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Back to SearchThe Must-Buy Gift From Every City Cast City (Including Chicago!)
Join City Cast Chicago host Jacoby Cochran alongside fellow hosts from Austin, DC, Denver, Las Vegas, Madison, Nashville, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portlan…
4 months, 1 week ago
Will the Mayor Revisit Snap Curfew? Plus, Cook County Guaranteed Income and Thanksgiving Cold Front
Nine teenagers were shot, including one who was killed, during two separate incidents Friday night in the Loop following the Millennium Park annual C…
4 months, 1 week ago
10 Years Since the Video That Changed Chicago
On November 24, 2015, dashcam footage of a Chicago police officer shooting and killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was made public after months and m…
4 months, 1 week ago
What’s Next for the City Budget? Plus, Chicago Theaters Hush on DEI
Earlier this week, the City Council Finance Committee voted 25-10 to reject the mayor’s budget proposal. Alders pushed back on a corporate head tax a…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
What Happens to Unhoused Chicagoans Detained By ICE
Since Operation Midway Blitz began in September, we have covered dozens of protests, hundreds of detainments, and growing violence from the federal g…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
What Are Chicago's Best New Restaurants of 2025?
We know Chicago is a food city, but what made dining here so special this year? The Infatuation’s Adrian Kane tells host Jacoby Cochran her favorite …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Council Rejects Tax Plan, National Guard Leaving, and Holiday Market Season
Alders rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposal to reinstate Chicago’s corporate head tax to raise roughly $100 million annually. Chicago previously…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Are Chicago Charter Schools Closing?
The Chicago Board of Education recently voted to keep Chicago High School for the Arts open after talks of closing the public fine arts school. At th…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Broadview Protesters Plead Not Guilty, Government Shutdown Ends, and Where To Donate This Weekend
Six people arrested while protesting outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Broadview processing facility were in federal court this week. T…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Put Some Respect on Chicago’s Fashion Game
If you think New York and LA are the country’s only fashion hubs, think again. Local designers like Ron Louis have been repping Chicago on the street…
4 months, 3 weeks ago