Account Summary

Bio
Chicago's alternative nonprofit newsroom. Free and freaky since 1971 🗞️
Followers Count
282,226
Friends Count
1,928
Tweets Count
101,021
List Count
3,480
Location
Chicago, IL
Verified
No
Followers Analysis (based on followers sample)
Verified
Number of Verified accounts
358
Percentage of Verified accounts
0.35%
Protected
Number of Protected accounts
9,941
Percentage of Protected accounts
9.84%
Age
Average Age of Twitter accounts
7 years
Bios
Number of users without a Bio
56,613
Number of users with a Bio
44,386
Percentage of users with a Bio
43.95%
Percentage of users without a Bio
56.05%
Worldcloud of Bios

Top 10 followers with the highest follower count
Username | Followers Count | Friends Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
JohnCena | 14102294 | 571967 | 7450 |
gokhanozoguz | 2522536 | 2051 | 5405 |
gherbo | 2143913 | 884 | 13176 |
zlj517 | 1990635 | 171071 | 72046 |
johncusack | 1761432 | 1315 | 172342 |
ABC7Chicago | 852718 | 1574 | 324119 |
Fahrenthold | 805742 | 5584 | 52392 |
depthsofwiki | 773379 | 4203 | 4866 |
SleepSkee | 710830 | 782610 | 42058 |
AnandWrites | 692832 | 11551 | 2091 |
Top 10 followers with the highest following count
Username | Friends Count | Followers Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
SleepSkee | 782610 | 710830 | 42058 |
DaveVescio | 576818 | 539352 | 15122 |
JohnCena | 571967 | 14102294 | 7450 |
tanjaplayner | 547909 | 499288 | 273446 |
solalexasch | 463980 | 678972 | 3503 |
DaveDTC | 360122 | 361189 | 30857 |
zammit_marc | 300177 | 387753 | 64620 |
VAMBOA | 194091 | 189247 | 2348 |
imusicbuzz | 186690 | 199344 | 298503 |
zlj517 | 171071 | 1990635 | 72046 |
Top 10 followers with the highest tweet count
Username | Tweets Count | Followers Count | Friends Count |
---|---|---|---|
jondknight | 1331619 | 777 | 4893 |
nutralift2 | 991477 | 13001 | 45245 |
LaydenRobinson | 895479 | 86480 | 95127 |
dreamcatchermja | 872105 | 2216 | 5002 |
birdwriter7 | 845417 | 73837 | 76190 |
angelsscream | 793472 | 1838 | 4523 |
ami_tvdfan | 665442 | 1999 | 336 |
earlworthington | 618576 | 1531 | 4583 |
gaelynnwoods | 559645 | 29505 | 25678 |
RayPride | 550557 | 5853 | 4510 |
Top 10 followers with the highest listed count
Username | Listed Count | Friends Count | Followers Count |
---|---|---|---|
JohnCena | 31685 | 571967 | 14102294 |
johncusack | 13434 | 1315 | 1761432 |
Fahrenthold | 9202 | 5584 | 805742 |
baratunde | 6725 | 13075 | 254933 |
LanceUlanoff | 5460 | 9073 | 91664 |
AnandWrites | 4037 | 11551 | 692832 |
DaveDTC | 3952 | 360122 | 361189 |
ABC7Chicago | 3853 | 1574 | 852718 |
ChelseaKrost | 3687 | 91292 | 121262 |
saltpublishing | 3649 | 93953 | 140354 |
Tweets Analysis
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
3,241
Earliest tweet was on
2022-07-16
Latest tweet was on
2023-04-20
Tweets covering
278 days
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
877
Percentage of total tweets
27%
Number of Original tweets
2,105
Percentage of total tweets
64%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
2,506
Percentage of total tweets
77%
Number of tweets that were Replies
199
Percentage of total tweets
6%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
60
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
758
Percentage of total tweets
23%
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1587183891479416832 | Mental health on the ballot: On Nov. 8 residents of the Sixth, 20th, and 33rd Wards will vote on a referendum that would send mental health workers to crises instead of cops. | Max Blaisdell 👇 https://t.co/E4rlwzsb2e https://t.co/EWeivQ3LR4 | 133 |
1549417537108074497 | Don’t miss Burna Boy coming to @HuntBankPav at Northerly Island on Saturday, July 23rd. Get tickets now! Tickets: https://t.co/VxVHSAM94A #ad #sponsored https://t.co/kM0EQwROHV | 89 |
1648072845136736261 | Last summer reporter @jstnagrlo interviewed Black Chicago teenagers about the Lightfoot administration's punitive new curfew and public safety for this story, co-published with @teamtrace https://t.co/h5CN0ikCGJ | 50 |
