🤝 Where to find community this month

Eileen O'Neill Burke Wins State's Attorney Race

The Associated Press called the extremely tight primary race Friday evening. O'Neill Burke led opponent Clayton Harris III by nearly 1,600 votes. [WTTW]

• Learn more about what the Democratic winner plans to do as the county's top prosecutor. [🎧 City Cast Chicago]
  

Lights, Camera, Lawsuit

What's going on with the historic shuttered Avalon Regal Theater in South Shore? Several lawsuits and unproven tweets. [Block Club]

Mayor Takes Stand in Burning Debate

Mayor Brandon Johnson defended 25th Ward Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s participation in a protest where an American flag was burned, rejecting some alders’ calls to remove Sighcho-Lopez as chair of the council’s housing committee. [🔒 Tribune]

Building a Safer Skyline for Birds

Chicago bird advocates are urging the city to mandate bird-friendly building standards for new developments following the deaths of thousands of migratory birds from building collisions. [WBEZ]

• On a much more positive aviary note, we’re nearing the end of the migratory season, but here’s where you can still spot bald eagles in Illinois. [Hey Chicago 📰]

‘Shrinkflation’ Hits Chocolate

Rising cocoa prices are taking a toll on local chocolate businesses and consumers. Katherine Anne Duncan owns a confection shop in Irving Park and says prices have increased by as much as 20% from last year. [Chicago Sun-Times]

• What other Chicago candies could fill the chocolate void? [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Last Week’s Winner

Answer: The Rookery. Congrats to random winner Lavelle V. City Cast marketing coordinator Jermaine Thomas II snapped the next pic.

This Week’s Clues

What is the name of this garden in the Loop? Guess here! You might pick the next round of trivia.

• Built in 1996 to be a safe haven for people who are sick.
• Two 40-foot Corinthian columns stand at the garden’s entrance. Originally from Chicago’s 1905 Federal Building, they were under the Lake Michigan shoreline in the ‘80s.
• There are 23 other parks like this across the U.S. and Canada.
• Many have taken photos here for weddings, quinceañeras, and holiday cards.

Your Guide to April

From the art that moves us to the bites we’re looking forward to having, the City Cast Chicago team lays out what you need to know about April in Chicago.