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March 27, 2024
Which Chicago team has the best game day experience? That’s what Hey Chicago is wondering with Opening Day for the Sox and Cubs around the corner. Tell us here, and learn more about what to do around Bridgeport and Wrigleyville below 👇
What's CITY Talking About?
Censuring an Alder?
Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th Ward, could be censured by fellow alders after speaking at a rally where an American flag was burned to protest U.S. support of Israel. Sigcho-Lopez says he arrived after the flag was burned. [Sun-Times]
- What does censuring an alder do? In the fall, a City Council vote to censure 35th Ward Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa narrowly failed. [Hey Chicago 💻]
Measles Update
Migrants staying at the Pilsen shelter should get a second measles vaccine 28 days after the first inoculation, local health officials said. [NBC Chicago]
Chicago 🤝 Sundance Institute
The city’s tourism arm and film office are partnering with the institute to bring four movies from the popular Utah fest to Chicago as well as events for emerging filmmakers in June. [Deadline]
- If you are going to Sundance in Utah next year, bookmark these tips from former festival staffers. [City Cast Salt Lake 🎧]
Ramadan is Different for Chicago Muslims This Year
We’re about halfway through Ramadan — the Muslim holy month marked by charity, spiritual reflection, and daily fasting. With about 350,000 Muslims calling Illinois home, we visited a community iftar, an evening meal when fasts are broken each day. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
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Where to Celebrate Opening Day
Bridgeport
Are you among the Sox fans planning to dip out of work early Thursday afternoon to catch the South Siders play the Detroit Tigers? This year's Opening Day comes as the team considers moving to the South Loop.
Chuck Sudo has lived in Bridgeport for almost 25 years. Having seen the neighborhood change immensely, Sudo says Bridgeport still has that quiet charm that attracted him to the area.
Wrigleyville (and Lakeview)
Cubs fans will have to wait until Monday to play hooky to see the team's home opener against the Colorado Rockies. The North Siders will be facing off against the Rangers in Texas Thursday on Opening Day.
But that means fans can figure out their game day itineraries with the help of Lakeview resident Joel Simon, who gave the City Cast Chicago podcast a tour of his stomping grounds last year.
What To Do
Wednesday, March 27
- Spring Break Movie: “Aladdin” 🧞 Little Village | 10 a.m. to Noon | Free
- PublisHER Book Fair 📖 The Loop | 4–7 p.m. | Free entry
- Bunny Book Club 🐰 Lakeview | 6–8 p.m. | $13
Thursday, March 28
- Spring Breakout Adventures 🌷 Caldwell Woods | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Free
- Sox Home Opener ⚾ Bridgeport | 3:10 p.m. | $26+
- Egg Hunt 🐣 Austin | 4–5 p.m. | Free
- Non-Alcoholic Happy Hour 🍹 West Town | 6 p.m. | Free
- Bird Safety in Chicago 🐦 Harold Washington Library | 6:30–7:30 p.m. | Free
- Percival Everett Author Talk | The Loop | 7 p.m. | $15
Today on City Cast
A Visit to a Local Iftar
Amjad Quadri, a member of the Muslim Community Center in Old Irving Park, shares what the mosque is serving up and how Ramadan is about more than fasting.
PSA: Bad Bunny is playing at the United Center Thursday to Saturday, and it looks like tickets for the Friday show have gotten slightly cheaper.
—Sidney Madden
Thanks to editor Simone Alicea!
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