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The Block Club Chicago Podcast — 430 episodes

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Dungeons & Dragons Is Having A Moment In Chicago -- With Women

2

The Last Minute Push To Stop Illinois' Aid-In-Dying Law

3

Is Living In Chicago Detrimental To Your Health? We Ask Rush Doctors

4

This City Mushroom Farm Grows Fungi For Top Chefs — And ‘The Bear’

5

The Three Giant Trials Captivating The Country This Summer

6

Yes, Mayor Johnson Can Win Re-Election. Here's How.

7

It's Never Been Harder To Be A Kid. How Chicago Parents Can Help.

8

Why One Chicago Non-Profit Wants All Your Amazon Boxes

9

Will The Wettest Summer In South Side History Impact The Fall Election?

10

Turns Out You Can Be Discriminated Against At Work. Here's How.

11

Chicago Has A Literacy Problem. Chicagoans Like You Can Help Solve It

12

How The Dave Matthews Dump Actually Helped The Chicago River

13

Finally, Chicago Is Getting A Cat Tour Of Its Own This Weekend

14

Is The American Justice System The Best? An Outsider Weighs In.

15

The Battle Between Chicago Renters And Landlords Is Heating Up

16

How Much Damage Did The Wildfire Smoke Do To Our Lungs?

17

Is Wildfire Smoke Now A Permanent Part Of Chicago Summers?

18

Spare A Kidney? The Surprising Perks Of Becoming A Living Organ Donor

19

Chicago History Discovered In The Rubble Protecting Our Lakefront

20

Who Is Running For Chicago Mayor?

21

How O'Hare Expansion Built A Thriving Home For Wildlife — 19 Miles Away

22

50,000+ Laws Have Been Passed In American History. These Are The Best.

23

The New Laws That Just Went Into Effect

24

Chicago Could've Bought Back Its Parking Meters. The Mayor Said No.

25

Why Men Die First — Discussing What Men Need To Know About Their Health

26

Why Have Two Men Been Able To Assault North Siders For Years?

27

Sidebar: The Pope Is Critical Of AI, So Can You Stop Using It At Work?

28

Will The Obama Center Deliver What It Promised To South Siders?

29

Is Chicago Part Of 'Tornado Alley' Now?

30

Heading To The Vatican? You’ll Probably Run Into Some Chicagoans

31

Illinois Banning Cellphones From Classrooms — Will It Work?

32

Sidebar: Will US Attorney Resign? + Many Chicagoans Fall For New Scam

33

Why The Chicago Accent Is Dying

34

How The Bears Got Nothing From Springfield

35

Field Trip! The Smart Museum Celebrates Alma Thomas' Dazzling Abstracts

36

Why Women Have More Strokes Than Men — And How You Can Survive One

37

'Broadview 6' Charges Dropped After Feds Admit To Errors And Misconduct

38

Sidebar: Tipped Wage Hike Paused + DOJ's New 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund

39

How Lowrider Bikes Are Bringing Together Teens Impacted By ICE Raids

40

How Did An Eel Get Into The Chicago River?

41

Chloe’s Closet Is Making Prom Dreams Come True For Bronzeville Students

42

How A Tortured Man Ended Up In The One Place He Couldn't Be Deported To

43

Sidebar: Charges Against ICE Agents? + How AI Hurts Some Job Seekers

44

The South Side Pharmacy Desert Is Growing As Another Walgreens Leaves

45

Is The Mag Mile Back?

