Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSky’s the Limit: The Quest for Back-to-Back Titles
The reigning WNBA Champion Chicago Sky began the 2022 season last Friday at home against the LA Sparks. Like most of the WNBA, the Sky are not yet at full strength with last season’s Finals MVP Kahle…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
CPS Leader Pedro Martinez on Budget: ‘Equitable Doesn’t Mean Enough’
Chicago Public Schools’ enrollment has dropped by more than 100,000 students in the last twenty years. And in Chicago, fewer students mean less money for a school. While the median school will see an…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Roe v. Wade Impact, Chi Casino is Really Coming, and the WNBA Champs are Back!
Earlier this week, a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled the end of Roe v. Wade. Even as Illinois has strengthened its access to abortion care, Chicago’s repr…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Modern Gospel Was Born on the South Side. Here’s Its Story.
Gospel music has roots in southern spirituals during slavery and migrated north during the Great Migration in the early 1900s. Chicago has staked its claim as the birthplace of modern gospel thanks t…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Chi Abortion Rights Activists: ‘We Told You This was Going to Happen’
Reproductive rights activists in Chicago are kicking into high gear after a draft majority opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court was leaked this week. In the opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, th…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
From Naperville to Nepal: Lucy Westlake is Climbing Mount Everest
Lucy Westlake isn’t walking at graduation this spring with her class at Naperville North High School. That’s because the 18 year old is preparing to be the youngest American woman to summit Mount Eve…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Everything You Need to Know About Voting in Chi
Early voting in Illinois’ primaries begins in just a few weeks. After getting a new voter registration card in the mail, a City Cast listener reached out to us with several voting questions. Producer…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
Gas Cards Are Coming, Another Metal Shredder, and Big Union Wins!
This week, the Chicago Reader and its former co-owner ended a month-long stalemate that threatened the future of the beloved alt-weekly. Len Goodman, and three allied board members, agreed to step do…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
CPS School Ratings Are Going Away. What Will Replace Them?
This week, five of Chicago’s selective enrollment high schools ranked among the county’s top 100 high schools, according to U.S. News and World Report. But until recently, Chicago Public Schools had …
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
In Chicago, Nature is Closer Than You Think
When you live in a big city like Chicago, it can be really easy to forget just how much nature is available to us. Cook County has more than 70,000 acres of forest preserves. Our wetlands, prairies, …
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago