# Chicago Reader at ‘imminent risk of closure’ **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 18, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-at-imminent-risk-of-closure/1013119 "2025-01-18T20:59:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wrenching\_Spanners](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecb155/32.png) [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-at-imminent-risk-of-closure/1013119/1 "2025-01-18T20:59:08Z")
[https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-reader-at-imminent-risk-of-closure/](https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-reader-at-imminent-risk-of-closure/) The Chicago Reader was the original home of Cecil. It’s been at risk for years, but now seems to be in its death throes. ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-at-imminent-risk-of-closure/1013119/2 "2025-01-18T21:16:51Z")
Sad, but not unexpected. I don’t know anybody under 50 who still reads a newspaper, either online or offline. The times they are a changing… ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-at-imminent-risk-of-closure/1013119/3 "2025-07-09T07:32:41Z")
Still available in print and online. [Where to find the Chicago Reader in print](https://chicagoreader.com/reader/print-distribution-map/)