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October 9, 2024 · —Sidney Madden
How do you know the holidays are near? When 93.9 LITE FM starts to play Christmas music 24/7? When Christkindlmarket returns? Or when Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas drops her calendar for the next year? If it’s the latter, you are in luck.
What's CITY Talking About?
Who’s Sending These Political Mailers?
If you got an unsigned mailer thanking or criticizing your alder about where they stood on banning natural gas in new Chicago homes and businesses, you are not alone. They came from opponents of legislation that was shelved months ago. [Block Club]
- Read more about Chicago’s gas stove debate earlier this year. [Hey Chicago 💻]
United Airlines Hiring Spree
The Chicago-based airline is expected to employ 110,000 people by the end of the year. United ended last year with 100,000 employees for the first time since 2000. The airline is the city’s 11th-largest employer. [Crain’s 🔒]
Where to Load Up on Carbs in Chicago
As thousands of runners hit the pavement for the Chicago Marathon Sunday, Read & Run Chicago’s Allison Yates tells us the best spots to carb-load in the city. But don’t fret: This guide isn’t just for runners. Chicago carb lovers, unite! [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
Chicago’s Newest LGBT Hall of Fame Inductees
The Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame gathered last week to induct one of its biggest classes yet, honoring 20 people and two organizations. [Windy City Times]
- One of the inductees was the late transgender icon Gloria Allen, aka “Mama Gloria.” [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
What To Do
Wednesday, Oct. 9
- Kamayan Feast & “Food Roots” Screening 🇵🇭 River North | 5:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m. | $55
- Night of Nature Play 🌳 Dan Ryan Woods | 6–8 p.m. | Free
- Black Lab 🤎 Bridgeport | 7:30–10 p.m. | $5
- Bathe 🎤 Lakeview | 8 p.m. | $17+
- Chicago Fashion Week starts 👗 Citywide | 6–10 p.m. | Varies
Thursday, Oct. 10
- Senior Harvest Fest 🎃 Logan Square | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Price
- Owl Prowl 🦉 Eggers Grove | 6:30 p.m. | Free
- “Into the Woods” opens 🏰 Wicker Park | 7–10:30 p.m. | $35+
- “the love object” opens 💕 Edgewater | 7:30–9 p.m. | $20+
Fifty-five years after the Days of Rage protests in Chicago, a new cookbook in tribute to activists Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers is in the works. If those names are familiar, Dohrn and Ayers ran the Weather Underground and were on the FBI’s most-wanted list.
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