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🍎 Is Foxtrot back?
June 14, 2024 · —Sidney Madden
How am I kicking off the weekend? Making a Netflix account — the streaming service kicked me off my brother’s account as the second part of “Bridgerton” drops 😭 Scroll down for better weekend plans below 👇
What's CITY Talking About?
Johnson Defends Migrant Evictions
More than 100 migrants — including families with school-age children — are being asked to leave city shelters by Tuesday. Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his 60-day shelter limit that city officials have been enforcing since the spring. [WTTW]
State Shuts Down 47th Street Harold’s
The Illinois Department of Revenue shut down a popular Harold’s location in Bronzeville for “noncompliance.” [Block Club]
- Hear our love letter to Harold’s. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
Foxtrot to Return
After abruptly closing in the spring, the upscale convenience store chain has plans to reopen 10 Chicago locations — starting in Gold Coast and Old Town. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
This Week’s Must-Read
Ever wonder about the oldest books you can check out at the Chicago Public Library? It’s unlikely you’ll find a book in circulation that is more than 200 years old but not impossible 🤯 [WBEZ]
What To Do
Friday, June 14
- Juneteenth Paddling 🚣 Blue Island | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Free
- Fiesta Back of the Yards starts 🎉 Back of the Yards | Noon | Free admission
- Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash 🍋 Bridgeview | 3 p.m. | $150+
- Black Yacht Weekend starts 🛥️ Riverwalk | 5 p.m. | Varies
- Taste of Randolph starts 🍴 West Loop | 5–10 p.m. | $10 suggested donation
- Ribfest starts 🍖 North Center | 5–10 p.m. | $10 suggested donation
- Blues on the Fox Fest starts 🎵 Aurora | 6 p.m. | $15
- Rich Robbins concert 🎤 Lakeview | 8 p.m. | $15
Saturday, June 15
- Artists of the Wall Fest starts 🎨 Loyola Park | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Free
- Zine Not Dead Fest 📖 Logan Square | Noon to 6 p.m. | Free
- Juneteenth Family Festival 🤎 Morgan Park | Noon to 7 p.m. | Free
- Juneteenth Village Festival 🎡 Douglass Park | Noon to 8 p.m. | Free
- Taste of Chicago Pop-Up 🍴 Rogers Park | Noon to 8 p.m. | Free admission
- Chi-Soul Fest starts 🎷 Navy Pier | 1–11 p.m. | Free
- Country Pride 🤠 Ukrainian Village | 6:30–9:30 p.m. | $15
- “1619” Musical opens 🎭 Evanston | 7–9 p.m. | $32
- Queer Prom 21 & Under 🪩 Pilsen | 6–11 p.m. | Free
Sunday, June 16
- Handmade Artisan Bazaar 🛍️ Hyde Park | 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Free admission
- Father’s Day Car Show 🚗 Oak Brook | 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Free
- Sundays on State 🏙️ The Loop | 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Free
- “The Giving Tree Mural” Reveal 🌳 Humboldt Park | 1–5 p.m. | Free
- Real Men Cook 🍳 South Shore | 3–6 p.m. | $25
- Joffrey for All 🩰 Millennium Park | 5:30 p.m. | Free
Your Chicago News Quiz
It wouldn't be Friday if we didn't drop another news quiz. Reference past Hey Chicago newsletters and City Cast Chicago podcasts. In our first question, we’re asking you to guess the Chicagoan who said this quote.
Allow me to be as clear as the azure sky of the deepest summer ...
Who said this about a big event leaving Douglass Park?
- Red Stars President Karen Leetzow
- Chance the Rapper
- Videographer Cole Bennett
- Mike Petryshyn, aka Riot Mike
Today on City Cast
Riot Fest Bumps Red Stars
Block Club’s Jamie Nesbitt Golden and WCIU’s Brandon Pope break down Riot Fest’s move to Bridgeview, a decline in violent crime statistics, and the return of Foxtrot.
Thanks to everyone who tuned into the City Cast Chicago podcast’s festival week! Revisit our conversations on festival tips, economics, food, and music all summer long 😎
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