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🕛 Why is there a Doomsday Clock in Chicago?
January 25, 2024
Who else is trying to work on their green thumbs this year? Luckily, a couple of Chicago plant experts chimed in with advice to help newbies like me. (But I’m still adding Lego plants to the mix.)
What's CITY Talking About?
City Council Delays
Mayor Brandon Johnson called for a cease-fire in Gaza after alders delayed voting on a resolution until next week. A vote on police discipline was also delayed. [WTTW; Crain’s 🔒]
Meet James Beard Chicago Semifinalists
Seventeen Chicago restaurants, bars, chefs, and hospitality professionals made the semifinalist list for the prestigious food awards. [Eater]
- It makes sense that some of the semifinalists were among our favorite meals last year. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
Doomsday Clock at 90 Seconds Until Midnight
Between the climate crisis and war, humanity remains the closest it's been to destroying the world according to a clock that has been ticking for 77 years. [Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]
- Learn how Chicago scientists first created the clock decades ago. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
Chicago Architecture 101
From bungalows to art deco, Chicago is filled with different architectural styles, which is why we put together a glossary for you to flex on your friends. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
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What To Do
Thursday, Jan. 25
- “Evicted” Exhibit Opening 🏠 River North | 5:30–7 p.m. | Free
- S’mores Party 🍫 Goose Island | 6–7:30 p.m. | Free
Friday, Jan. 26
- Preschool Library Day 📖 South Chicago | 9:30–10:30 a.m. | Free
- CTA Job Fair 🚆 Near West Side | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Free
- Blood Drive 🩸 Uptown | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Free
- Chicago Beefsteak starts 🥩 Lincoln Square | 7 p.m. | $195+
- Street Art Competition 🎨 Logan Square | 7 p.m. | No cover
Saturday, Jan. 27
- Moore’s Marvelous Minis 🏰 Hyde Park | 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Varies
- Grandparent & Me Winter Tea ☕ Glen Ellyn | 10–11:15 a.m. | $15+
- Winter Sowing 🌱 Jefferson Park | 10 a.m. to Noon | Free
- Winter Housing Expo 🏘️ Woodlawn | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Free
- “Spirited Away: Live On Stage" opens 👻 The Loop | 11 a.m. | $5
- Polar Plunge 🐻❄️ Oak Street Beach | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | $30
- Breathing Workshop & Fundraiser 🎗️ North Center | 2–3:15 p.m. | $20
- Chinese New Year Hanfu Party 🧧 Chinatown | 6 p.m. | $10
- “It Ain’t That Funny” opens 🖊️ Garfield Park | 6–9 p.m. | Free
- “For Colored Boys” 🤎 Morgan Park | 7–9:30 p.m. | $17+
- “Champion” opens 🥊 The Loop | 7:30 p.m. | $49+
Today on City Cast
Your Chicago Architecture Guide
Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey says, “The history of Chicago and its people is written in its architecture.” Bey gives us a glossary of terms to help us better appreciate our buildings.
I sat down with longtime reader Eric Gegenheimer over a slice of D’Agostino’s to talk all things City Cast Chicago for his new Chicago Pizza News newsletter. Guess I’m considered a cool person now 😎💅
—Sidney Madden
Thanks to editor Simone Alicea!
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