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What to expect on inauguration day
May 15, 2023
Looking for a laugh? This TikTok on Chicago red flags is hilarious. It also got us thinking: What’re your Chicago red flags? Are you also irked when people think their GPS will work on Lower Wacker? When the Bean is called Cloud Gate? Email us, and we might include here.
What's CITY Talking About?
Near West Side Development Boom Cont.
New developments could be coming to the neighborhood — including a restaurant, bigger Blackhawks footprint, and music venue. Learn about the proposals at St. Malachy School Tuesday. [Block Club]
Save A Lot Now in Englewood
After weeks of delays and protests, the grocery store is open at the site of the former Whole Foods that closed abruptly last year. [Sun-Times]
Meet ‘Chonkasaurus’
He’s cute. He’s thick. He’s gone viral. The snapping turtle was spotted in the Chicago River last week by a pair of kayakers, who gave him the nickname. A biologist said the turtle probably just came out of hibernation. [CBS]
- Chicagoans sure do love our wildlife. Is Chonk filling the hole Monty and Rose the piping plovers left behind? [City Cast Chicago]
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Where Is It?
Last Week’s Winner
Answer: Superdawg, which is celebrating 75 years all month! So many of you even got the spelling right. Congrats to Kitty J., who picked the next batch of trivia.
This Week’s Clues
What train station is this mosaic at? Reply correctly, and you might be able to pick next week’s trivia 🎉
- Tiles were made by adults and kids at the Field Museum in 1999
- The artists made collages from the tiles, often depicting nature
- Located in a transfer tunnel of this CTA station, where the Red, Orange, and Green Lines meet
What To Do
Fireflies Program in South Shore | Today | 9–11:45 a.m.
The early childhood music program will be playing through the Earth, Wind & Fire songbook at the Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative. [Free]
55th Street History in Hyde Park | Today | 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Go on a guided walking tour led by student researchers to learn how the street has changed in 100 years. [Free]
Photography Panel in Lincoln Park | Wednesday | 6 p.m.
Join a panel reflecting on Patric McCoy’s current exhibit at Wrightwood 659, diving into the larger context of Black and gay portraiture. [Free]
Girls Softball Tournament in Humboldt Park | All Month | Varies
The citywide tournament starts today: Teams will face off until June 3, when a winner is crowned. [Free]
Today on City Cast
Power Transfer at City Hall
WBEZ’s Mariah Woelfel and WTTW’s Heather Cherone have been covering the Lightfoot administration over the last four years. They grade the outgoing mayor and share what they expect as Johnson makes his way to the fifth floor.
ICYMI: The Bears dropped next season's schedule — theatrically. Inspired by the popular Chicago-based FX show “The Bear,” I think the team has a future in Hollywood if football doesn’t work out.
—Sidney Madden
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