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Followers
250.9K
Posts
102.3K
Following
1.8K
Account age
18 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$1.4K – $2.3K / sponsored post
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📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.07 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 1 video · 7 image · 10 text.
Follower / following
138×
Follows 1.8K back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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The video released by COPA today offers for the first time a complete look at the Little Village teen's final moments. The video confirms that Adam Toledo had his hands raised, without a weapon, when he was killed.
.@BurnaBoy’s "Twice as Tall" is the latest testament to the expansiveness of contemporary African artists' sounds.
Diagnosed with PTSD, @gherbo wants to normalize therapy for people who’ve suffered like he has—and he’s giving away hundreds of sessions.
"I'm starting to think that the mainstream media really doesn't want Bernie Sanders to win the Democratic nomination—even if he's the best chance to beat Trump," pens Senior Politics Writer @joravben.
It’s impossible to not catch @BTS_twt fever.
#Kpop megastars @BTS_twt continue grow a Western fan-base while still singing in their native tongue and favoring high-concept pop over bops for mass consumption.
Join the crowds of screaming fans at Soldier Field Saturday and Sunday.
Ida B. Wells Drive is now officially the first-ever downtown Chicago roadway to be named for an African-American woman.
.@chancetherapper becomes Champ the reporter in a video offering a first glimpse of his plans for @Chicagoist.
Let's keep it up.
Wow quite a presidential portrait Obama
Chances are, this guy is working harder than you today.
#snowday #winterstorm
Hey @chancetherapper! Here's some friendly advice for your meeting with Gov. Rauner.
https://t.co/Z2zvO40mQ9
Let's keep it up.
Wow quite a presidential portrait Obama
Chances are, this guy is working harder than you today.
#snowday #winterstorm
Hey @chancetherapper! Here's some friendly advice for your meeting with Gov. Rauner.
https://t.co/Z2zvO40mQ9
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined X in 2008 — 18 years ago.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.
💬1.26% engagement rate.
🏅Earned the 100K Followers for passing 100K followers.
📍Based in United States.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated52/100
Fair
Credibility score
82%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 82% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Limited engagement data — score uses the signals available.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Established account (18+ years old).
- 1.26% engagement — below the ~14.4% typical for this size.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Chicago's alternative newsroom. Free since 1971 🗞️ This account is mainly updated via RSS. Visit us at http://chicagoreader.com and on other platforms.
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