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Time Out Chicago is usually the bible from which I read and is the first place I turn to when I want the skinny on what’s going down in the city.

On Thursday mornings I wake up all giddy and cannot wait to get myself to my friendly, neighbourhood convenient store to pick up a brand new issue that will guide my weekend shenanigans. Sometimes, while waiting in the queue to check out, I even peek at the “Around Town” section to see what event is going to blow my mind.

“What will it be today?” I ask myself. “A Cat Circus? Kinky burlesque lesssons? A talk on glow-in-the-dark rabbits?”

The possibilities are endless.

But a few weeks ago, I popped into my regular corner shop and there were no Time Outs in their regular area. When I enquired about the missing Time Outs to the cashier he just shrugged. “The girl didn’t make the delivery today.”

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Over the next few days I visited nearly every gas station, corner store and magazine rack nestled in pharmacies around Lakeview and low and behold…no Time Outs. Little stickers on the front of shops claiming that “Time Out IS SOLD HERE” misled me.

It was not until I wandered into a shop on Sheffield where I got my lede. The shop　owner told me that Time Out was no longer delivering to smaller stores. Instead, only big bookstores like Borders would be carrying copies.

What do you think I did next? Of course I bought a subscription online…five weeks ago. Has it come yet? Nope. Will it? I hope so but　I am not too sure.

While I have been waiting for my issues, Time Out’s price went down. That is awesome but hopefully it does not mean they will lose any of their current content。

But my love-hate thing is more than just subscription-deep. I know it can only be so many pages long, but I would pay an extra dollar for bigger print. I am only 22, but I feel like my Mom trying to read that print! Come on, Time Out!

I love Time Out Chicago and will still turn to it in times of need, but until I get my subscription and can actually read what is in the pages, I am going on a tyrade!

I want my Time Out!

Dev xx