46

West Side Center Opens To Fix Chicago's 16-Year Life Expectancy Gap

47

Midway Blitz Is Over, Now ICE Is Quietly Targeting Immigrants At Court

48

The Secrets Underneath The Chicago Museum That Almost Never Happened

49

'A Death Trap' -- Ford City Mall Shut Down

50

How Ray Lopez Became Conservative Media’s Favorite Chicago Democrat

51

One Woman's Crusade To Bring Maternal Health Care To The South Side

52

A Private School Wants More Space - Why Many Neighbors Are Pushing Back

53

Pat Tomasulo Wants You To Laugh Your Face Off

54

Colonoscopies Aren't THAT Bad -- But They're More Important Than Ever

55

An AI School With No Teachers Coming To Chicago This Fall

56

After Chuy's Controversial Exit, A New Era Of Latino Leadership Begins

57

Do You Feel Safe On The CTA? Riders React To Boost In Police On Trains

58

Will The State's Attorney Charge Fed Officials After Midway Blitz?

59

Chicago's Weather Whiplash -- From Hail To Snow, Single Digits to 60s

60

Chicago Is Hemorrhaging Breweries. Is There A Way To Stop It?

61

Lawsuit Says Warlord On ‘Brink Of Ruin’ After Chef’s Abusive Behavior

62

Can We Save Chicago's Dwindling Number Of Neon Signs?

63

The South Side Is Primed To Become A National Hub For Green Tech

64

Why Cook County Is Prosecuting ICE Protesters While The Feds Drop Cases

65

How Five Deep Breaths A Day May Save Your Heart

66

For Many South Siders, Icon Jesse Jackson Was Their Neighbor ‘Rev’

67

The Long Lasting Impact Of Operation Midway Blitz On Our Neighborhoods

68

Why Many Chicagoans Are Saying No To More Delivery Robots

69

New Year, Same You. Why Most Resolutions Fail And What To Do Next

70

Chicago Sees Longest Winter Freeze In 19 Years -- But Relief Is Coming

71

Fugitive Ex-Loretto Leader Arrested In Serbia

72

Is There Any Way Out Of Chicago's Horrible Parking Meter Deal?

73

The 28-Year-Old Breaking Birding Records In Chicago

74

Good. Better. Best. Grater -- The Bears’ Wild Ride Continues

75

As Crime Rates Fall, Domestic Homicides Are Surging In Chicago. Why?

76

Bears. Packers. Grate night? Or Does The Pack Still Own Da Bears? UPDATE: DAAAAAAAAA BEARS

77

In 2025, Chicago Recorded Its Fewest Murders In 60 Years. Why?

78

The Stories We Loved In 2025!

79

Chicago Under Siege -- How Operation Midway Blitz Changed Our City

80

Fraud Cases Are Skyrocketing -- How AARP Is Fighting Back With You

81

After Budget Battle Ends, A New Question Emerges - Who Runs Chicago?

82

Chicago's Flu Season Is Here -- Is It Too Late To Protect Yourself?

83

Is Chicago Closing In On A Government Shutdown?

84

‘Lying Constantly’ - How The Feds Used Propaganda During Midway Blitz

85

Financial Crimes Have Become 'The New Wave' In Chicago -- What to Know

86

He Started His Own Postal Service Delivering And Reading Mail For Free

87

The Ultimate Guide To Shopping Local In Chicago For The 2025 Holidays

88

Hop On The Bears Bandwagon! They May Be Good (Or Might Kinda Suck) UPDATE: THEY'RE GOOD

89

Breast Cancer Diagnoses Are Up -- But More Women Are Surviving Than Ever

90

“This Budget Is A Disaster” -- The Committee That Told The Mayor 'No'

91

No, Groupon Isn't Dead. It's Still Based In Chicago And Growing Again.

92

It Was A Celebrity Hangout. It Closed. Workers Say They Weren't Paid

93

The Rink On 87th Has Been A Haven For 50 Years

94

What Would Happen If Chicago Got Nuked?

95

Can Judges Curb ICE’s Operation Midway Blitz?

96

Why Are Chicago Men So Afraid To Go To The Doctor?

97

What's Up With The Obama Presidential Center?

