where I work… I want to get to know my neighborhood through my store.” Park said. The opening of Howling Pages is possible in part to community support via his successful fundraising endeavor, exceeding his goal of $15,000 in less than two months. For Park, the bookstore represents much more than anything you can buy or sell.

“We were created with one thing in mind – community – and to having a direct impact on raising literacy rates in Chicago," Semicolon Bookstore owner Danielle Mullen says on its website. Toward this end, the Black woman-owned Semicolon invites Chicago Public School students to the store every month to #CleartheShelves: to take home whatever books they like, free of charge.

Background: The winding shelves of Seminary Co-op Bookstore (Pierre Gratia / Seminary Co-op Bookstores-Facebook). Semicolon Bookstore owner Danielle Mullen (Semicolon Bookstore-Facebook).

"Literacy is Freedom," and Mullen says on the Semicolon website she won't stop working until her community is free.

“We have seen movement in book interest among teenage students and we consider that an amazing start!” she said in an email. “We did not create a way to actively keep tabs on if our book giveaways create readers, but we DO notice a consistent uptick in the number of teenagers who come to have booktalks with us in the store during the week.”

“There’s something about the tactile, human experience of being in a good bookshop that you can't get in any way other than stepping inside the door,” McDonald says.

And it’s true. When you buy books from independent bookstores, you’re buying much more than bound pages and ink.

You’re buying the experience that comes with entering and leaving a bookshop: the hellos and goodbyes of your bookseller, chance encounters, and recommendations from perfect strangers. It’s relational, experiential, and sparks curiosity and discovery.

“We all gain something exciting when we discover something new we didn’t know yet existed. Everytime I go in a bookstore, I find something new. That’s very powerful… Creations need to be consumed. Bookstores let that happen in such a natural way,” Park finishes. www.streetwise.org

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The Book Cellar

Lincoln Square | 4736 N. Lincoln Ave (773) 293-2665 Enjoy a variety of snacks, drinks, and books as well as their monthly book clubs, free of charge, no RSVP or registration; plus free monthly Local Author Nights, book signings and readings.

Bookie’s The Book Cellar Abraham Lincoln Book Shop

River North | 824 W. Superior St (312) 944-3085 This Lincolnian-specialized bookstore sells historical books, autographs, photos, artwork, and memorabilia, with special interest in the Civil War and the U.S. presidency.

After-Words Bookstore

River North | 23 E. Illinois St (312) 464-1110 This two-story bookstore offers a collection of over 70,000 new and used hand-curated books and hosts book signings, readings, and lectures.

AlleyCat Comics

Andersonville | 5304 N. Clark St (773) 907-3404 This friendly neighborhood comic shop specializes in a variety of comics, manga, and old school games.

Alternate Reality

Mt Greenwood | 3149 W. 111th St (773) 881-4376 If 15% Off All New Comics, Everyday for Everyone!” sounds like a gimmick to you, it’s not—at least not in this reality.

Armadillo’s Pillow

Rogers Park | 6753 N. Sheridan Rd (773) 761-2558 With it's name taken from “A Prayer for Owen Meany,” this bookstore sells all kinds of books, ephemera, incense, folk and outsider art, and hand-crafted Eliza Jane jewelry. It embraces the idea that used books are everybody’s books.

Barbara’s Bookstore

Located in Macy's | 111 N. State St (312) 781-5257 Northwestern University 201 E. Huron St | (312) 926-2665 Chicago O'Hare International Airport Terminal 2 E3 (773) 686-1281 The Book Market | 2651 Navy Blvd.

Glenview, IL 60026 (847) 904-7304 770 Village Center Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 | (630) 920-1500 This multi-location bookstore has been twice named by Chicago Tribune as one of 100 best things about the city and has been recognized as having some of the best author events in Chicago.

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Beverly | 10324 S. Western Ave (773) 239 -1110 Bookie’s has been selling new and used books on the South Side since 1989 and has held group, in-person, and video talks with writers as far away as England and Australia.

Bookman’s Corner

Lakeview | 2959 N. Clark St (773) 929-8298 Started in 1975 in Detroit as a flea market, Bookman’s Corner carries over 150,000 titles in what could be considered a labyrinth of shelves and books.

Bucket O’ Blood Books and Records

Avondale | 3182 N. Elston Ave (312) 890-3860 This store is your go-to place for horror, science fiction, and fantasy—as well as punk, indie rock, and metal vinyl.

