Chicago Seed (newspaper)
Cover of vol. 3, issue #4 | |
| Type | Underground newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Biweekly tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Seed Publishing |
| Founder(s) | Don Lewis and Earl Segal |
| Staff writers | Abe Peck, Eliot Wald |
| Founded | May 1967 in Chicago |
| Ceased publication | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Old Town, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Circulation | 30,000–40,000 |
The Chicago Seed was an underground newspaper published biweekly in Chicago, Illinois, from May 1967 to 1974; there were 121 issues published in all. It was notable for its colorful psychedelic graphics and its eclectic, non-doctrinaire radical politics. Important events covered by Seed writers and artists were the trial of the Chicago Eight, Woodstock, and the murder of Fred Hampton. At its peak, the Seed circulated between 30,000 and 40,000 copies, with national distribution.