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🚫 Don’t get towed this weekend, Chicago
November 29, 2023
Still have more potlucks to go to? The City Cast Chicago podcast team faced off with our ideal holiday party menus. It tasted like victory for your fav newsletter editor 🤓
What's CITY Talking About?
Cook County Property Tax Calculator
With second installment payments for 2022 due Friday, property owners can play with a new tool showing where their money is going like to a school district or a local government branch. [Sun-Times]
Chicago to Have Warmer Winter?
Temperatures in Chicago from December to February are expected to be warmer than normal thanks to El Niño, when surface sea temperatures in parts of the Pacific Ocean are warmer. [Block Club]
Increased Holiday Spending
Even though Cyber Monday and Black Friday spending is up, one local consultant wonders if the big-sale days are outdated. Plus, a Northwestern professor weighs in on the hottest gifts for kids: Legos, Hot Wheels, and Barbies. [WTTW]
- Chicago has tons of local businesses to support. [Hey Chicago 💻]
- We shared fav neighborhood holiday shopping spots. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
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What To Do
Wednesday, Nov. 29
- Haircuts ✂️ Riverdale | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Free
- “Islander” Opens 🎭 Navy Pier | 7:30 p.m. | $65+
Thursday, Nov. 30
- Turner Häus Brewery Opens 🍺 Bronzeville | 4–9 p.m. | Varies
- Karaoke Storytellers 🎤 Hyde Park | 6–9 p.m. | $15
- “Chicago Reflected” Book Convo 📖 Lincoln Square | 7 p.m. | Free
- Justice of the Pies Benefit Dinner 🥧 Oak Brook | 6–8 p.m. | $85
Today on City Cast
Try These Chicago Restaurants for Your Next Potluck
Each member of the City Cast Chicago team designed our dream potluck menu — appetizer, entree, side dish, and dessert — from restaurants in our corners of the city. And, yes, it got competitive.
As 2023 comes to an end, the Chicago Public Library put out some of its fav books this year for adults, teens, and kids. Happy reading!
—Sidney Madden
Thanks to editor Simone Alicea!
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