98

A Chicago Teen Had Just Returned From Chemo -- Then ICE Arrested Her Dad

99

Meet The ICE Resistance -- Cameras, Whistles, And Neighborhood Rapid Response Teams

100

Judge Blocks Trump’s National Guard Push Into Chicago -- For Now

101

The Most Chicago Thing That's Ever Happened To Me Was _____

102

Babe’s Giving Women’s Sports Fans In Chicago A Place To Call Home

103

Private Fences Put Up Around A Public Park -- And Neighbors Aren't Happy

104

"In Order To Win, You Have To Lose A Lot" -- Meet The Man Building A Racket Sport Empire

105

Meet The Voice Of The CTA -- 27 Years And Counting

106

CPS Fights Trump's Anti-DEI Efforts -- For Now

107

Why NIMBYs Often Win Neighborhood Battles

108

This Scuba Diver On A Boat With No Name Finds Your Stuff In The Lake

109

Anthony Rizzo Back On The Cubs -- For One Day

110

What To Know About ICE’s Operation Midway Blitz In Chicago

111

Could AI Data Centers Drain Lake Michigan?

112

How The West Side's 'Shine King' Keeps Going Even As Shoe Shining Disappears

113

A Look Inside What Some Call Chicago's "Death Hospital"

114

Meet The Watermelon Man, A South Side Legend With The Sweetest Melons In Town

115

Are Your Kids Sick? Pediatricians Still Battling 'Illness Of The Summer' As School Starts

116

The Uptown Theater Is 100 Years Old, But Will It Ever Open Again?

117

Terrible Portrait Artist Says ‘I Have No Plan To Get Better’ -- Still A Hit In Logan Square

118

Is It Safe To Swim In The Chicago River?

119

Will Chicago Close More Streets And Create More Pedestrian Malls?

120

Could DuSable Lake Shore Drive Move Underground? There's A Plan For That

121

Why Chicago's Affordable Housing Crisis Is Getting Worse

122

She Taught Her Own HS Chem Class, Now She's Headed To Her Dream College

123

Chicago's Rich History of Political Nepotism

124

The Flashy Fugitives: Ex-Loretto Hospital Leader And Contractor Are Living Large In Dubai

125

O'Hare's Bees Give A Second Chance To Formerly Incarcerated Chicagoans

126

The Chicago Way -- Powerful Alderman Resigning, And His Son Wants The Gig

127

The Lightning Bugs Are Back This Year -- But Will This Be Their Curtain Call?

128

This Episode May Save Your Life -- Important Clues To Recognize A Stroke

129

Some Chicago Officials Want ICE Agents To Take Off Their Masks

130

Chicago's Sunniest Month Is Here — Don't Let It Ruin Your Skin

131

WTF Is Banana Ball And Why Is It The Hottest Ticket In Chicago?

132

Why Lake Michigan Has Fallen Nearly 4 Feet Since 2020

133

Sidetrack Could Become The First Gay Bar In An American Airport

134

Ex-Loretto Hospital Executive Charged With Stealing $300 Million Through COVID Testing Scams

135

Trump Says ICE Is Cracking Down In Chicago — But The City Vows To 'Resist'

136

Chicago Is Sinking More Than Most Cities. Here's Why.

137

Chicago’s Escalating Domestic Violence Crisis

138

Nurses Remain The Most Trusted Profession -- Here's One Chicago Hospital Where They Thrive

139

Block Club Chicago Sues ICE Over Immigration Arrest Records

140

'Art For Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland' Honors Indigenous Voices

141

Uber Wrongfully Charged Riders Downtown Congestion Fee For Months

142

The West Side Teen Operating A Hair Salon In Her High School Bathroom

143

The Illegal Junkyard Operating On City Property For A Decade

144

Is The Mag Mile Staging A Comeback?

145

The Chicagoans With The 3,000 Mile Commute

146

Chicago Teacher’s Book Explores Life As A Kid In An Immigrant Household

147

The Neighborhood Looking For Answers As Survivors Look For Justice

148

How Do You Pronounce ‘Paczki’?

149

90 Years Of Cheezborger Cheezborger

150

The Alderman's Office That Kicked A Block Club Reporter Out Of A Public Meeting

151

City Tears Down Encampment Tents During Bitter Cold

152

Are Chicago's Winters Changing Forever?

153

Michael Madigan Guilty In Landmark Corruption Case

154

When A Trip To The Doctor Could Lead To Deportation

155

Lorraine Hansberry's South Side Roots Shaped Her Legendary Career

156

He Was The City's Highest Paid Employee -- Now He's Getting A Raise

157

Ten Days Of Fear, Confusion, Arrests

158

Can Google Save The Loop?

159

How Two Families, And Seven Billion Dollars, Aim To Transform The West Side

160

Behind The Lens -- Block Club Chicago's Photojournalist Colin Boyle

161

Trump Deportations Starting In Chicago

162

The Hemp Loophole And Murky Future Of Smoke Shops

163

What Is Quantum Computing And Why Is It Coming Here?

164

Are We Headed For A Chicago Teachers Strike?

165

Why The Onion Bought Infowars - For A Moment

166

The Stories We Loved In 2024 (Part 2)

167

The Stories We Loved In 2024 (Part 1)

168

How Joakim Noah Is Building Community — And Preventing Violence — Through Basketball

169

How 'Chance The Snapper' Might Help Cure Cancer

170

The Never Ending Line

171

How The Mayor Got His Budget Passed -- With No Property Tax Increase

172

How Lou Manfredini Became 'Mr. Fix-It' For Millions

173

North Side Businesses Struggle Amid Burglary Surge

174

How You Can Save Local News

175

Turns Out There Are 120 Chicago Neighborhoods

176

'You Had Me At Truffle' -- How Chicago's Small Businesses Thrive

177

Chicago’s Essential Dive Bars

178

Chicago Owed Millions In Police Overtime -- But They Aren't Sending The Bill

179

The Mayor's Proposed Police Therapist Cuts Raising Alarm Bells

180

Why Are Grocery Stores Leaving?

181

Father Of Slain Teen Writes Children’s Book To Honor Him

182

After 100,000 Passengers, The Uber Driver Finding Humanity In A New Memoir

183

How Election Day Played Out In Chicago

184

Mayor Johnson Breaks A Major Campaign Promise

185

Courtroom Sketch Artist Thriving Thanks To Indicted Chicago Politicians

186

How Chicago’s Last Two Costume Shops Have Survived

187

The Choice For Cook County State's Attorney

188

The Uphill Battle Prosecutors Faced -- And Conquered

189

Chicago's Mayors Historically Have No Chill

190

Chicago's School Board Showdown -- What's Next?

191

The Mayor's Combative School Board Press Conference

192

Why Chicago Shootings Are Becoming Far More Deadly

193

The Beef Between The Mayor And Head Of CPS

194

See The Fossil That Changed The World At The Field Museum

195

The Chicagoans Trapped In Their Apartments

196

Why Do Chicagoans Love (And Loathe) Malört?

197

Why Does Chicago Smell So Bad Lately?

198

After The Teacher Left, This 15-Year-Old CPS Student Taught Chemistry For Months

199

The Hurdles Ahead For CPS As Classes Begin

200

CTA Boss Travels The World More Than Visiting City Transit Stations

201

Beethoven And Beers -- Chicago's Only Classical Music Street Fest

202

Kamala Accepts, Chicago Takes A Bow, And Beyoncé Didn’t Show — Day Four Of The DNC

203

Marches, Maggots and Monologues - Day Three Of The DNC

204

The Obamas, Lil Jon, And The MyPillow Guy -- Day Two Of The DNC

205

Dispatches From Day One Of The DNC

206

Honoring History And Heartache By Saving A Cabrini-Green Church

207

Are Chicago's Street Festivals Less Safe As They Get More Crowded?

