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IT IS HERE! Our most popular issue of the year, the FESTIVAL GUIDE, is on sale NOW from your favorite vendor!

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Longtime StreetWise Sales Manager Ron Madrere is retiring and uses this chance to say goodbye to vendors, and they send him off with well-wishes in return. Visit your favorite vendor TODAY to read their heartwarming stories!

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Clinton Scott shares his story as a Streetwise Vendor.

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Sendy Soto, left, and StreetWise Editor Suzanne Hanney and the City of Chicago Five-Year (2026-31) Blueprint on Homelessness. To submit a comment before January 30, please visit https://t.co/WI38doNikB and select “Get Involved.” @chicagosmayor

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Thanks to @DaytimeChicago for helping us get the word out about Give A Shirt and StreetWise. Buy a shirt, help the homeless.

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StreetWise Editor Suzanne Hanney reflects on the Top 5 Stories we covered in 2025. Grab a copy from your StreetWise vendor today!

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Sean is excited to sell the annual StreetWise Fun and Games  edition in Evanston this week.

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One of our favorite editions of the year is HERE! Its all about Fun & Games as the year draws to a close! Pick one up from your favorite vendor the gift a perfect stocking stuffer!

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Do you pick your friends up from the airport? If yes, you are a unicorn and you deserve this shirt!

I designed it for @giveashirtchi and 100% of the proceeds go to @StreetWise_CHI

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Everyone is out selling this holiday season. You can find Joe,  Danny and Russell downtown and A Allen on the far north side.

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John Hagan resting up before heading out to sell this week's issue.

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Thank you, Natalie Bomke, for helping us spread the word about Giveashirt helping our underserved neighbors at StreetWise!

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On November 19, Streetwise had its annual Thanksgiving’s for our vendors!

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How do you define family? A. Allen knows it is Streetwise and Streetwise vendors.

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Its time to get gift shopping! Here is our guide to holiday markets, with some funky gift ideas from local makers sprinkled in for good measure. Visit your favorite Vendor TODAY!

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Streetwise vendor John Hagan talks about features and stories customers love and look forward to in the Streetwise Magazine.

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A. Allen returns this week to discuss what he has learned from Streetwise about responsibility and earning an honest living.

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Streetwise Vendor Joe Jones with the November 5th issue of the magazine.

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The weather may be getting cooler, but the music is heating up! Check out our picks for the best concerts happening in Chicago this season! Visit your favorite vendor TODAY!

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It's Keith's Birthday - but that isn't stopping him from selling StreetWise Magazine.