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🌉 Chicago bridges aren’t falling down … yet
May 7, 2024 · —Sidney Madden
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Here’s where educators can get all the deals and freebies. Plus, we shout out some of our favorite local teachers on today’s City Cast Chicago podcast!
What's CITY Talking About?
What to Know About Campus Protest Arrests
Dozens of protesters were arrested over the weekend at the School of the Art Institute as individuals joined the call for higher education institutions to disclose investments in and divest from companies profiting from the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
Biden, Harris Back in Chicago
President Joe Biden will be back in town at a fundraiser Wednesday not even a month after he collected $2.5 million at another Chicago fundraiser supporting his reelection bid. Vice President Kamala Harris will be in the North Shore targeting women donors next week. [Sun-Times]
A First at the Field Museum
Birds are the only dinosaurs to survive the mass extinction — and you can see the fossil of the first-known bird, the Archaeopteryx, only at the Field Museum after it was unveiled Monday. [CBS Chicago]
What To Do
Tuesday, May 7
- “Star Wars” Trivia Night 🌌 Logan Square | 7–9 p.m. | $10+
- Dark Sky Walk 🚶 Willow Springs | 9 p.m. | Free
Wednesday, May 8
- Adult Zumba Class 🎶 Austin | 3–3:45 p.m. | Free
- Gunna concert 🎤 Uptown | 6:45 p.m. | $100+
Thursday, May 9
- Sox vs. Guardians âšľ Bridgeport | 6:40 p.m. | $7+
Today on City Cast
Campus Protests Continue
The City Cast Chicago team discusses the police and counter-protester presence at college campuses in Chicago, Bally’s temporary casino, and the local teachers we love the most.
We’re celebrating the wins of our colleagues across the city: Pulitzer Prizes were awarded to City Bureau and the Invisible Institute for their investigation into missing persons in Chicago and to the Invisible Institute and USG Audio for their podcast "You Didn't See Nothin." Plus, the Reader is returning to its weekly publishing schedule next month 🎉 Hooray!
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