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June 17, 2026

Is Chicago Really Over Ye? Plus, Best Summer Museum Exhibits

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Is Chicago Really Over Ye? Plus, Best Summer Museum Exhibits

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A week before the Bears season kicks off, Soldier Field will be home to one of Chicago’s most controversial sons, Kanye West. The Bully tour touches down Sept. 3 and 4. Host Jacoby Cochran asks City Cast contributors Brandon Pope and Anna DeShawn, is Chicago over Kanye West and his most recent apology tour. Plus, Brave Space Alliance & Transformative Justice Law Project are hosting a name change clinic today. Ahead of the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center this week, we’ve got some of our favorite museum exhibitions across the city, including the National Museum of Mexican Art, MCA, Haitian American Museum, Dusable Museum, MSI, Wrightwood 659, Blanc Gallery, Elephant Room Gallery, and Field Museum

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