208

How The Dave Matthews Dump Actually Helped The Chicago River

209

How 'Chance The Snapper' Changed Chicago

210

The Olympic Sport That Started In A Chicago Pool

211

Saving A Great Lakes Species One Nest At A Time

212

Chicago's Tornado Season Is Getting Stronger, Longer, And Much More Dangerous

213

How A Reader's Tip Led To Federal Charges For Loretto Hospital Executives

214

Will Nascar Return To Chicago Next Year?

215

From Her Grandpa's Boat On Lake Michigan To Paris 2024

216

Where Did All The Music Festivals Go?

217

The Group Fishing Divvy Bikes Out Of Lake Michigan

218

After Being Shot At, The 'Army Of Moms' Leader Might Quit

219

Conquering The Cubs-Sox Red Line Doubleheader

220

What Is The True Chicago Accent -- And Why Is It Dying?

221

Ed Burke Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison -- Here's Why.

222

The Chicago Artist Turning Cicadas Into Jewelry

223

Quiet Zone Established Around Downtown Women’s Clinic Targeted By Protesters

224

The Fight For Local News -- And You Can Help

225

Will DuSable Lake Shore Drive Always Be A Big, Fast, Loud Highway?

226

The Country’s Oldest Black Tennis Club Is Keeping The Sport Alive In Bronzeville

227

The Cubs-White Sox Rivalry Goes Back To A Baseball ‘War’ In 1900

228

This Chicago Bar Is Celebrating 90 Legal Years -- Not Counting Its Speakeasy Era

229

Turns Out, Our 'City Of Neighborhoods' Has No Neighborhoods At All

230

The Ultimate 2024 Summer Bucket List!

231

Chicago's Pride Month Celebrations Start With The Queer Fam Pride Jam

232

What ShotSpotter And CTA's Dorval Carter Share - A Murky Future, And Trouble For Mayor Johnson

233

Lost In Translation: Migrant Kids Struggle In Chicago Schools

234

Chicagoans Doubled Our Bike Trips In Past 5 Years. Why?

235

Proposed Bears Stadium 'For Our Children' -- But Community Leaders Are Skeptical

236

How Mayor Johnson's Performance Lines Up With His Campaign Promises -- And We've Got Receipts

237

'The Entire City Needs Access To Entertainment' - Harry Lennix Joins 'On The Block'

238

CHA’s Vacant Homes Are Turning Into Money Pits And Hubs For Drug Activity

239

Ready Or Not, Here They Come -- What You Need To Know About The Cicadas About To Emerge

240

The Tiny Chicago Restaurant Quietly Serving Sports Biggest Stars

241

Should Chicago Lower The Speed Limit?

242

The End Of The CTA As We Know It?

243

Will Foxtrot & Dom's Closure Lead To Stronger Laws For All Chicago Workers?

244

Hometown All-Star Making Sure Kids Get The Same Chances He Got Playing Baseball

245

Why The Chicago Sky Are The Hottest Ticket In Town

246

The Insane And Inspiring Story Of A Missing Ring And It's 27-Year Journey Home

247

How A Mall Closure Forced A Dress Shop Owner To Reinvent Herself, And The Dresses In Her Store

248

Death Behind The Wheel: How The CTA Failed A Driver In Crisis

249

How A South Side Yarn Store Helps Stitch Together A Community

250

Can Riot Fest Win Over West Siders? Update: No. Wait. Yes.

251

Chicago Is The Deadliest City For Migrating Birds

252

Mayor Brandon Johnson: ‘Name One Thing … I Haven’t Done’

253

89-Year-Old Bike Shop Adapts Thanks To Amish Mechanic

254

The Politics of Patios: How Chicago Killed Outdoor Dining Downtown

255

Should Chicago Change Its Policing Strategy?

256

Why Are There So Few Black Chicago Firefighters?

257

Chicago Vintage Shop Reunites A Woman With Her Prom Dress — And Now It’s Her Daughter’s

258

Why The City May Start Clearing Snow Covered Sidewalks

259

The Big Change At CPS That Nobody Is Talking About

260

What The Heck Is Happening In The State's Attorney Race?

