# Paying The Chicago Reader for Charter Membership

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**Created:** [April 30, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-the-chicago-reader-for-charter-membership/620450 "2012-04-30T21:46:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-the-chicago-reader-for-charter-membership/620450/1 "2012-04-30T21:46:01Z")

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Always the proud '99er, I just re-upped. Surprised to see that my PayPal payment went to the Chicago Reader.

Isn’t that out of business. Didn’t I really just pay CL for this service? If so, is the PayPal payment not going where it should?

Please clarify that The Chicago Reader is indeed a functioning separate entity in the world of Doperdom, and should have just been paid.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-the-chicago-reader-for-charter-membership/620450/2 "2012-05-01T00:15:00Z")

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Of course the _Reader_ is still an entity … still publishing every week too.

The\* Chicago Reader\* is owned by Creative Loafing Media Inc., along with the _Washington City Paper_ and the _Creative Loafing_ papers.

There was no need to change the PayPal portal – the proceeds flow from the _Reader_ to Creative Loafing Media – so it has continued to be styled as it always has been. That could change – and if/when the paper is sold could very well change – but has not so far. Yet.

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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-the-chicago-reader-for-charter-membership/620450/3 "2012-05-01T00:18:19Z")

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Good enough, thank you so much.

Just wanted to make sure that my payments were not in fact winding up in the hands of a fellow hiding in a sub basement on the south side who appears to look[just like this](http://cinemafanatic.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/moonstruck_nic_cage.jpg).

😃