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With taxes on the brain today, we have designated the entire week as “Personal Budget Week” in our daily newsletter Hey Chicago. The City Cast team will be the first to tell you they are not experts when it comes to budgeting, so lead producer Carrie Shepherd talked to NerdWallet writer Kimberly Palmer about some budget basics. And the team examines their own financial habits because whether you’re dreaming of a big trip or buying a house, or you’re just trying to get by or out of debt, the first step is having a plan.
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Volunteer with South Side Master Gardener: Text Gregory Bratton: 773-738-8969
Attend an Online Poetry Workshop: Do You Haiku?
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In 1997, a 13-year-old Black kid from the South Side named Lenard Clark was beaten into a coma by a gang of white boys as he rode his bike through the Bridgeport neighborhood. The hate crime made national news with figures like President Bill Clinton providing commentary. But his talking points, like many in the media in the weeks following Clark’s beating, were hastily focused on reconciliation and forgiveness. A new podcast “You Didn’t See Nothin” reexamines Clark’s story to explore how racial segregation, powerful connections, and media narratives shaped this tragedy. We talk with host Yohance Lacour who says this event and the aftermath also changed his life forever.
"You Didn’t See Nothin” is produced by USG Audio and the Invisible Institute. You can binge all 7 episodes of “You Didn’t See Nothin” now wherever you get your podcasts.
Some news: Check out upcoming public forums on districts for Chicago’s new elected school board and the search for a new police superintendent.
Plus, check out a mini film fest for Earth Day.
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We’re coming to you on a Saturday with a special episode from The Moth, the arts organization that’s dedicated to true, first-person storytelling. At their live Mainstage events, storytellers work with a director and craft their experiences into a 10-minute story for the stage. Today, one of those stories by City Cast Chicago host Jacoby Cochran. Jacoby recorded this in Harlem in ______ .
Some of the stories recorded on stage air on The Moth Podcast and The Moth Radio Hour. This story aired on The Moth Radio Hour in an episode titled “Location, Location, Location” that published on March 6.
If you have a story to tell like I did, you can share it on The Moth Pitchline or attend one of their monthly open-mic StorySLAMs in Chicago.
Chicago and Illinois leaders secured the bid for Chicago to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Walmart announced it’s closing four locations across the city, and the Bulls have a little more life left in them! Host Jacoby Cochran breaks down those stories with The Triibe co-founders Morgan Elise Johnson and Tiffany Walden.
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The new movie “Air” tells the story behind Michael Jordan’s debut shoe, the Air Jordan 1, nearly 40 years ago. Its groundbreaking launch sparked a wave of innovations across shoe companies and squarely placed Chicago as a leader in sneakerhead culture. If you’re not familiar, a sneakerhead is someone who collects, trades, or admires sneakers. For many, it is about so much more than a shoe. It’s about the design process, the story, the swagger, the nostalgia, and sometimes the hype. Host Jacoby Cochran visits Sneakerhead University, an interactive gallery and workshop in the Loop, with owner Shay Belvin to talk about Chicago’s place in sneaker history and her personal love for the culture.
Some news: The Chicago Humanities Spring Festival begins today.
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The Blackhawks’ final game of the season is tomorrow after the team failed to make the playoffs for the third season in a row. But across the NHL, one issue that’s come up, again and again, is how teams are and are not celebrating LGBTQ Pride Nights at games. And Chicago wasn’t immune from the controversy when the team announced they would not wear the Pride-themed warmup jerseys due to “security concerns” for the Russian-born players and their families following Russia’s expansion of anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation in the country. Outside of the United Center, the Chicago Gay Hockey Association (CGHA) has been a welcoming hockey space for over 20 years. Host Jacoby Cochran talks with CGHA Vice-President Brian Hull about the group’s relationship with the Blackhawks and efforts to make hockey more inclusive.
Chicago will host the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Jacoby gave his thoughts a year ago!
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Even before mayor-elect Brandon Johnson is sworn in May 15, he’ll face questions about his plans for city departments and who will lead them. Media and voters focused a lot on policing and public schools during the campaign, but host Jacoby Cochran and lead producer Carrie Shepherd dissect next steps for the Chicago Transit Authority and bike infrastructure, the Dept. of Public Health, and whether the Johnson will revitalize the Dept. of Environment.
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It’s Golden Gloves week! The renowned amateur boxing tournament is celebrating 100 years, with championship matches starting Thursday. Host Jacoby Cochran talks with two former Golden Gloves champs, David Diaz and Jorge “George” Pacheco, about what it was like competing and why the tournament is so important to Chicago.
Some news:
Virtual meeting on the development of DuSable Park in the Loop
In-person meetings on Chicago's forthcoming elected school board district map
The 39th Annual Chicago Latino Film Festival
Queer Art Party at Sleeping Village
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The next mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, will be the first mayor from the West Side in 90 years when he is sworn in May 15th. But what will the next few transition weeks look like for the mayor-elect? To discuss, host Jacoby Cochran sits down with Pat Whalen of Good Evening with Pat Whalen, and producer extraordinare Simone Alicea. The trio is also looks at an Englewood protest over a new neighborhood grocery store, the younger and more diverse City Council, and the Chicago Reader's Best of Chicago 2022 results! So where did City Cast Chicago & Hey Chicago finish?
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House music was born in Chicago's Black and brown LGBTQ communities almost 50 years ago. Now preservationists and historians want to make Chicago’s status as the birthplace of house more official. They’ve proposed a plan to give The Warehouse landmark status. That’s the club in the West Loop where DJ Frankie Knuckles and others mixed sounds of electronic, dance, gospel, and soul to create house. Last year, host Jacoby Cochran spoke with the co-hosts of WNUR’s Vintage House Show, DJ Lori Branch and archivist Lauren Lowery, about the roots of house music, renewed interest in the movement, and the legacy of The Warehouse.
Some news: Artists and arts organizations have until May 10 to apply for pandemic relief grants through the state.
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