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December 17, 2024
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What's CITY Talking About?
Will Union Station Get Makeover?
Amtrak is preparing to modernize the nearly 100-year-old downtown station it owns next year. Last renovated in 1991, Union Station could see improvements like rehabbing abandoned platforms, overhauling the station concourse, and bringing other platforms in compliance with federal disability standards. [Tribune 🔒]
How to Participate in 'Prisoncast!'
The audio journalism project is for people incarcerated in Illinois prisons and their loved ones. Airing on Chicago and Illinois Public Radio stations, people can make requests for the show; though, not all requests will air. The holiday program is Sunday from 2–4 p.m. [WBEZ]
I am pissed off to the highest of pisstivity.
Guess That Quote
Public figures in Chicago say some memorable lines, but do you know who said what? We’re asking you to play a game of guess that quote with us. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
What To Do
Tuesday, Dec. 17
- Kids Dodgeball Game 🔴 Norwood Park | 3:45 p.m. | $8
- Christmas in Chinatown 🎉 Chinatown | 6–10 p.m. | Varies
- Joel Kim Booster 😂 Lincoln Park | 8 p.m. | $30
Wednesday, Dec. 18
- Seeking Scrabble Players 👥 Little Italy | Noon to 2 p.m. | Free
- Community Bonfire 🔥 Mount Greenwood | 5–7 p.m. | Free
- Duke Ellington’s “The Nutcracker” 🎷 Fulton Market | 6:30–8:30 p.m. | $15 suggested donation
- Suki Waterhouse 🎵 The Salt Shed | 7 p.m. | $82+
- “Merry, Merry Chicago” opens 🎹 The Loop | 7:30 p.m. | $55
City Cast Chicago producer Michelle Navarro and I are eagerly awaiting “Christmas in Chicago,” which could hit streaming services next year. Think that’s enough time for them to rename the love interest? An alder named Austin Ward is, uh, pretty on the nose.
—Sidney Madden
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