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Chicago’s daily news podcast, fresh every weekday morning. 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. City Cast Chicago is a smart and delightful new way to connect with the city we share. Learn more and subscribe to our newsletter at chicago.citycast.fm.
Named Best Podcast by Chicago Reader 2022
What’s Next for the City Budget? Plus, Chicago Theaters Hush on DEI
City Cast Chicago
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1 week ago
What’s Next for the City Budget? Plus, Chicago Theaters Hush on DEI
Earlier this week, the City Council Finance Committee voted 25-10 to reject the mayor’s budget proposal. Alders pushed back on a corporate head tax and borrowing for police settlements. The mayor said he would veto increases to garbage fees and grocery or property taxes. So what's next as the deadline to pass a budget draws closer? We ask The Tribune’s Jake Sheridan and WBEZ’s Mike Davis. Plus, five years after nationwide calls to further diversify theaters, has anything changed?
Good news: "Mika Scrooge" at ETA Theatre, "Sister Act" at Drury Lane, and Craig Dellimore and Ray Long honored
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Chicago’s daily news podcast, fresh every weekday morning. 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. City Cast Chicago is a smart and delightful new way to connect with the city we share. Learn more and subscribe to our newsletter at chicago.citycast.fm.
Named Best Podcast by Chicago Reader 2022
