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🍳 Where to find 40,000 eggs in Chicago
March 14, 2025 · — Natalia Aldana
Happy Friday! The adorable Bridgeport beaver who captured hearts on social media and across the South Side now has a new name: Ida Beav Wells! Plus, we hear she’s now a proud mama 🦫
What's CITY Talking About?
DEI Funding Cut Threats
Chicago and Illinois universities are responding to federal threats of diversity- and protest-related funding cuts. Host Jacoby Cochran is breaking down this issue and more of this week's top stories. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]
Immigrants Fuel Population Growth
Chicago and Cook County saw a less than 1% population increase from 2023 to 2024, primarily from international immigration. The current metro population is still lower than in 2020. [Tribune 🔒]
Chicagoans Boycott Teslas and Protest Musk
About 500 demonstrators gathered outside the Tesla Gold Coast showroom this week with the “TeslaTakedown” movement, protesting Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration. Many Tesla drivers are trying to sell or return their cars, and some have reported vandalism. [Block Club]
State Considers Taxing Drivers by The Mile
As Illinois faces reduced road funding due to low gas tax revenues, state Sen. Ram Villivalam is proposing a pilot program to tax miles driven instead of gas consumed. [Sun-Times]
This Week's Must-Read
Frustrated by soaring egg prices and the effect on low-income families, Chicago pastor Rev. Charlie Dates, plus 300 volunteers, are planning to distribute 40,000 eggs at five locations across the South Side. [WBEZ]
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What To Do
Friday, March 14
- 🥳 St. Paddy’s Day Party | 5 p.m. | Pay As You Go | River North
- 🎻 Gaelic Storm | 6:30 p.m. | $48+ | River North
- 🎤 Mary J. Blige | 7 p.m. | $231 | United Center
- 🎭 Thick: A Crumbling Freak Show by Jenn Freeman | 7:30-8:45 p.m. | $30+ | Near South Side
- 🎻 Gregory Alan Isakov with the Chicago Philharmonic | 7:30 p.m. | $45+ | The Loop
- 🪕 Marc Broussard | 8 p.m. | $25+ | Pilsen
Saturday, March 15
- 🧘Yoga in the Library | 9:30-10:30 a.m. | Free | Chicago Lawn
- 🎨 Farah Salem: Uninhibited People of the Earth (First Day) | 10 a.m. | Free | Hyde Park
- 🌲 Maple Tree Festival | 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. | Free | North Park
- 🍓 Market Days with the Greater Chicago Food Depository | 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. | Free | Garfield Park
- ☘️ St. Paddy’s Day Parade | Noon | Free | Grant Park
- 📜 Celtic Mythology Walk | 1 p.m. | Free | Western Springs
- 🍞 Irish Soda Bread Contest | 3 p.m. | Free | New City
- 👋 Friend Speed Dating | 7 p.m. | $10 | Kenwood
- 🤣 Gabriel Iglesias | 8 p.m. | $49.50+ | United Center
- 💿 Slo ‘Mo at Sleeping Village | 9 p.m. | $15+ | Avondale
- 🕺 Charli XCX Dance Party | 9 p.m. | $30 | Wicker Park
Sunday, March 16
- 🐶 Train Your Dog to Hunt Rats | 9 a.m. | $25 | Lincoln Square
- 🥞 Maple Syrup Festival | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Free | Northbook
- ☘️ South Side Irish Parade | Noon | Free | Beverly
- 🌲 Tree Cookie Painting | Noon-2 p.m. | Free | South Holland
- 🥟 Empanada Making Class | 12:30-2:30 p.m. | $100 | West Town
- 🍄 Neighborhood Walk with Chicago Mushroom Club | 2-3 p.m. | Free | West Ridge
- ⛸️ Wizard of Oz on Ice | 3 p.m. | $19+ | Des Plaines
🙈 Forecasters are warning of damaging winds today and Saturday, and storms could move in around midnight. Be safe out there, please.
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