Gapers Block has ceased publication.
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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TODAY
Friday, July 26
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Activists and the family of a man who was unarmed when he was shot in the back and killed by a Chicago police officer in 2011 are calling for a federal investigation into the case after Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez said she would not bring charges against the cop.
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Drive ThruFriday Foodpic: Roasted Corn
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TransmissionOur Final Transmission Days
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Book ClubFillet of Solo Takes Rogers Park in January
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MechanicsOn Gapers Block and Chicago
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A/CAt the MCA: Pop Art Design Gives Us a Refresher Course on the '60s and '70s
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A/CThe Hateful Eight, Concussion, Joy, Carol, Hitchcock/Truffaut & Man Up
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