261

What Secrets Does A Museum Have In The Basement?

262

The Life, Death, And Rebirth Of Chicago's Famous Rosenwald Apartments

263

What Went Down On Election Night

264

As Evictions Loom, Migrants Are Trying To Figure Out Where To Live

265

Why Chicago Has 4 St. Patrick’s Day Parades

266

Will Mayor's Past As A Teacher Help CTU Get The Contract They Want?

267

They're Building Tiny Houses To Tackle Homelessness, But The City Wants Them To Stop

268

He Got Famous Filling Potholes. Now He Has A Gallery

269

A Conversation With Eileen O'Neill Burke - Candidate For Cook County State's Attorney

270

A Conversation With Clayton Harris III - Candidate For Cook County State's Attorney

271

Chicago's Drive-Thru Fish Fry Keeps Catholics On The Go

272

What Is (And Isn't) On The Chicago Ballot For The Upcoming Election?

273

How Chicago’s Black Steelworkers Struggled, Thrived And Survived The Industry’s Rise And Fall

274

This Frame Store Is Doing Things 'The Chicago Way'

275

911 Calls Ignored While Police Make Traffic Stops Instead

276

Fighting Homelessness On The CTA

277

It’s Coyote Mating Season So They’re All Over Chicago

278

Is ShotSpotter Done In Chicago?

279

Illinois Once Let You Sue Over A Broken Heart

280

Bringing 19th-Century Chicago Beers Back To Life

281

Dollar Stores Fined Thousands Of Times — Will The City Do Anything?

282

4 Students Killed Outside Of Chicago Schools -- What's Next?

283

Wildlife Thriving Thanks To Chicago River’s 50-Year Glow-Up

284

Chicago Company Helps Seniors Keep Their Pride -- And Their Style

285

City Council Calls For Ceasefire In Gaza

286

It's Going To Be A 'Hot Cicada Summer' In Chicago

287

Why Is There A Bald Eagle Soaring Over Chicago?

288

Chicago Likely Cracking Down On Dollar Stores

289

The Chicago Neighborhood With No Restaurants

290

Could A Ride-Sharing Network Help Get Chicago Students To School?

291

Grammy Winner J. Ivy And 'The Beautiful Village' Of Poetry

292

Hundreds Of Migrants Sleeping In CTA Buses As Brutal Winter Weather Arrives

293

The History Of Dibs In Chicago

294

Chicago’s Best Pizza Might Be Inside The Cook County Jail

295

Is School Choice Going Away In Chicago?

296

The Stories We Loved In 2023

297

Why Ed Burke Was Found Guilty

298

The History Of Ed Burke, Chicago's Longest Serving Alderman

299

Can Bowling Be Saved? These Chicago Shop Owners Think So

300

How Much Are We Paying To House Migrants? Mayor Johnson Won’t Tell Us.

301

They Hated Chicago’s Grid So Much They Started Their Own Town

302

Inside The School That Has Lost 94% Of Its Students

303

It's All Good - 'It Beats Bingo!' Meet The Seniors Rediscovering Their Lost Talent

304

Despite Housing Crisis, The CHA Is Letting Empty Homes Decay For Years

305

Death Of A Nightclub - Chicago's ‘Island Of Misfit Toys' Closes

306

Chicago's Small Business Holiday Gift Guide!

307

Why Are So Many People Dying On The CTA?

308

It's All Good - The Record Store Bringing Vinyl And Live Music To A New Generation

309

Why Fires Are Getting Hotter And Spreading Faster

310

How The Museum Of Science And Industry Almost Never Happened

311

WTF Is Happening In City Council?

