City Cast Chicago
Chicago’s daily news podcast, fresh every weekday at 6 a.m. Host Jacoby Cochran brings you timely conversations with news and culture makers; activists and artists; bus drivers and students; those who love and hate this place—all in 15 minutes a day. It’s a smart and delightful new way to connect with the city we share. Learn more and subscribe to our morning newsletter at citycast.fm/chicago.
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This Black Secret Service Agent Protected JFK. ...
13 min
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Are Mayoral Candidates Talking Enough About Edu...
19 min
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Who Will Lead Chicago's Largest Police Union?
16 min
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Kevin Pang's 'Proof': The World's Best Italian ...
52 min
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'Cop Academy' Opens, Kenwood Fire Raises Questi...
25 min
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Going Deep on the Italian Beef
15 min
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How to Enjoy Chi’s Sober-Curious Scene
11 min
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From Madigan Name Drop to Wave of New Alders — ...
19 min
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How Latinos Fought the Machine for a Political ...
15 min
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More Transit Problems, Big Bears Moves, and Tay...
24 min
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Why Visit Lakeview? 'Real People Live Here’
18 min
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Mayoral Candidates Have Just 6 Weeks to Win You...
17 min
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Muhammad Ali Day Celebrates 'The Greatest'
Today is Muhammad Ali Day in Illinois.
15 min
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Springfield Action, Lightfoot’s Campaign Fumble...
28 min
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What Does ‘The Fugitive’ Get Wrong About Chicag...
16 min
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Are Illinois Schools Wrong on Reading?
16 min
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Will Walgreens Become Your Doctor’s Office?
16 min
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What to Watch on the Food Scene in 2023
16 min
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Where to House Migrants, CPS Data Struggles, an...
26 min
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An Insider’s Guide to Pilsen
18 min
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Will Illinois Actually Ban Assault Weapons?
State legislators are in Springfield this week.
15 min
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How to Make Realistic New Year's Resolutions
12 min
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Harold’s Remains One of Chicago’s Greatest Crea...
18 min
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Keeping the Puerto Rican Culture Alive in Hermo...
15 min
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A Stroll Through Lincoln Park — Past and Present
17 min
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Taking a Quick Spin of Beverly
16 min
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Some Gooood News That Got Us Through 2022
14 min
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How to Best Prepare for a Blizzard
17 min
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Why Chicago is Perfect for a Holiday Rom-Com
22 min
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Why Ice Fishing Tents Are Better for People Who...
17 min
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Casino is Coming, Starbucks is Striking, and NA...
26 min
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How Encrypted Police Scanners Threaten Transpar...
16 min
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O’Hare’s Upped Its Dining Game. Here Are the Be...
14 min
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Why This Student-Run Restaurant is a Great Dea...
15 min
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Are Tourists Coming Back to Chicago?
14 min
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COVID Meds Sticker Shock, LGBTQ Health Center L...
24 min
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Get in the Bavarian Spirit in Lincoln Square
19 min
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What Does Chicago Taste Like? This Couple Finds...
16 min
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Four Things That Could Make Chicago Safer for C...
15 min
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How ‘South Side’ Creators Stay True to Chicago ...
20 min
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Abortion Advocates Take Flight, Bye Bye Burke, ...
27 min
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What Makes Englewood So Good? We’ll Show You.
16 min
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Fashion is Ageist. This Chi Company is Trying t...
14 min
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When Polish People Came to Chicago, They Came t...
15 min
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How Charlie Trotter Made Chicago a Culinary Cap...
18 min
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Mexico vs. Poland World Cup Match Brings Chi Cu...
19 min
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What Are Police District Councils and Why Are T...
16 min
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‘Planes, Trains, and Automobiles’ Is the Best T...
14 min
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Property Tax Woes, Illinois’ Weed Problem, and ...
Host Jacoby Cochran is back behind the mic for the latest edition of our weekly news rewind.
26 min
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Puerto Rican and Latinx Culture Thrives in Humb...
Humboldt Park is the center of Chicago’s Puerto Rican community
16 min
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Puppies Are Cute, But Who's Looking Out for the...
This Chicagoan is helping exotic animals find homes.
13 min
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Some Of My Best Friends Are Podcast: Live from ...
