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June 20, 2023
Dairy lovers, rejoice! Not only do you have the chance to be a professional cheese taster, we rounded up Chicago frozen treats for our summer entertainment guide🍦 Lactose intolerant friends, we have picks for you, too!
What's CITY Talking About?
Police Sergeant Who Led Anjanette Young Raid Fired
The Chicago Police Board voted 5-3 to terminate Sgt. Alex Wolinski for his role in leading officers in a botched 2019 raid into the social worker’s home, where Young was forced to stand naked while handcuffed. [WTTW]
- What about other home invasions? The Chicago Police Department has a history. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
Heather Mack Pleads Guilty to Her Mother’s Murder
The Oak Park native admitted to helping kill her mother on a 2014 Bali vacation. Imprisoned in Indonesia for years, she was arrested upon returning to the U.S. in 2021. Mack’s sentencing date is Dec. 18. [WGN]
Survivor Fund Opens
Applications open today for Chicago domestic violence survivors to get a
a one-time payment of $1,000. [The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence]
Best Pizza By the Slice
Who said Chicago doesn’t have everything that New York does? You can get a big floppy slice at any of these nine local pizza joints. [WBEZ]
- Are you for or against deep-dish? My colleagues and I debated. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
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What To Do
Sousapalooza in Chinatown | Wednesday | 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Ring in the summer solstice with music at Ping Tom Park. [Free]
Flavors of Albany Park | Wednesday | 5–8 p.m.
Eat your way through the Northwest Side neighborhood. Pick from four different routes to try cuisines from across the world. [$40 for adults, $25 for seniors, $13 for kids]
‘SpongeBob’ in West Town | All Summer | Varies
Are you ready kids? Watch the musical inspired by the hit Nickelodeon show at the Chopin Theatre when it opens Thursday. [$40+]
Today on City Cast
Why Chicago is the Poetry Capital of America
One of Chicago’s most slept-on contributions? Poetry. But Austin native avery r. young, Chicago’s inaugural poet laureate, is trying to change that. He tells us how to navigate the city’s poetry scene.
The streets [of Chicago] spill poems or poetry every day, be it the triumphs or trials of the avenue.
Anyone know what “North of the 10” means? Listener Becky M. heard the expression in reference to the 2022 Chicago movie by the same name. We didn’t know, so we’re asking you!
—Sidney Madden
Free · Daily