1570457166829568000 | Staffer @_KellyGarcia__ pored over the contracts Riot Fest has signed since moving to Douglass Park in 2015. She found hefty fines for damaging park grounds, discounts, and that vendors listed on the contracts donated thousands to local aldermen. https://t.co/jm6TVhasLq | 48 |
1643268191706128386 | We're hiring! • Digital Editor • News Editor • Managing Editor • Racial Justice Reporter https://t.co/qq1hNzlXDt @NABJCC @nahj_chi @aaja @najournalists @nlgja @AltWeeklies @studyhallxyz @AWJ_Chicago @womenjournos @CJA_Updates @city_bureau @spj_tweets @ONA #hiring https://t.co/HuWsJ0y1ze | 43 |
1645409130285355008 | We're hiring! • Digital Editor • News Editor • Managing Editor • Racial Justice Reporter https://t.co/qq1hNzlXDt @NABJCC @nahj_chi @aaja @najournalists @nlgja @AltWeeklies @studyhallxyz @AWJ_Chicago @womenjournos @CJA_Updates @city_bureau @spj_tweets @ONA #hiring https://t.co/MdVg1zwIYR | 25 |
1555304961898053633 | Say 👋 to our newest Reader staffer, Social Justice Reporter Debbie-Marie Brown! Much of @debbiemarieb_'s work will center on LGBTQ+ people and Black and Brown Chicagoans. We're so excited to welcome them to our team! ✨ https://t.co/YCYu33qd2Y https://t.co/oM5M3baqkM | 24 |
1646892067379896320 | Get those applications in today! We're hiring for: • Digital Editor • News Editor • Managing Editor • Racial Justice Reporter Apply https://t.co/qq1hNzlXDt New deadlines added to extend the search; previous applicants will be considered. #hiring #chicagojobs https://t.co/ncThFYpyhz | 24 |
1560055248475004928 | THE READER IS A LEGEND FOR ITS MUSIC COVERAGE AND THIS YEAR THEIR STAFF HAS INVESTIGATED HOW FESTIVALS LIKE THIS ONE DESTORY NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND ENDANGER RESIDENTS BUT THEY CANT KEEP THE ARTICLES COMING IF YOU DONT BECOME A MEMBER AND INVEST IN— https://t.co/AU6KKbcDP8 https://t.co/8SUG5V1OE1 | 22 |
1589679287333961730 | In preparation for voting tomorrow, don't forget to #checkyourjudges using the guide created by @injusticewatch published in the latest issue of the Reader! For more info click the link below 👇 https://t.co/CbEzzdjBsD https://t.co/7WzQmXdfi3 | 20 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Reply count
ID | Text | Reply count |
---|---|---|
1616482192623796249 | Perry Abbasi, an election attorney who worked with the FOP on police district council races and is listed as treasurer on multiple campaign committees, has a history of racist and misogynist trolling on social media. | ✍️@jimdaleywrites👇 https://t.co/Kq06ZNRAUN https://t.co/5SyeRJ0Vrv | 31 |
1636130698410041345 | Chicago Reader is proud to announce @hollo as editor-in-chief. Collo-Julin has served on the editorial staff of the Reader since 2019, most recently as managing editor. “It’s been my honor and privilege to work for this organization from my first day,” https://t.co/8u0KfBXX8l https://t.co/T4ez8Yybba | 30 |
1626665328372506652 | Are voters in Chicago seeking the “great white hope?" For a certain type of voter, Paul Vallas might be that guy. | @bennyjshow https://t.co/O7QXPI3HrT https://t.co/zavUqfEQdt | 16 |
1630708932321656835 | Are voters in Chicago seeking the “great white hope”? | Ben Joravsky https://t.co/O7QXPI3HrT https://t.co/LLs2AqUQ8U | 12 |
1621594630406946816 | Despite all agreeing that Mayor Lightfoot was dealt an extremely challenging hand by fate, and faced additional difficulties due to her race, none of Lightfoot’s appointees were willing to endorse her during our interview. | ✍️ @aarondgettinger https://t.co/etAu5IE65g https://t.co/DUQeF6fgsO | 7 |
1555304961898053633 | Say 👋 to our newest Reader staffer, Social Justice Reporter Debbie-Marie Brown! Much of @debbiemarieb_'s work will center on LGBTQ+ people and Black and Brown Chicagoans. We're so excited to welcome them to our team! ✨ https://t.co/YCYu33qd2Y https://t.co/oM5M3baqkM | 7 |
