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Each month, ChicagoNow holds a contest to select the best blog posts throughout ChicagoNow.

Out of over 1,000 posts published during the month of April, here are the 20 judged to be the best.

Becoming SuperMommy: A Letter from the Future

Cheating Death: I have a slice of avocado toast and see America in 2080

Getting More From Les: Carsons Department Stores are Closing for Good, and I Care. Do you?

Go Do Good!: WHEN A DOG SAVES LIVES – THAT DESERVES MORE THAN A PAT ON HEAD

Heavy on the ish: The letter I never got to send to Barbara Bush

Looking for the Good: Is ignorance bliss? An interview to read.

Mary Tyler Mom: Moss and Lichen

Mindful Chicago: The Love Language of Plumbing

Oh, Life!: 24 words/phrases I hate

Old Single Mom: Could the President of the United States do your job?

On Tap in the Windy City: A Bucolic Setting at Bangers & Lace

Opinionated Woman: Everything you need to know to buy medical marijuana legally in Illinois

Pizza For Breakfast: ‘Cause I Said So … Snobby Mommy and the Grammar Police

Raising Teens Right: Turn And Face The Stange Ch-Ch-Changes…

Retired in Chicago: When Trump makes us nostalgic for past presidents

The Barbershop: Dennis Byrne, Proprietor: Hey, J.B., here’s how to get your Illinois graduated income tax

The Chicago Board of Tirade: Five reasons why Trump should NOT blow up the Iran deal

The White Rhino: A Blog about Education and Latino Issues: When your 12-year-old son faces racism in Little League

3 Writers in a Cafe Every Friday: Nana Was Here. From 4-Letter Words to Acts of Vandalism

Trying To Teach: I Want Jon Burge’s Pension