Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchShotSpotter's Uncertain Future, Fish Rebrand Failing, and West Side Gardeners
Earlier this week, City Council voted 34-14 on an ordinance aimed at keeping ShotSpotter, an attempt to reverse Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to e…
1 year, 10 months ago
How Sound Can Make You Feel Better
While National Mental Health Awareness Month is coming to an end, the Chicago Department of Public Health will be continuing its Healing Arts program…
1 year, 10 months ago
Where To Find Chicago’s Best Frozen Desserts
The days are getting warmer, making this the perfect time to get yourself something sweet and cold. Host Jacoby Cochran and the City Cast Chicago tea…
1 year, 10 months ago
Lawmakers' Spring Sprint, News Quiz, and Cicada Watch
It’s the last week of the spring session for Illinois lawmakers. Hundreds of bills have already passed but there are some big things still on the age…
1 year, 10 months ago
How Illinois Got a Reservation After Nearly 200 Years
For the first time in nearly two centuries, Illinois is home to federally recognized tribal land. The Prairie Band Potawatomi signed paperwork in Apr…
1 year, 10 months ago
More Money for Chicago Schools, Police Oversight Tension, and Environmental Restoration
Earlier this week representatives from the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools were together in Springfield to lobby the state for incr…
1 year, 10 months ago
How To Find Chicago’s Best Music Venues
Janet Jackson, The Rolling Stones, Pink, Pearl Jam, and other icons will play Chicago’s biggest arenas and stadiums at hefty prices this summer. But …
1 year, 10 months ago
How to Eat Cicadas. Yes, We're Serious
For the first time in over 200 years, two broods of cicadas are emerging simultaneously. While we have answered what cicadas are, where they’ll emerg…
1 year, 10 months ago
Trump Tower Tax Trouble, Mayor’s Grades, and a Cicada Costume
A former Loretto Hospital executive has been charged with helping to embezzle money from the West Side hospital during the COVID crisis. And a new re…
1 year, 10 months ago
Why Mayor Brandon Johnson Won't Grade His First Year
It has been one year since Brandon Johnson was inaugurated as Chicago’s 57th Mayor. Host Jacoby Cochran sits down with the mayor to reflect on his fi…
1 year, 10 months ago