# Chicago Reader name change **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 1, 2001, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-name-change/60357 "2001-04-01T10:07:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2001, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-name-change/60357/1 "2001-04-01T10:07:53Z")
Similar to McCall’s pending transformation of its magazine into “Rosie” (after the talkshow host – see the “Letter from the Editor” at [http://www.mccalls.com](http://www.mccalls.com) for more details) the _Chicago Reader_ announced today it is planning to rename the weekly newspaper to “Cecil”. (See [http://www.chicagoreader.com/20010401/namechg.asp](http://www.chicagoreader.com/20010401/namechg.asp) for more details, although the server has been somewhat flaky this morning). IMHO this is a brilliant move on the _Reader’s_ part, to more closely link itself with its most celebrated columist. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2001, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-name-change/60357/2 "2001-04-01T10:44:56Z")
Flaky server, indeed. You’ll have to try harder than that. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2001, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-name-change/60357/3 "2001-04-02T03:24:33Z")
Link seems to be broken. Site is probably April Fool’s joke. Locking this up.