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CHICAGO MAGAZINE

Editor-in-Chief
Elizabeth Fenner

Executive Editor
Cassie Walker Burke

Executive Digital Editor
Jennifer Tanaka

Design Director
Bryan Erickson

Senior Writer
Bryan Smith

Style Editor
Gina Bazer

Dining Editor
Penny Pollack

Features Editor
David Bernstein

Senior Editors
Geoffrey Johnson, Jeff Ruby (Chief Dining Critic),
Emmet Sullivan


Associate Editors
Carly Boers, Whet Moser


Assistant Editor
Elly Fishman


Contributing Fashion Editor
Heiji Choy Black


Contributing Writers
Carol Felsenthal, Noah Isackson, Dennis Rodkin


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

Contributing Culture Critics
Jason Foumberg, Mark Loehrke, Selena Fragassi,
Kevin McKeough, Graham Meyer,
Scott Standley, Catey Sullivan


Associate Art Director
Todd Urban

Graphic Designer
Alan Boccadoro

Photo Editor
Megan Lovejoy Deja

Contributing Photographer
Anna Knott

Art Assistant
Ratko Radojcic


Contributing Copy Editors
Lenore Howard, Amy Schroeder


Editorial Interns
Philip Butta, Jessica Nikolich, Trupti Rami,
Abby Tracy, Kristina Vragovic


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Graphic Systems Manager
John Kenzie

Prepress/Design Supervisor
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Senior Production Specialist
Jennifer Jezler

Color Specialist
Andrew R. Davis

Graphic Designers
Justin A. Goode, Jennifer Medema, Amy Simms


Digital Designer/Developer
Luke Seemann

Digital Producers
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Assistant to the Publisher
Carmen C. Rivera

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Sales Planner
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Social Media Manager
Jennifer Healy


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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: Emmet Sullivan, Elly Fishman
Beauty: Gina Bazer, Carly Boers
Best of Chicago: Jennifer Tanaka
Book Reviews and Excerpts: Emmet Sullivan
Business, Tech, Economy: David Bernstein, Whet Moser
Chicagoans of the Year: Geoff Johnson
Dining, Food, Cookbooks: Penny Pollack
Drinking and Bars: Penny Pollack, Jeff Ruby
Events (Cultural, etc.): Elly Fishman
Fashion and Style: Gina Bazer, Heiji Choy Black
Green Awards: Cassie Walker
Health and Fitness: Cassie Walker
Home and Garden: Gina Bazer
Human Interest: Bryan Smith
Illustration: Bryan Erickson
Law and Crime: David Bernstein, Bryan Smith
Letters to the Editor: Elly Fishman
Medicine and Top Doctors: Geoff Johnson
Most Powerful Chicagoans: Cassie Walker
Neighborhoods: Emmet Sullivan
Photography: Megan Lovejoy
Politics: David Bernstein, Whet Moser
Real Estate: Geoff Johnson, Dennis Rodkin
Sales Check: Carly Boers
Schools and Education: Jennifer Tanaka
Shopping and Gift Guide: Carly Boers, Gina Bazer
Singles (Most Eligible): Cassie Walker
Sketch Book (Cartoon): Jeff Ruby
Sports: Bryan Smith
Travel: Jennifer Tanaka
Chicagomag.com: Jennifer Tanaka (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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