1592911380293816322 | ✊🏾 Happy Trans Awareness Week! Today we honor queer icon “Mama” Gloria Allen, a local legend who paved the way for many Chicagoans with her charm school for transgender youth. | @EnriqueLimon👇 https://t.co/LP81EKpGu7 https://t.co/pIzl4BLyNn | 6 |
1613642735126282240 | 🗣️BREAKING: Mayor Lightfoot says she had no advance knowledge her campaign emailed CPS teachers to ask for student volunteers. The CPS inspector general is investigating the incident.|✍️@_ToniaHill | @TheTRiiBE👇 https://t.co/y7PiUgejx0 https://t.co/HJUlLubgVU | 6 |
1570399540930543618 | 📰 Our latest issue is live on these free & freaky Chicago streets! 80 pages (one of our biggest issues this year!) of coverage for Chicago's arts communities: theater, dance, comedy, visual arts, film, music, plus news. 👇 https://t.co/mLgRfpCO0R https://t.co/OqAiolF5iX | 5 |
1565460986273927168 | Chicago | 5 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Quote count
ID | Text | Quote count |
---|---|---|
1570457166829568000 | Staffer @_KellyGarcia__ pored over the contracts Riot Fest has signed since moving to Douglass Park in 2015. She found hefty fines for damaging park grounds, discounts, and that vendors listed on the contracts donated thousands to local aldermen. https://t.co/jm6TVhasLq | 14 |
1643986687222222849 | With more than 400,000 votes cast for 300 categories, we are thrilled to present the Best of Chicago issue! Thanks to everyone who submitted nominations and voted – we couldn’t have done it without you! Read the PDF now. | 📷 @nickmurway https://t.co/2PLi35q8i5 https://t.co/mgWn2nDqIU | 14 |
1636130698410041345 | Chicago Reader is proud to announce @hollo as editor-in-chief. Collo-Julin has served on the editorial staff of the Reader since 2019, most recently as managing editor. “It’s been my honor and privilege to work for this organization from my first day,” https://t.co/8u0KfBXX8l https://t.co/T4ez8Yybba | 11 |
1613642735126282240 | 🗣️BREAKING: Mayor Lightfoot says she had no advance knowledge her campaign emailed CPS teachers to ask for student volunteers. The CPS inspector general is investigating the incident.|✍️@_ToniaHill | @TheTRiiBE👇 https://t.co/y7PiUgejx0 https://t.co/HJUlLubgVU | 10 |
1621594630406946816 | Despite all agreeing that Mayor Lightfoot was dealt an extremely challenging hand by fate, and faced additional difficulties due to her race, none of Lightfoot’s appointees were willing to endorse her during our interview. | ✍️ @aarondgettinger https://t.co/etAu5IE65g https://t.co/DUQeF6fgsO | 9 |
1549094151978790912 | "They end up looking more like what they are: coastal actors, rehearsing how to be normal people in a world that they’ve heard about, and that they are dying to demonstrate their understanding of." 🐻🔪 Hulu’s @TheBearFX might not 'get' Chicago, but . . . https://t.co/Np2otpa7g2 | 9 |
1587183891479416832 | Mental health on the ballot: On Nov. 8 residents of the Sixth, 20th, and 33rd Wards will vote on a referendum that would send mental health workers to crises instead of cops. | Max Blaisdell 👇 https://t.co/E4rlwzsb2e https://t.co/EWeivQ3LR4 | 9 |
1612495922000236554 | 🎧 "One thing I love about brick-and-mortar record shops is that you never know who you’ll meet and how they might reshape your world as a listener." @imLeor on the final days of Dave's Records.| 📷 @kathleen_hinkel👇 https://t.co/EpresU8jBR https://t.co/D0wNFpD3Zw | 8 |
1555304961898053633 | Say 👋 to our newest Reader staffer, Social Justice Reporter Debbie-Marie Brown! Much of @debbiemarieb_'s work will center on LGBTQ+ people and Black and Brown Chicagoans. We're so excited to welcome them to our team! ✨ https://t.co/YCYu33qd2Y https://t.co/oM5M3baqkM | 7 |
