The Stranger has a new sibling! Our parent company, Noisy Creek, has acquired Chicago Reader—the country’s first and longest-running alt weekly.

Noisy Creek bought The Stranger and the Portland Mercury last year, as part of a plan to reinvest in local (and print!) media. “We’re excited to grow our model beyond the Pacific Northwest,” says Brady Walkinshaw, the founder of Noisy Creek. “By linking iconic weeklies like The Stranger, the Portland Mercury, and now Chicago Reader, we’re showing how local journalism can thrive when communities, philanthropy, and creative business models work together.”

The Reader was founded in 1971 by a group of friends with $16,000 between them, and over the last five decades, it's has been Chicago’s best choice for investigative journalism, long-form reporti

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