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CHICAGO MAGAZINE

Editor in Chief
Elizabeth Fenner

Executive Editor
Cassie Walker Burke

Deputy Editor
Jennifer Tanaka

Art Director
Jennifer Moore

Writer at Large
Bryan Smith

Senior Editors
David Bernstein, Marcia Froelke Coburn,
Geoffrey Johnson, Jeff Ruby, Lena Singer


Associate Editors
Carly Boers


Contributing Editors

Fashion
Heiji Choy Black

Chicago Home + Garden
Jan Parr


Contributing Writers
Carol Felsenthal, Noah Isackson, Dennis Rodkin


Dining Editor
Penny Pollack

Chief Dining Critic
Jeff Ruby

Contributing Dining Critics
Peter Gianopulos, Graham Meyer, Jill Rohde,
Joanne Trestrail, Dennis Ray Wheaton,
Nathaniel Zimmer


Contributing Culture Critics
Claudine Isé, Mark Loehrke, Lucia Mauro,
Kevin McKeough, Nora O'Donnell,
Stuart J. Rosenberg, Catey Sullivan


Associate Art Directors
Kim Thornton, Todd Urban

Photo Editor
Megan Lovejoy


Editorial Interns
Quinn Ford, Andrea Scott, Michael Solomon,
Heather Youkhana


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Vickie Bales

Graphic Systems Manager
John Kenzie

Prepress/Design Supervisor
Tom Kadzielawski

Senior Production Specialist
Jennifer Jezler

Marketing Graphic Designer
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Graphic Designer
Justin A. Goode

Color Technician
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Producers
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Assistant to the Publisher
Carmen C. Rivera

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Classified Advertising Manager
Kelly Zech

Sales Planner
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MARKETING

Marketing Manager
Natalie Marquez

Marketing Specialists
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Manager, Events
Haley K. Carlson

Events & Sponsorship Specialists
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How to submit story ideas to Chicago magazine and Chicagomag.com

FOR:
+ Publicists, local business owners, and organizations seeking coverage
+ Freelance writers, photographers, and illustrators
+ Readers with ideas they would like to see us cover

FIRST:
+ Check the print magazine and Chicagomag.com to make sure we cover the topic you have in mind and to see our story format. We do not run stories that lack a Chicago angle, so please do not pitch them.
+ Write a brief (1- to 3-paragraph max) pitch, stressing why your idea is different, newsworthy, and compelling for our readers. If you are a writer, photographer, or illustrator, please include samples of your work.
+ Pitch early. The print magazine is monthly; we finalize story lineups a few months before the cover date.

THEN:
Email your pitch—with “story idea” in the subject line—to the proper person(s) as follows.

Arts, Music, and Culture: Cassie Walker, Marcia Coburn, and Lena Singer
Beauty: Nora O’Donnell and Marcia Coburn
Best of Chicago: Jennifer Tanaka
Book Reviews and Excerpts: Geoff Johnson
Business, Tech, Economy: David Bernstein and Beth Fenner
Chicagoans of the Year: Geoff Johnson
Dining, Food, Cookbooks: Penny Pollack
Drinking and Bars: Penny Pollack and Jeff Ruby
Events (Cultural, etc.): Lena Singer
Fashion and Style: Nora O’Donnell and Heiji Choy Black
Green Awards: Cassie Walker and Nora O’Donnell
Health and Fitness: Cassie Walker
Home Design: Jan Parr
Human Interest: Bryan Smith
Illustration: Jennifer Moore
Law and Crime: David Bernstein and Bryan Smith
Letters to the Editor: Lena Singer and Beth Fenner
Medicine and Top Doctors: Geoff Johnson
Most Powerful Chicagoans: Cassie Walker
Neighborhoods (Insider’s Guide):
Photography: Megan Lovejoy
Politics: David Bernstein and Bryan Smith
Real Estate: Geoff Johnson and Dennis Rodkin
Sales Check: Bridget Maiellaro and Nora O’Donnell
Schools and Education: Jennifer Tanaka
Shopping and Gift Guide: Nora O’Donnell and Lena Singer
Singles (Most Eligible): Cassie Walker Burke
Sketchbook (Cartoon): Jennifer Tanaka
Sports: Geoff Johnson and Bryan Smith
Travel (Escape Artist): Jennifer Tanaka
Chicagomag.com: Esther Kang (and topic editor above)

FINALLY: If your idea is a good fit for us, we will contact you. Please understand that due to the volume of pitches we receive, it is not possible to respond to them all individually. Thank you!

 
 

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