{"id":63437,"date":"2025-10-17T16:01:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=63437"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:06:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:06:59","slug":"help-us-help-you-vote-for-in-the-loop-magazine-for-best-independent-website-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/?p=63437","title":{"rendered":"Help Us, Help You! Nominate \/ Vote In The Loop Magazine For Best Independent Website 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Get involved! The ballot is open for nominations October 6 through October 26<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"312\" src=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/466968740_1092455372886302_8519978411046885430_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/466968740_1092455372886302_8519978411046885430_n.jpg 820w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/466968740_1092455372886302_8519978411046885430_n-300x114.jpg 300w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/466968740_1092455372886302_8519978411046885430_n-768x292.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve here at In The Loop Magazine have been providing fierce independent music journalism for over a decade focusing on all things Chicago entertainment in that time &#8211; all, free of charge &#8211; our journalists work hard at covering the arts and entertainment you want to see and read about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" src=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowd-fans-at-Lollapalooza-2016-1024x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowd-fans-at-Lollapalooza-2016-1024x773.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowd-fans-at-Lollapalooza-2016-300x227.jpg 300w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowd-fans-at-Lollapalooza-2016-768x580.jpg 768w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/crowd-fans-at-Lollapalooza-2016.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything from live concert reviews, photography, videos, album reviews, interviews, social media updates and more. In doing all this, we&#8217;re grateful to each and every one of you for supporting us. In doing so, we&#8217;d like to ask a favor in return. Could you take 5 minutes and nominate us for Best Independent Website in Chicago for 2025? We&#8217;d love a little love!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cHUR7pyp_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63439\" srcset=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cHUR7pyp_400x400.jpg 400w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cHUR7pyp_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cHUR7pyp_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s easy, fast and free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the link to do so &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bestof.chicagoreader.com\/city-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bestof.chicagoreader.com\/city-life<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestof.chicagoreader.com\/city-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BOC25_social_toolkit_InstaFeed_NOM-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63441\" srcset=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BOC25_social_toolkit_InstaFeed_NOM-1024x1024.webp 1024w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BOC25_social_toolkit_InstaFeed_NOM-300x300.webp 300w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BOC25_social_toolkit_InstaFeed_NOM-150x150.webp 150w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BOC25_social_toolkit_InstaFeed_NOM-768x768.webp 768w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BOC25_social_toolkit_InstaFeed_NOM-500x500.webp 500w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BOC25_social_toolkit_InstaFeed_NOM.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve never won anything for our hard work and never expect anything to come from what we do other than entertain and inform our readers local and beyond. This would be a sweet surprise and we thank you for your consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks again and please don&#8217;t pass up this moment to support our team!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestof.chicagoreader.com\/city-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BOC25_social_toolkit_X_NOM.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BOC25_social_toolkit_X_NOM.webp 1024w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BOC25_social_toolkit_X_NOM-300x150.webp 300w, http:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/BOC25_social_toolkit_X_NOM-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get involved! 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