312

Crash And Grabs Hitting Chicago Hard

313

Meet The Spanish Radio Voice of the Blackhawks, Bears, Cubs and Bulls

314

'You Make Your Table Longer' - The Woman Opening Her Home To Migrants While Battling Terminal Cancer

315

It's All Good - Honoring Engine 21, The First Paid Black Fire Brigade In The Country

316

"Send Them Back" - Tensions Flare Near Proposed Migrant Tent Camp Site

317

It's All Good - Gilda's Club Proving Community Strong Than Cancer

318

Why Were Beverly's Basketball Courts Ripped Out?

319

Open House Chicago Returns

320

Mayor Johnson's Budget Plan And How We Pay For It

321

Episode 100 - A Whole Lotta Good News

322

While The CTA Flounders, Its Leader Keeps Getting Pay Hikes

323

The Voice Of The CTA

324

Chicago Could Soon End Subminimum Wages For Tipped Workers

325

Cats In Action - Helping Chicago's 500,000 Feral Cats

326

These Kids Started Their Own Newspaper — And Want You To Read More Local News

327

One Year After The Migrant Buses Began Arriving

328

They've Visited 365 Chicago Parks - And They're Just Getting Started

329

Fueling Up For The Air And Water Show

330

Just Who Is Ronnie Woo Woo, The Cubs Most Famous Fan?

331

This Man Visited Every Country On Earth And Yes He Stopped In Chicago

332

Covering Chicago's Arts & Culture Beat

333

How Chicago Started House Music

334

The Owners Of A 99-Year-Old Hardware Store Are Selling It To Their Employees

335

The Entrepreneur Promoting Queer Artists And Sharing LGBTQ+ Stories

336

Book Bans Be Damned: Chicago’s Queer-Owned Bookstores Won't Stop Fighting For LGBTQ+ Community

337

Exploring Chicago's LGBTQ History Through Tours

338

Drag Artists Finding Sanctuary In Some Chicago Churches

339

Proud City - Highlighting LGBTQ+ Chosen Families

340

The 2023 Summer Bucket List!

341

Why Chonk The Snapper's Fame Is A Sign The Chicago River Is Getting Cleaner

342

Chicago-Fried Comic Maggie Winters Credits Beverly Roots For Stage Success

343

A Chat With Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson

344

Meet The Man Who Makes Pizza In His Alley For A Good Cause

345

Meet The Whitney Young 'Breakfast Club' That Can't Stop Winning Championships

346

The Wrestler Who Isn't Giving Up His Dream - Despite Being Shot 4 Times

347

The Ballot - How Brandon Johnson Won (We Think)

348

Chicago's Famed Framers Giving Back And Need Your Business

349

How A Boxing Gym Is Giving West Side Kids A Fighting Chance

350

The Most Endangered Buildings In Chicago And How We Can Help Save Them

351

The Ballot - Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson Advance To Mayoral Runoff

352

How One Woman Changed Health Care For Thousands Of Her South Side Neighbors

353

Chicago Theaters Need You Back In The Seats

354

The Ballot - Show Me The (Mayoral Candidates) Money!

355

Helping Unhoused Chicagoans Survive The Winter

356

Why Do Chicagoans Join The Polar Bear Club?

357

The Chicago Tool Library Has You Covered For Nearly Everything

358

Episode 68 - Trans Chicagoans Finding Joy in gods closet.

359

Episode 67 - The Stories We Loved In 2022

360

Semicolon Owner Reminds Chicagoans ‘Every Bookstore Doesn’t Have To Look The Same’

361

Episode 65 - Meet The Tour Guide Showing Off Chicago’s Stranger Side

362

As Whole Foods Leaves Englewood, One Resident Is Finding A New Way To Feed His Neighbors

363

Episode 63 - The Nonprofits Chicagoans Love To Support

364

What Happens After Buildings Are Torn Down In Chicago

365

Episode 61 - A Chicago Mom Is The Chalk Of The Town

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Why Do People Run The Chicago Marathon?

367

Episode 59 - Giving Youth Experiencing Homelessness A Safe Space To Call Home

368

Chicago Chef Cooking For Arriving Migrants - "We Got You."

