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❌ Train fare trouble hits Chicagoland
February 6, 2024
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What's CITY Talking About?
Train Fare Trouble
Having trouble buying tickets for your commute? Amid Metra changes, the Ventra app has been peppered with glitches. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
I-Pass Transponders On Way Out
Illinois drivers can replace their tollway transponders with sticker tags, which are now available online and at Jewel-Osco locations. The stickers don’t expire. [Sun-Times]
Help a South Side Senior
Ald. Lamont Robinson, 4th Ward, has launched a program for older residents to be paired with neighbors to get assistance with everyday tasks and for companionship. [Block Club]
Are You Following This Logan Square Pig?
For the last couple of months, 5-month-old pig Maple has been recovering from a virus in Logan Square where she is being fostered. And she’s drummed up quite the fan base in a local Facebook group. [Block Club]
- The local animal news cycle moves quick: Just a few weeks ago, we were talking about the Irving Park bald eagle and the Roscoe Village rat hole. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
What To Do
Tuesday, Feb. 6
- Reimagining Chicago’s Collective Future 📝 Pilsen | Noon | Free
- Envision Evanston 2045 🔮 Evanston | 6:30–8 p.m. | Free
- First Date Art Show 💗 Uptown | 7–9 p.m. | Free
Wednesday, Feb. 7
- Black History Month Story Trails 🤎 Dan Ryan Woods | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Free
- Diaspora Dinner 🍽️ Garfield Park | 5:30 p.m. | Free
- “Billy Elliot” opens 🩰 Aurora | 7 p.m. | $28+
- Lunar New Year Celebration 🐉 Lincoln Square | 8 p.m. | Free
Thursday, Feb. 8
- Chicago Theatre Week starts 🎭 Citywide | Varies | Varies
- Project Onward Valentine’s Portrait Slam 💗 West Loop | 5–8 p.m. | $40+
- Love Bug Dance 🐛 Naperville | 5:30–8 p.m. | $22
Today on City Cast
What’s Up With the Ventra App?
The Ventra app ran into some issues due to updates and changes to Metra’s fare structure. Plus, take note of these important election dates and get dating advice from Chicago matchmaker Kara Laricks.
I’m so jealous of University of Illinois students graduating this spring: Chicago architect Jeanne Gang is their commencement speaker!
—Sidney Madden
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