First Aid Comics

Hyde Park | 1617 E. 55th St (773) 752-6642 University Village | 1142 W. Taylor St. (312) 733-2080 Owner James began selling comics at 12 before eventually deciding to open his own onestop comic shop and gaming space that still stands today.

Frontline Books

Hyde Park | 5206 S. Harper Ave (773) 288-7718 Premier Rastafari and Pan-African publisher and distributor, this is one of only two Blackowned book shops in the entire city. It has its own collection of self-published titles on natural health, spirituality, history, metaphysics, Black empowerment, haircare, and more.

Gallery Bookstore

Lakeview | 923 W. Belmont Ave (773) 975-8200 Established in 1927, Gallery celebrates Old World traditions and New World innovations and attitudes at one of the last mystery, science fiction, and horror genre shops in Chicago.

Build Coffee

Hyde Park | 6100 S. Blackstone Ave (773) 627-5058 Half cafe / half bookstore, this cozy community is nestled inside the Experimental Station and is designed as a hub for great coffee and radical collaboration.

Chicago Comics

Lakeview | 3244 N. Clark St (773) 528-1983 This shop specializes in small press, hardto-find, and highly collectable indie comics. It also offers you the opportunity to sell your selfpublished comic or zine.

City Lit Books

Logan Square | 2523 N. Kedzie Blvd (773) 235-2523 City Lit Books offers three different book clubs: On Earth We’re Briefly Gay (a queer book club), Anthropocene (an ecological book club), and Chicago Nerd Social Club (a science fiction and fantasy book club)!

D&Z House of Books

Belmont-Cragin | 5507 W. Belmont Ave (773) 282-4222 This fantastic shop carries best-selling Polish books, DVDs, puzzles and magazines.

Dark Tower Comics

Lincoln Square | 4835 N. Western Ave (773) 654-1490 This heroic comics store carries over 35,000 comics, bagged and boarded at no extra cost.

It also offers a Comic Book Pull Service to ensure you never miss the next issue.

Graham Crackers Comics Andersonville Graham Crackers Comics

Andersonville | 5028 N. Clark St (773) 561-5010 Lakeview | 3162 N. Broadway (773) 665-2010 Loop | 77 E. Madison St. (312) 629-1810 Largest comic store chain in the United States has one of the largest selection of comics. Its 9 locations in Illinois have been serving its customers for over 25 years.

Heirloom Books

Edgewater | 6239 N. Clark St (239) 595-7426 Founder Chelsea Carr Rectanus considered bookstores the “heirlooms to the city”: hence the name. Run on an all-volunteer basis, the bookstore preserves the memory of founder Chelsea’s creation and her inclusive and diverse vision for the future.

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Kibbitznest Books, Brews, and Blarney

Lincoln Park | 2212 N. Clybourn Ave (773) 360-7591 In partnership with nonprofit Kibbitznest, Inc., this bookstore encourages the use of comfy chairs and communal tables to enjoy craft cocktails, a glass of wine, or coffee. There is no Wi-Fi, so computers must stay in their cases.

Madison Street Books

West Loop | 1127 W. Madison St (312) 929-4140 Woman owned bookstore that offers a diverse and community-minded collection. It also offers a Bespoke Book subscription service that’s highly customizable and tailored to you.

Pilsen Community Books

Pilsen | 1102 W. 18th St (312) 478-9434 General interest used bookstore offers two bimonthly themed book subscription programs: Seed of Change (introduction to radical concepts) and Bread and Roses (history/theory book paired with poetry).

Polonia Book Store

Portage Park | 4759 N. Milwaukee Ave (773) 481-6968 Established in 1969, Polonia is the oldest Polish American bookstore specializing in Polish literature with English translation and Polish translations of bestselling books.

Powell’s Books

Hyde Park | 1501 E. 57th St (773) 955-7780 This Hyde Park staple specializes in used, rare, and discounted books and has hosted Midnight Madness events with books 50% off regular prices.

The Secret Agent Supply Co.

Wicker Park | 1276 N. Milwaukee Ave (773) 772-8108 Formerly known as The Boring Store, this bookstore is a 826CHI non-profit organization that supports students 6-18 with creative and expository writing skills.

Semicolon Bookstore

West Town / Wicker Park | 1714 W. Division St. (312) 877-5170 This Black woman-owned bookstore and gallery space is committed to nurturing the connection between literature, art, and the pursuit of knowledge to better the community through words. Its Parenthesis nonprofit seeks to close the literacy gap in marginalized communities.