369

Turning Expressway Dirt Piles Into Urban Gardens

370

What's The Deal With Chicago's Honorary Street Signs?

371

Episode 55 - Flower Power: How Random Bouquets Are Uniting Strangers

372

Can These Chicago Kids Beat You In A Debate? Probably.

373

Episode 53 - Chicago's Neighborhood Gems

374

Pilsen's Ultramarathoner On A Mission

375

Episode 51 - How Shipping Containers Help Build Wealth In Black and Brown Communities

376

'Tagged' Shining Light On Chicago's Murals And Artists

377

Episode 49 - The Timeless Gifts Of Music And Mentorship

378

Episode 48 - Building LGBTQ-Inclusive Spaces In Chicago

379

The Midwife Bringing Health Care To More Black Parents

380

The Gardener Changing His Neighborhood One Corner At A Time

381

Episode 45 - Fixing Chicago’s Restaurants — One Future Chef At A Time

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Episode 44 - The New White Sox Host Is Living His Dream

383

The Mom Who Fought For Clean Air

384

Episode 42 -A Barber, An Entrepreneur, A Missing Ring, And A Mom Fighting For Her Son

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Episode 41 - The Logan Square Man Battling Muscular Dystrophy With An Apron And An Oven

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From Weed Arrests To Cannabis Entrepreneurs

387

Episode 39 - We're Launching A TV Show!

388

Bonus Pod Swap! Week in Review with City Cast Chicago

389

Fighting Food Insecurity One Home Delivery At A Time

390

Episode 37 - How J.P. Graziano Became The Gucci of Giardiniera

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Episode 36 - The Most Chicago Thing That's Ever Happened To You

392

Episode 35 - The Ladies Of Virtue

393

A Grocery Store Love Story

394

Episode 33 - One of the Nation’s Best Young Chess Players Is a Lane Tech Freshman

395

The Chicago Couple On A Culinary Journey Through Every Neighborhood

396

Episode 31 - The Stories We Loved In 2021 (Part 2)

397

Episode 30 - The Stories We Loved In 2021 (Part 1)

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Episode 29 - The Rohingya Refugee Who Became His Community’s First College Graduate

399

Episode 28 - The Bulls Barber Who Says Cutting Hair Saved His Life

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Episode 27 - The Chicagoans You're Thankful For

401

Falling Is Easier With Friends At FroSkate

402

Episode 25 - The Beverly Teen Advocating For People With Down Syndrome, Like Him

403

Episode 24 - The Windy City Mushers

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Episode 23 - The South Side Mom Stitching Together Her Dream

405

Episode 22 - The Sky's The Limit for Women's Hoops In Chicago

406

Episode 21 - Chicago’s Struggle For LGBTQ+ Equality

407

Episode 20 - Barbershop Books and Beachside Eats

408

Episode 19 - The Double Dutch Sisterhood

409

Pastries, Cookies and Cakes, Oh Pie!

410

Episode 17 - The Man Who Conquered The Lake

411

Episode 16 - The Survivor Saving Chicagoans

412

Episode 15 - Putt Putt, Pickles and Pork!

413

A Missing Ring’s 25-Year Journey Home

414

Episode 13 - The Summer Bucket List (Part 2)

415

Episode 12 - The Summer Bucket List (Part 1)

416

Episode 11 - The South Side Golfer Going Pro

417

Pod Swap! - Jon Hansen joins City Cast Chicago

418

Episode 10 - The Folded Map Project

419

Episode 9 - Neighbors Helping Neighbors and the Power of Pride

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Episode 8 - The West Siders Getting Black People Outside

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Episode 7 - The Mom Who Fought For Black Hair

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The TikTok Historian

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Episode 5 - The Dancer and the Poet

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The Skater and the Artist

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Episode 3 - The Barber

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Episode 2 - The Pastor and the Ninja

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Episode 1 - The Chef and the Swimmer

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Trailer #3!

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Trailer #2!

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It's All Good - Trailer #1!