I was an editor at the Chicago Reader for nine years. In addition to the usual acquisitions, copy editing, and fact checking I also acted as project manager for the following special issues:

Spring and Fall Books, 2002-2007

I intitiated the Reader's first-ever books issue in 2002 and edited ten all told. Here are links to the most recent two:

Stranger Than Fiction: Fall Books Special, November 1, 2007
Spring Books Special, June 1, 2007

Neighborhood Issues

An ongoing series devoted to Chicago neighborhoods launched in 2007. I organized the editorial content for the first two. As a freelancer I've written the history features for 2008 thus far.

Uptown, March 30, 2007
Logan Square, August 10, 2007

Food Issues

In 2006 and 2007 the Reader published an annual food issue; it's on hiatus for now.

The Food Issue, March 9, 2007
The Food Issue, April 14, 2006 (pdf)

Back to School Issues

Also in 2006, the Reader launched an annual issue intended to serve as a guide to the city.

Our Favorite Things, September 20, 2007
Chicago 101, September 22, 2006

For more editorial experience, see my resume.