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Chicago, Illinois based punk/hardcore label started by [a=Russ Forster] in 1986. At the end of the 1980s, Forster handed control over to a collective made up of [a=Douglas Ward], [a=Ben Weasel], and [a=John Pierson]. Ben and John soon dropped out but Douglas remained with the label until its demise in the late 1990s. The label put out an array of records from Chicago-based punk, hardcore, and emo bands and is best known for its 3 "Achtung Chicago" compilations.