Quimby’s Bookstore

Myopic Books Myopic Books

Wicker Park | 1564 N. Milwaukee Ave (773) 862-4882 This bookstore is truly a reflection of the neighborhood needs, offering free reading/ poet talks and improvisational/experimental music. Mysteries are housed in their basement for dramatic flair.

Ravenswood | 2005 W. Montrose Ave (773) 661-6020 Offering a fine collection of titles in an intimate space, Ravenwood’s used books come in nearly every category and price range with an emphasis on classics.

Roscoe Books

Near North Side | 60 W. Walton St (312) 943-9090 Curated book selection reflects the Newberry Library’s unique collection featuring subjects like cartography, Indigenous Studies, history, literature as well as book-related gifts.

Open Books

Rosenberg Bookshop

Pilsen | 905 W. 19th St. (312) 243-9776 West Loop | 651 W. Lake St. (312) 475-1355 x100 Open Books has worked directly with thousands of students and has a book grant program and literacy partnership with a multitude of ways to volunteer. They have given away 1,370,944+ books to date.

Paragon Book Gallery

Bridgeport | 1029 W. 35th St 312) 663-5155 This bookstore has promoted intercultural understanding between Chinese and American creative and academic communities by stocking titles on Asian culture and arts for over 75 years.

Quimby's Bookstore

Ravenswood Used Books

Roscoe Village | 2142 W. Roscoe St (773) 857-2676 After falling for Roscoe Village, the owners opened this charming bookstore that offers a variety of titles old, new, and gently used and hosts four different book clubs: fiction, classics, non-fiction, and CHIRP radio music books.

Newberry Library Bookstore

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Wicker Park | 1854 W. North Ave (773) 342-0910 This indie bookstore specializes in unusual publications, aberrant periodicals, saucy comic booklets as well as a comprehensive miscellany of the latest independent zines.

Lincoln Park | 60 W. Walton St (312) 255-3520 Located inside the Newberry Library, this bookshop carries a wide selection of titles, paper goods, and gifts that reflect the Newberry’s collection and exhibitions spanning more six centuries of history, as well as Chicago-centric titles.

Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Hyde Park | 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave (773) 752-4381 Considered one of the best academic bookstores in the world, the co-op has scholarly titles focused on the humanities and social sciences.

57th Street Books

Hyde Park | 1301 E. 57th St (773) 684-1300 This site and the Seminary Co-op location became the country’s first not-for-profit whose mission is bookselling.

Space Oddities

Ukrainian Village | 1007 N. California Ave (773) 697-4439 Bookstore and gallery, Space Oddities sells books, art, local goods, and magical items.

You can even book your own tarot card reading with the owner.

Sandmeyer’s Bookstore

Printer's Row | 714 S. Dearborn (312) 922-2104 Serving Chicago’s South Loop since 1982, this family-owned and operated bookstore has a variety of titles to peruse and is open seven days a week.

Sandmeyer's Bookstore

Downers Grove / Naperville Anderson’s Bookshop

The Unabridged Bookstore Third Coast Comics

Rogers Park | 6443 N. Sheridan Rd (847) 863-7450 This Loyola University campus comic shop tries to match your taste with their graphic novels.

Unabridged Bookstore

Lakeview | 3251 N. Broadway (773) 883-9119 Award winning children’s section, travel room, and Chicago’s premier bookstore for LGBTQ literature known for hand-written personal recommendations, voted “Best Bookstore in Chicago 2015” by Chicago Magazine.

Uncharted Books

Andersonville | 5140 N. Clark St (872) 208-7021 This bookstore carries an eclectic section of titles and features the Adventurer Club event space that can only be opened via a secret bookshelf.

The Underground Bookstore

Calumet Heights | 1727 E. 87th St (773) 768-8869 This bookstore carries titles on Black heritage and history and includes African and Diaspora authors.

Volumes Bookcafe

1474 N. Milwaukee Ave | (773) 697-8066 900 N. Michigan Ave | (312) 846-6750 Offers a by-mail blind date with a puzzle and a handpicked book subscription service with weekly trivia night, monthly open mic night, a storytelling series, and a monthly ladies comedy showcase.

