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

Out of more than 1,000 posts published during the month of September, here are the 20 judged to be the best.

Becoming SuperMommy: A Conversation with my Suicidal Teenaged Self

Bon Bini Ya’ll: The Death of Democracy: Murdered by Trump, Moscow Mitch, Walt Street Schumer and Diva Nancy Pelosi

Cancer Is Not A Gift: Acceptance and unwinding the leash

Chicago’s Art and Beer Scene: A Pizzeria For Beer Mavens

Comedians Defying Gravity: Comedy writer, brain tumor fighter: A Q&A with the fierce and funny Jeannie Gaffigan

Cut Out Kid: The Generationals Play The Hits @ Lincoln Hall-9-20-19

Getting More From Les: It Doesn’t Get Better Than This! Driving With Baba.

I’ve Got The Hippy Shakes: So long Joe Maddon and thank you so very much

JUST SAYIN: A Violent Tuesday in Chicago/ Something is Happening/ Victims and Thugs

Kraft Brews Chicago: Keeping it Simple at Imperial Oak: Good Beer, Good Times

Looking for the Good: What’s in a name anyway?

Medium Rare: I’m in love with Chicago AND Northern Michigan (part 1)

Mom, I Think I’m Poignant!: Let her who hath sin (yes, you, Kamala Harris) stop casting stones at Brett Kavanaugh, or anyone else for that matter

Opinionated Woman: What Donald Trump, antisemites and other haters just don’t get

Planet Michelle: God, I hate clowns.

Pizza For Breakfast: Cheating on My Noom Diet

Prairie State Pigskin: For Illinois State quarterback, marriage is his proudest completion

Pros and Cons: When Divine Flows

Retired in Chicago: Vitamin D needs are bones of contention

The Chicago Board of Tirade: Was Botham Jean a victim of innate bias?