City Cast Chicago
🗳️ DNC just got interesting
July 22, 2024 · —Sidney Madden and Rocky 🐾
Got a case of the Mondays? Check out this Chicago–themed Connections game. You have unlimited tries! BUT if you can’t crack the code, we’ll share the answers in tomorrow’s newsletter.
What's CITY Talking About?
Global Outage Affects Chicago
How did the worldwide Microsoft outage Friday hit Chicago? Metra trains and flights out of O’Hare saw delays and cancellations, hospital systems malfunctioned, and radio stations went off air. [Tribune 🔒]
Free Soccer Program for Migrants
Amigos Unidos FC, or United Friends in English, is a new soccer program started by college students for migrant children mostly from Colombia and Venezuela. With few accessible programs available, the club lets kids have an outlet. [WBEZ]
Chance the Snapper is Thriving
That’s according to gator trapper Frank Robb, who rescued the alligator from the Humboldt Park lagoon five years ago. Chance is among the “beefiest and bossiest” on the Florida gator farm where he now lives. [Block Club]
- Plus, take a look at some of Chicago’s other favorite animals. [Hey Chicago 💻]
A $730 million fiscal cliff — that's pretty bad. Not unprecedented, but a lot worse than usual.
Could Merger Be CTA’s Saving Grace?
Lawmakers are considering merging Chicagoland transit agencies — CTA, Metra, and Pace — to address declines in ridership and a looming $730 million budget crisis. Would the plan actually make trains and buses come on time? A transportation reporter breaks it down. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
What To Do
Monday, July 22
- CHGO Sports Golf Tournament 🏌️ West Chicago | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | $90+
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra Story Time 🎼 The Loop | 10:30–11:30 a.m. | Free
- Broadway in Your Backyard 🎭 Washington Park | 6–7 p.m. | Free
- Full Moon Jam 🌝 Foster Beach | 7–10 p.m. | Free
Tuesday, July 23
- Adult Open-Level Tap Class starts 🕺 Rogers Park | 6 p.m. | $12+
- Drum City Community Circle 🥁 Bronzeville | 6:30–7:30 p.m. | Free
- Totally Lit Speed Dating 📚 Wicker Park | 6:30–8:30 p.m. | $25+
- South Beach in Chicago ☀️ Hyde Park | 9 p.m. | $20+
Back dog-sitting my best bud 😊
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