Women & Children First Bookstore

Andersonville | 5233 N. Clark St (773) 769-9299 The largest female-owned and feminist bookstores in the country, this bookstore supports Books to Women in Prison, among other programs, and has hosted guest authors like Jimmy Carter.

Downers Grove | 5112 Main St. (630) 963-2665 Naperville | 123 W. Jefferson Ave. (630) 355-2665 Originally a pharmacy in 1875, Anderson Bookshop has hosted guest authors, including President George. W. Bush, Caroline Kennedy, Newt Gingrich, and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Evanston Amaranth Books

Afriware Books, Co.

Maywood AfriWare Books, Co.

828 Davis St | (847) 328-2939 This bookstore has offered a wide selection of used and rare books in excellent condition and has been in business 50 years.

1701 S. 1st Ave, Suite 400 | (708) 223-8081 This Black-owned bookstore has been open since 1993 and makes the best of rich African heritage through specialty products, books, and events

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Oak Park

506 Main St. | (847) 701-5707 Primarily a children’s bookstore, it helps open the door to a whole new world for children and matches young readers with books that will install a love of reading

Bookends & Beginnings

1712 Sherman Ave, Alley 1 | (224) 999-7722 Bookends & Beginnings owner Nina Barrett is the writer of “Fear of Frying” Chicago NPR broadcast, and her husband is an international expert on rare and specialized library collections and global children’s literature.

Comix Revolution

606 Davis St | (847) 866-8659 A tidy space for both comics and trade paperback collections, indie books, fiction, nonfiction, manga, and art books.

Forest Park Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore

7419 W. Madison St. | (708) 771-7243 Specializing in historical era novels, biographies, mysteries, Centuries & Sleuths has won the Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America. The bookstore has hosted mock debates and trials and has performed mystery plays, and meetings of the minds.

The Book Table

1045 Lake St. | (708) 386-9800 This Indie bookshop offers over 60,000 discounted new and used titles, and the majority of items are 40-50% off retail price. It hosts an annual sidewalk sale for as little as $1 a book.

The Looking Glass

823 S. Oak Park Ave. | (708) 434-5515 While it sells gently used books, this charming bookstore has a variety of book-related memorabilia, pieces from local artists, craft classes and clubs.

Winnetka The Book Stall

811 Elm St. | (847) 446-8880 This community bookstore offers thousands of titles and is known for hosting special events with bestselling authors. In addition to a weekly children’s story time, you'll find occasional comedy nights, book fairs, and more.

It also partners with the Union League Club in Chicago to host book signings, including guest authors like Hillary Clinton.

Glenview Round Table Books

1023 Terrace Lane | (312) 502-7335 This bookstore specializes in rare, antiquarian, and collectible books in history, art, Arthurian history and literature, Napoleonic biographies, histories, and more. It also offers bookbinding and repairs.

Round Table Books

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Buy the Magazine, Take the Magazine Vendors purchase When you buy the magazine, take the the magazine for $.90 and sell it for magazine, and $2.00 plus tips. The read the vendor keeps all of magazine, you are supporting our their earnings. microentrepreneu rs earning an income with dignity.

New vendor orientation is every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 a.m. at 2009 S. State St. Find your nearest vendor at www.streetwise.org

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OUR FUTURE RIDES ON TRANSIT Chicagoland is a determined region of neighborhoods and villages built on a Great Lake, with innovative architecture, and MAGNIFICENT HUMAN DIVERSITY MADE ONE by our irreplaceable public transit system.

Much has changed in these two years of pandemic, but our enviable place in the world has not.

We are a dynamic global hub of commerce and opportunity, of discovery and healing, of culture, entertainment, and activism. WE ARE CHANGEMAKERS. The pandemic profoundly challenged our region’s transit system. It also brought our agencies together in a strategic commitment to lead the nation in DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. We see transit as the strongest tool in combating climate change, in enabling seamless connectivity for a new era of work and recreation, and in linking disenfranchised and underserved neighborhoods to jobs, education, and prosperity.

Public transit contributes to our region’s environmental, economic, and social health in ways and at a scale nothing else can. As we rediscover our personal and regional rhythms, your transit agencies are primed to enable full recovery and to move Chicagoland FORWARD FOR ALL. Leanne Redden

Executive Director Regional Transportation Authority

Dorval R. Carter, Jr.

President Chicago Transit Authority

James M. Derwinski CEO/Executive Director Metra

Melinda J. Metzger Executive Director Pace Suburban Bus