City Cast Chicago
🔎 Mysterious virus affecting Chicago dogs
November 27, 2023
After meat sweats, R&R, and family time, who else is ready to jump into the week?
What's CITY Talking About?
Missing in Chicago
When someone goes missing in Chicago, what happens? A new investigation highlights inadequate police data, testimonials from families who felt mistreated or dismissed by police, and the disproportionate impact on Black women and girls. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
Flooding Aid for South Suburbs
President Joe Biden issued a federal disaster declaration last week following severe weather in September in south suburbs like Harvey, Dolton, and Calumet City. Residents and business owners can apply for assistance. [ABC7]
What Do You Think About Chicago School Choice?
CPS students and families are being asked to weigh in on their experience with the district’s many choices for school from selective enrollment to charter to neighborhood to magnet. [Chalkbeat]
- School choice was initially used as a tool for desegregation, but inequities have persisted. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
Best Chicago Cookbooks of the Year
Chicago chefs and food writers have been busy this year sharing recipes from beloved local restaurants and singing the praises of Midwestern cuisine. [Eater]
- Food journalists Monica Eng and David Hammond gave us a history on classic and lesser-known Chicago dishes. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
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Where Is It?
Last Week’s Winner
Answer: The Signature Room was the restaurant at the John Hancock that closed a couple months ago AND where trivia winner Audrie P. first went on a date after moving to the city. The next round of trivia comes from me 💁♀️
This Week’s Clues
Where is this Chicago landmark? Guess here!
- Opened in 1905 as a South Side country club and rebuilt in 1916.
- Designed by the same architect behind the Drake Hotel.
- Features a dining hall theater, solarium, nature sanctuary, beach, golf course, and butterfly garden.
- The Chicago Park District bought and rehabbed it in the ‘70s.
- Hosted the Obamas’ wedding reception more than 30 years ago.
What To Do
Tuesday, Nov. 28
- Community Planning Dinner 🍽️ West Garfield Park | 5–7 p.m. | Free
- Build Your Own Hot Cocoa ☕ Lincoln Park | 6–7 p.m. | $35
Wednesday, Nov. 29
- Haircuts ✂️ Riverdale | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Free
- “Islander” Opens 🎭 Navy Pier | 7:30 p.m. | $65+
Today on City Cast
What Happens When a Chicagoan Goes Missing?
The Invisible Institute’s Trina Reynolds-Tyler and City Bureau’s Sarah Conway discuss their two-year investigation into how Chicago police handle missing person cases.
About 60% of the reported missing persons cases are for Black children in the city. So when we look at the data, it's really an issue that's impacting Black people in Chicago disproportionately, as well as you black youth, in particular, Black girls.
Happy Monday!
—Sidney Madden
Thanks to editor Simone Alicea!
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