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Jan 18, 2024 • 24min

Your Chicago Sick Day Guide

Feel like everyone you know has been sick lately? It’s not just you: Flu and COVID rates have been up in Chicago since the holidays. Axios reporter Carrie Shepherd talks with host Jacoby Cochran about the latest numbers and public health advice. Plus, they offer tips on where to find soup and other sick day comforts in Chicago.Good News: Big Marsh Park Polar Adventure Days!Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter. Follow us @citycastchicagoYou can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 17, 2024 • 21min

The Best Bites Created in Chicago

It’s a great week for food in Chicago with Restaurant Week 2024 starting Friday. Hundreds of restaurants across the city will feature special tasting menus, giving Chicagoans the chance to try new spots and dishes. It’s also a great time to try foods that were created here in Chicago that you may have not tried yet. Last year, host Jacoby Cochran sat down with Monica Eng and David Hammond, authors of "Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites" to talk about favorite Chicago foods, their origin stories, and places you can try them out. Good news: Check out Chicago Show Calendar to catch a show this week Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter. Follow us @citycastchicagoYou can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 16, 2024 • 23min

Republicans Troll DNC, NASCAR Leaves Chicago, and Other 2024 Predictions

Chicago Magazine put out a list of 13 predictions for this year. They include the Cubs playoff fate, Madigan’s corruption case outcome, and even who will win the 2024 presidential election. Producer Michelle Navarro and host Jacoby Cochran read the list and share which they agree with, which they aren’t feeling, and make their own 2024 predictions. Plus, tickets for Chicago Theatre Week 2024 are on sale. We preview a few shows we’re excited to see! Good News: Tomorrow Never Knows FestWant some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter. Follow us @citycastchicagoYou can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 12, 2024 • 39min

Migrant Funding Gap, Second City Strike, and ‘Rat Hole’

The podcast discusses the discrepancy in funding for migrant care in Chicago, the planned strike at Second City Comedy Club, the city's corruption case, and the viral squirrel sensation in Roscoe Village.
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Jan 11, 2024 • 17min

Why Did MLK Move to North Lawndale?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated across the country, but his legacy is particularly special to Chicago. In January of 1966, King moved to North Lawndale to work with the Chicago Freedom Movement to raise awareness of dangerous living conditions, housing segregation and discrimination faced by Black Chicagoans. Historian and author Tammy Gibson tells executive producer Simone Alicea about Martin Luther King Jr.’s time in Chicago and the Chicago Freedom Movement’s legacy today. Vote City Cast Chicago as best podcast and Hey Chicago as best newsletter in the Reader’s Best of 2023!Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter. Follow us @citycastchicagoYou can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE
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Jan 10, 2024 • 16min

A Chicagoan’s Guide to Eating Less Meat

Whether for health or environmental reasons, many Chicagoans may be looking to eat less meat and more plant-based foods in 2024. And even though the city is known for hot dogs and Italian beef, Chicago has also been a hub for vegan and vegetarian restaurants for decades. Soul Veg City in Chatham has been serving up vegan soul food for more than 40 years. Owners Lori Seay and Arel Brown talk with executive producer Simone Alicea about their favorite spots in the city and how to start small.Some good news: Name a city snowplowVote City Cast Chicago as best podcast and Hey Chicago as best newsletter in the Reader’s best of 2023!Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter. Follow us @citycastchicagoYou can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246Learn more about the sponsor(s) of this show:Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE
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Jan 9, 2024 • 20min

What is a Bribe? Plus, Dibs Debate and Chicago Board Games

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s corruption trial has been delayed about six months because of a U.S. Supreme Court case out of Northwest Indiana.The case centers on former Portage Mayor James Snyder, who was convicted of bribery in 2021. The judge in Madigan’s case wants to avoid retrial and wait on a decision, which is expected this summer. Executive producer Simone Alicea and producer Michelle Navarro talk about the case’s implications on corruption trials in Chicago and Illinois, dibs protocols in winter storm season, and board games with Chicago roots. Good News: Vote City Cast Chicago as Best Podcast and Hey Chicago as Best Newsletter in the Chicago Reader’s Best of 2023.Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter. Follow us @citycastchicagoYou can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE
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Jan 8, 2024 • 14min

What’s Happening Inside Chicago’s Largest Migrant Shelter?

More than 14,000 migrants are staying at shelters across the city. A recent investigation by Borderless Magazine found that migrants staying at the city's largest shelter described inhumane and unsanitary conditions, leaving them vulnerable to illness. Borderless editorial director Mauricio Peña talks about the living conditions of the Pilsen shelter site and tells producer Michelle Navarro how the city is responding and what’s next for migrants facing new deadlines to leave city shelters. This is the last week to vote City Cast Chicago as best podcast and Hey Chicago as best newsletter in the Reader's Best of 2023.Good News: HotHouse and Haymarket House Present: We Are All RefugeesWant some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter. Follow us @citycastchicagoYou can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE 
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Jan 5, 2024 • 32min

School Board Moves, South Side Bike Path, and Strugglebeard Bakery

Between a resolution suggesting Chicago could move away from school choice and reports indicating police officers could be removed from schools next fall, the school board seems to be gearing up for big moves in 2024. Chalkbeat Chicago’s Becky Vevea and Block Club Chicago’s Maxwell Evans discuss that along with a bike path coming to the far South Side, schools with “Exemplary” designations, and how postal problems could affect internet service in South Shore. Plus, a couple of good news stories about students and Strugglebeard Bakery.Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter. Follow us @citycastchicagoYou can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246Learn more about the sponsor(s) of this show:Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE 
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Jan 4, 2024 • 22min

Can You Ace this Chicago History Quiz?

 It’s National Trivia Day, so what better way to celebrate than with a little Chicago history quiz. What underwear were first sold in Chicago? When did the city reverse the direction of the river? What were some of Chicago’s biggest snowstorms? Executive producer Simone Alicea hosts as producer Michelle Navarro and newsletter editor Sidney Madden face off on questions about January events in Chicago history.Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter. Follow us @citycastchicagoYou can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246Learn more about the sponsor(s) of this show:Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE

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