City Cast Chicago
💸 What’s missing from Pritzker’s budget address?
February 20, 2025 · — Ava Wojnowski
Heyyy Chicago! Do you know what I love most about Chicago? Even though it’s a big, bustling city, people still have that midwestern niceness to them 🤠
We’re running out of time to find out what YOU love most about Chicago, so let us know! 🤸🏙️🌥️
What's CITY Talking About?
UC Development Could Break Ground This Year
City Council has approved rezoning the area surrounding the United Center, moving the $7 billion project one step closer to becoming a reality. The redevelopment would include residential units, a hotel, a music hall, and more commercial spaces over 15 years of construction. [Sun-Times]
Multiple Lawsuits After Thornton Township Brawl
Kamal Woods, the boyfriend of Thornton Township Supervisor and Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, was fired from his township position after a physical altercation during a meeting in January. In response, Woods has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit. Meanwhile, others who were involved are claiming their freedom of speech rights have been violated. [Tribune 🔒]
- Just add this to all of the drama surrounding Henyard 😵💫 [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
There's all these ghosts in the city. And once you learn the history, it's like the ghosts become these vivid characters for you and the whole play starts to make more sense.
Who Was Studs Terkel?
Studs Terkel’s oral history “Division Street: America” explored Chicagoans’ views on civil rights, economic anxieties, and war abroad. Now, the podcast “Division Street: Revisited” is returning to these subjects 60 years later. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
What To Do
Thursday, Feb. 20
- 🩰 Joffery Ballet Golden Hour starts | 7:30 p.m. | $36+ | The Loop
- 🌳 Nature’s Art Box | 10:30 a.m. | Free | Willow Springs
- 💎 Jewelry Making | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Free | Ashburn
- 🎉 Woodson Regional’s 50th Anniversary Kick-Off Celebration | 12-5 p.m. | Free | Washington Heights
- 🎤 Stephen Day | 8 p.m. | $18+ | Lincoln Park
- 🎵 Frequency Festival | 8:30 p.m. | $20 | North Center
- 🎶 Laura Rain | 9 p.m. | $15 | The Loop
Friday, Feb. 21
- 🪄 MagicCon Starts | Various Times | $40+ | McCormick Place
- ♥️ Film Screening: “Love, Simon” | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Free | Back of the Yards
- 🎨 Paint and Sip Hot Chocolate | 11 a.m. | Free | Oak Forest
- 🎭 A Night of Broadway | 5 p.m. | $50+ | Naperville
- 🍷 Vino Divino Wine Tasting | 7 p.m. | $79 | Logan Square
- 🎤 Grace O’Malley | 9:30 p.m. | $31+ | Wicker Park
🏒 Is anyone excited to watch tonight's USA vs. Canada hockey game? This game will decide who wins the entire tournament, and the last game these two teams played didn’t disappoint. The Four Nations Tournament also features Finland and Sweden, with Finland standing out as the only team showcasing a Chicago Blackhawks player — Teuvo Teravainen.
Free · Daily