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The Skeleton was a free independent monthly newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois between 2006 and 2008. It was started by Chicago underground writer Liam Warfield [1] in Pilsen. The compact newspaper released its first issue, #00, on October 27, 2006. Its first anniversary issue was released in October 2007 under a theme of "Failure" and in Fall of 2008, the paper released its final issue under the theme of "Success". Archived by both The Chicago Underground Library [2] and The Chicago Public Library, the paper has been characterized as a small but notable press, having acquired celebrity interviews with academics and artists such as Loren Coleman [3] and Patti Smith while declining from online content and non-local advertising. [4]

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References

  1. A hobo-'zine and a dream
  2. The Skeleton archived in the Chicago Underground Library
  3. Loren Coleman interviewed in The Skeleton News
  4. "The Skeleton website" . Retrieved 5 March 2017.