39 min
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Why the Famous ‘Candyland House’ Will Still Mak...
14 min
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Why Chi Should Have a Museum to Public Housing
18 min
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Goodbye Midterms, Hello Mayor's Race. Plus, 'Wa...
20 min
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What Hip-Hop Blogs Get Wrong—and Right—about Ch...
18 min
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Here’s What Happened on Election Night
23 min
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Abortion Rights, Justice Reform at Stake in AG ...
19 min
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Obama’s Chief Speechwriter on the ‘Battle for A...
17 min
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CTA Accountability, Midterm Prep, and Chi Trans...
22 min
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So You Want to Build a House on a Vacant Lot?
10 min
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Can This Bulls Team Actually Win the Championship?
16 min
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What Does Cook County Do with its $8 Billion Bu...
16 min
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'Candyman' Has Been Scaring Chicago for 30 Years
19 min
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Your Last-Minute Halloween Guide
20 min
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South Shore: Beaches, Bungalows, and Obama
19 min
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Cuffing Season at the ‘Horny’ Farmers Market
17 min
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What the SAFE-T Act Really Does
15 min
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Hike Your Way Through Fall: Our Top Picks
16 min
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Where Are Fed Funds, the CTA, and the Magic Stump?
25 min
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Why Avondale Really is That Cool
19 min
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Can Pilsen Project Help Tackle City Monument Tr...
16 min
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A Progressive Guide to Midterm Elections
13 min
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Eve Ewing Takes on Everything From Chicago Race...
21 min
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Why is Civilian Police Oversight Taking So Long...
20 min
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Our Must-See Screenings at Chicago Internationa...
15 min
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Where to Experience Black Panther Party History...
15 min
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Get ‘Slow and Low’ at Lowrider Festival
14 min
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Lightfoot's Election Year Budget, Housing Peopl...
Fridays are for getting caught up on the week’s news and prepping for the weekend.
20 min
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Skating Rinks, Nostalgia, & Maxwell's: Jacoby's...
We discuss some of Jacoby's favorite things to do, see, and eat in Auburn Gresham.
18 min
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Some Plays to See This Theater Season
14 min
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As ‘Punch 9’ Hits Theaters, the Life and Legacy...
19 min
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After 40 Years and No Charges, A Potential Twis...
21 min
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Near South Side School Moving Forward, Scam at ...
A new Chinatown high school is moving forward despite pushback from the community.
25 min
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Why Latinas Are Being Targeted with Abortion Mi...
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June, confusion over abortion laws has enabled misinformation to spread.
13 min
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StreetWise Celebrates 30 Years of Lending a ‘Ha...
18 min
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Here's Why Chicago is a Wrestling Town
Everything you need to know about pro wrestling.
17 min
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Why Is There (Still) So Much Lead In the City's...
15 min
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What Does ‘Progressive’ Mean? Plus, Lightfoot's...
23 min
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Let's Peel Back the Layers of Lincoln Park
How gentrification has changed Lincoln Park for this longtime resident.
18 min
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Fight Back Against Book Bans
A report from PEN America shows a rise in book challenges in schools, including around Chicagoland.
14 min
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How to See Chi through Ferris Bueller’s Eyes
A Chicago writer recreated Ferris, Cameron, and Sloane's day.
17 min
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Chicago Jingles That Still Smack!
We reminisce about some of our favorites.
16 min
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A Fact Check on SAFE-T, What’s Up at CTA, and ‘...
We're wrapping up the week in news with Pat Whelan and Jill Hopkins.
26 min
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'This is My Home Base': A Visit to Pullman and ...
Journalist and professor Arionne Nettles gives us a tour of her neighborhood.
17 min
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During Journey to Mexico, Monarch Butterflies S...
Claudia Galeno-Sanchez runs a butterfly sanctuary at her home.
14 min
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Author Explores Grief, Loss, and Chi Politics i...
The new novel is out now.
12 min
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Texas is Busing Migrants to Chicago. What Happe...
More than 300 migrants have arrived.
14 min
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Bears Move Toward Burbs, But Will Fans Follow? ...
Let's look back at the week's news.
21 min
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It May Be Quiet, But Don’t Sleep on the Northwe...
Your guide to Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Forest Glen, and nearby suburbs.
15 min