City Cast Chicago
🧊 Is Chicago’s biggest rivalry cooling off?
June 4, 2024 · —Sidney Madden
The CTA Pride Train is back! Service on the rainbow–colored train began yesterday on the Red Line. You have plenty of time to catch it — the train will run through the fall.
What's CITY Talking About?
Shootings, Homicides Down
In the first five months of 2024, shootings and homicides remain at their lowest points since 2019, according to Chicago Police Department data. [WTTW]
New Regional Sports Network
Starting in October, you can watch the Blackhawks, Bulls, and White Sox on the Chicago Sports Network, a new regional network spanning multiple platforms. [WBBM]
RIP Lincoln Park Zoo Lion Cub
The North Side zoo said it had to euthanize 17-month-old Lomelok over the weekend because he had been facing mobility issues due to a spinal birth defect. [WGN]
Where to Work Remotely Downtown
The city’s new “Work from Summertime Chi” initiative is an effort to attract remote workers to set up shop at the Hoxton Hotel, Chicago Cultural Center, and other downtown spaces. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
Chicago Chatter: Cubs or Sox Fan?
In the spirit of the Crosstown Classic, we are asking Hey Chicago readers to tell us who they swear their baseball allegiance to: the Cubs or the Sox. Fill out this survey and let us know!
Wondering where the City Cast Chicago team stands?
- 🧦 City Cast Chicago host Jacoby Cochran: “Sox all day, even on their worst day (so now).”
- 🐻 City City Chicago executive producer Simone Alicea: “More of a Seattle Mariners fan, so Cubs by default?”
- 🧦 City Cast Chicago producer Michelle Navarro: “Sox definitely, but I got a scholarship from the Cubs, so I briefly flipped. I have love for both!”
- 🏆 Hey Chicago newsletter editor Sidney Madden (me): “Whoever is winning 🤓”
What To Do
Tuesday, June 4
- Story Time in Polish 🇵🇱 River Forest | 10 a.m. | Free
- “New Girl” Trivia Night ❓ Logan Square | 7–9 p.m. | $10+
Wednesday, June 5
- Resource Fair 👋 Washington Heights | Noon to 2 p.m. | Free
- Yoga with DuShaun 🧘 Garfield Park | 6–7 p.m. | $5
- R.O. Kwon Book Talk 📖 The Loop | 6–7 p.m. | $8+
Thursday, June 6
- Puerto Rican Fest starts 🇵🇷 Humboldt Park | 4–10 p.m. | $10+
- Lead in Drinking Water Community Discussion 🚱 Little Village | 5:30–7 p.m. | Free
- Politico Playbook 🗳️ The Hideout | 6 p.m. | $12
Today on City Cast
Chicago’s Remote Work Hot Spots
The City Cast Chicago team breaks down the significance of a Far South Side mental health clinic’s reopening, a new initiative to increase remote work downtown, and the Chicago Reader’s return to weekly publishing.
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