Chicago, Indie Publishing Hub?

The city’s Department of Cultural Affairs is making a push to make Chicago a new hub of independent publishing. Can it work? They've hired Danielle Chapman, former editor of Poetry magazine, to lead the charge. WBEZ has the complete story.

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Yet the idiots in charge of Chicago still don't seem to understand the tremendous economic and cultural value of the city's local/indie music scene. I'm a square and even I understand.

Let's see how this "push" really turns out, and whether it's more than a few brochures published at city expense.

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