Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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Thursday, April 25
Happy New Year! Now pay up: the CTA rate hikes went into effect yesterday (for those without a Chicago Card, that is), and a pack of cigarettes just got a bit more expensive too.