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Getting a Taste of Ramadan in Chicago

We’re about halfway through Ramadan, the Muslim holy month marked by charity, spiritual reflection, and daily fasting. Host Jacoby Cochran visited a Northwest Side mosque for their iftar evening meal to discuss why Ramadan is about more than fasting. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Euthanasia, Overcrowding Increase at Local Shelter

Chicago Animal Care and Control is reporting higher intakes and euthanasia rates on par with pre-pandemic levels. Local rescues and advocates are calling for more funding and leadership. [Block Club]

• Want to help? Here are tips on how to adopt a pet in Chicago. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Voucher Recipients Struggle to Find Housing

Factors including racial discrimination, poor credit, and landlords not counting vouchers as income are contributing to the significant difficulties voucher holders face in finding housing. Housing authorities also lack sufficient staff and resources to assist recipients. [Tribune 🔒]

• And that’s just one of the issues facing the Chicago Housing Authority. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Ex-Police Oversight Chief Says Firing Effort Was ‘Unfair’

Andrea Kersten, Chicago’s former chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, resigned Feb. 13 after learning about a planned no-confidence vote of her leadership. She accused the public safety commission of an “inherently unfair” inquiry. [Sun-Times]