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January 19, 2024
Ahead of another cold Chicago weekend, anyone wondering how the Teslas are going to hold up? Owners struggled to charge the electric vehicles this week because of the weather. Hopefully a few degrees make a difference!
What's CITY Talking About?
Migrant Shelter Deadline Pushed Back … Again
Amid the frigid weather, migrants who have been in the city’s temporary shelters for 60 days or longer can now stay until Feb. 1. It’s the second time the city has pushed back the deadline because of cold. [WBEZ]
Will White Sox Move to South Loop?
The Sox are in serious talks to relocate from the Bridgeport ballpark to The 78, a 62-acre parcel of land in South Loop that developers hope will become Chicago’s 78th community area. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
This Week’s Must-Listen
With Chicagoans sniffling and coughing, take notes on how to avoid getting sick and make the most of your sick day. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
What To Do
Friday, Jan. 19
- Chicago Restaurant Week starts 🤤 Citywide | Varies | Varies
- “Beauty and the Beast” opens 🌹 Beverly | 10:30 a.m. | $18+
- Project Onward Annual Clearance Sale 🖼️ Bridgeport | 6 p.m. | Varies
- Mick Jenkins 🎤 River North | 7 p.m. | $35+
- “A Love Supreme: Norman Teague” opening 🎷 Elmhurst | 7–9 p.m. | $23
Saturday, Jan. 20
- Polar Adventure Day ☃️ Big Marsh Park | Noon to 3 p.m. | Free
- “Poetry is Everything” Tour 💬 Hyde Park | 1 p.m. | Free
- Homebuyer Seminar 🏡 Grand Crossing | 1:30–3:30 p.m. | Free
- Onesie Bar Crawl 💤 River North | 4 p.m. to Midnight | $20+
- Jazz, Art, & Whiskey 🥃 Woodlawn | 6–9 p.m. | $25
- Drama concert 🎤 Goose Island | 7 p.m. | $35+
- “Highway Patrol” opens 📲 The Loop | 7:30 p.m. | $30
Sunday, Jan. 21
- Arboretum Dog Day 🐾 Lisle | 7 a.m. to Sundown | $5 per dog
- Duck Sit 🦆 River Park | 9 a.m. to Noon | Free
- Fleetwood Mac for Kids 🎸 Pilsen | 11:30 am. | $15
- Bring Chicago Home Teach-in | Logan Square | Noon | Free
- Family Fun Fest 👪 The Loop | 1–4 p.m. | Free
Today on City Cast
How’d Harvey Residents Get Stuck Inside Apartment?
Harvey World Herald’s Amethyst Davis and Sun-Times’ Nader Issa discuss how a south suburban apartment complex got boarded up with residents inside, what local organizations are doing to help unhoused Chicagoans in the severe cold, and the likelihood of the South Loop Sox.
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