An Update on the #SaveChicagoMedia Campaign
About 10 days ago, I wrote about the launch of the Chicago Independent Media Alliance's month-long #SaveChicagoMedia campaign, a joint fundraising effort by 43 fantastic newspapers, radio stations, po…
Karen Hawkins
Help Rebellious #SaveChicagoMedia: A Letter from Our Founder
Two months—and a lifetime—ago today, I wrote a cheerful Happy Anniversary note for Rebellious and wished you all a Happy International Women's Day.To the Karen of two months ago, I'd like to say t…
Happy Birthday, Rebellious, and Happy International Women’s Day, All!
On International Women’s Day eight years ago, I launched Rebellious Magazine for Women from my best friend Aaron’s kitchen table. Two months earlier, I had asked women to send me essays about what mak…
A Sampling of Women-Owned Restaurants in Chicago Restaurant Week
Bust out your eating pants – you know the ones we mean – Chicago Restaurant Week is upon us!Through Feb. 9, 2020, take advantage of restaurant deals all over the city and suburbs, with multi-cours…
What Did You Leave Behind in 2018?
At the end of every month, I get together with a group of girlfriends to set shit on fire. I don’t mean that figuratively, I mean we literally stand in my friend’s backyard fire pit and…
Details for Attending the Chicago Women’s March to the Polls on Oct. 13
Women's March Chicago (WMC) will hold a March to the Polls on Oct. 13 as a follow-up to January's demonstration and a celebration of first-time voters.And when they say "March to the Polls," they …
New Adventures
When I was a teenager in the south suburbs in the early 1990s, I was a giant nerd.I was black and outspoken in a mostly white, conservative high school, and I was fortunate to make friends with a …
What to Do with All of This Rage
In the early 2000s, I had a series of part-time gigs as a proofreader in the pharma industry, largely tasked with editing things like print ads, brochures and, occasionally, drug labels. …
Ladies Room Chicago is Closing
Almost exactly a year ago, two of us from Rebellious Magazine – Karen Hawkins and Jessie Kibbe – joined forces with a third badass cofounder to launch Ladies Room Chicago, the city's first co-working …
By All Means, Dream Small – Said No Inspiring Person Ever
What is dreaming small? Among other things, it's safe, comfortable and, frankly, easier for other people to accept than Dreaming Big. Small dreamers are those people in your life who seem ala…