1580544156849491969 | 🗞️ Our latest issue is live on these free & freaky Chicago streets! Cover story by @yolandanews features Adam Carston and how his pandemic lockdown project @WCBallyoo turned into a time capsule of the city’s moviegoing past. 📸 by Yijun Pan https://t.co/R74OWNPx41 https://t.co/gKhVZ0dvJL | 7 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1587183891479416832 | Mental health on the ballot: On Nov. 8 residents of the Sixth, 20th, and 33rd Wards will vote on a referendum that would send mental health workers to crises instead of cops. | Max Blaisdell 👇 https://t.co/E4rlwzsb2e https://t.co/EWeivQ3LR4 | 263 |
1549417537108074497 | Don’t miss Burna Boy coming to @HuntBankPav at Northerly Island on Saturday, July 23rd. Get tickets now! Tickets: https://t.co/VxVHSAM94A #ad #sponsored https://t.co/kM0EQwROHV | 230 |
1636130698410041345 | Chicago Reader is proud to announce @hollo as editor-in-chief. Collo-Julin has served on the editorial staff of the Reader since 2019, most recently as managing editor. “It’s been my honor and privilege to work for this organization from my first day,” https://t.co/8u0KfBXX8l https://t.co/T4ez8Yybba | 183 |
1555304961898053633 | Say 👋 to our newest Reader staffer, Social Justice Reporter Debbie-Marie Brown! Much of @debbiemarieb_'s work will center on LGBTQ+ people and Black and Brown Chicagoans. We're so excited to welcome them to our team! ✨ https://t.co/YCYu33qd2Y https://t.co/oM5M3baqkM | 150 |
1560055248475004928 | THE READER IS A LEGEND FOR ITS MUSIC COVERAGE AND THIS YEAR THEIR STAFF HAS INVESTIGATED HOW FESTIVALS LIKE THIS ONE DESTORY NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND ENDANGER RESIDENTS BUT THEY CANT KEEP THE ARTICLES COMING IF YOU DONT BECOME A MEMBER AND INVEST IN— https://t.co/AU6KKbcDP8 https://t.co/8SUG5V1OE1 | 108 |
1570457166829568000 | Staffer @_KellyGarcia__ pored over the contracts Riot Fest has signed since moving to Douglass Park in 2015. She found hefty fines for damaging park grounds, discounts, and that vendors listed on the contracts donated thousands to local aldermen. https://t.co/jm6TVhasLq | 96 |
1648072845136736261 | Last summer reporter @jstnagrlo interviewed Black Chicago teenagers about the Lightfoot administration's punitive new curfew and public safety for this story, co-published with @teamtrace https://t.co/h5CN0ikCGJ | 91 |
1645797108862308362 | Since 2017 @TheTRiiBE, Chicago’s premier Black digital news platform, has consistently put out more compelling and relevant election coverage than any of the legacy publications in the city. | ✍️ @debbiemarieb_ https://t.co/rN0pl1xvGq https://t.co/9JlvpTN9k4 | 60 |
1562533704106328064 | The Chicago-rooted jazz trumpeter’s tragically early death has deprived the world of a generous, good-humored soul and decades of her thrilling and powerful music. Reader contributor Bill Meyer memorializes Jaimie Branch and her big love 🎺 https://t.co/JNoeNpV0d0 | 56 |
1631071321575550977 | 🗳️ Brandon Johnson, a candidate in the April 4th runoff, is the only person running with a detailed arts platform. | ✍️ @booksnotboys https://t.co/0b1Jt7hf8x https://t.co/9VgZIE5xbw | 52 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#ad | 404 |
#sponsored | 288 |
#free | 59 |
#didyouknow | 44 |
#readerarchives | 19 |
#bestofchicago | 16 |
#savagelove | 15 |
#gossipwolf | 13 |
#katsachs | 12 |
#backintheloop | 10 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
@imleor | 115 |
@kerryreid | 114 |
@mikesula | 66 |
@juggaloreporter | 44 |
@hollo | 41 |
@_kellygarcia__ | 35 |
@jr1nelson | 34 |
@illinoislottery | 32 |
@bennyjshow | 32 |
@nberlat | 31 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
👇 | 560 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
✍️ | 413 | writing_hand |
🎭 | 78 | performing_arts |
✨ | 45 | sparkles |
🗞️ | 43 | rolled-up_newspaper |
🎶 | 39 | musical_notes |
📰 | 31 | newspaper |
🎨 | 31 | artist_palette |
🎬 | 29 | clapper_board |
🎸 | 28 | guitar |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
People & Body | 1053 |
Objects | 407 |
Activities | 220 |
Food & Drink | 93 |
Travel & Places | 91 |
Smileys & Emotion | 61 |
Animals & Nature | 47 |
Symbols | 18 |
Flags | 3 |