''UR Chicago'' is an

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covering regional and national

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s and entertainment. It was a print

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between 1997 and 2008.

History and profile

Founded in 1997, ''UR Chicago'' was published by Pure Entertainment Group. The magazine was then sold to En Prise Entertainment, LLP, a Chicago-based

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/ event promotion company owned by local tastemakers Chess Hubbard and Matt DuFour. It was published on a monthly basis. The magazine was

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when it was a print publication and focused on

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, music, theater, art, film,

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, and fashion, focusing mainly on the

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area. It also offered in-depth feature reporting. In September 2008 it became a web-only magazine.

References

External links

''UR Chicago'' official site
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