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The Ultimate 2024 Summer Bucket List!
Episode 193
The Block Club Chicago Staff offers their summer bucket lists for 2024!
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1 year, 11 months ago
Chicago's Pride Month Celebrations Start With The Queer Fam Pride Jam
Episode 192
Queer Fam Pride Jam returns June 2nd for its second annual edition. The LGBTQ+ family-friendly celebration will kick off Pride Month with drag perfor…
1 year, 11 months ago
What ShotSpotter And CTA's Dorval Carter Share - A Murky Future, And Trouble For Mayor Johnson
Episode 191
Alderpeople voted 34-14 on Wednesday to pass legislation to upend Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to phase out ShotSpotter this year. Johnson later said…
1 year, 11 months ago
Lost In Translation: Migrant Kids Struggle In Chicago Schools
Episode 190
Two years after busloads of migrant children began arriving in Chicago, many have landed in schools where most don’t speak Spanish. Custodians and ki…
1 year, 11 months ago
Chicagoans Doubled Our Bike Trips In Past 5 Years. Why?
Episode 189
Chicagoans took more than twice as many bike trips last year as they did in 2019, with increases of nearly 200 percent in some parts of the South Sid…
1 year, 11 months ago
Proposed Bears Stadium 'For Our Children' -- But Community Leaders Are Skeptical
Episode 188
Mayor Brandon Johnson said the proposed $4.7 billion stadium and surrounding green space will be open to Chicago’s kids and teens, but some organizer…
1 year, 11 months ago
How Mayor Johnson's Performance Lines Up With His Campaign Promises -- And We've Got Receipts
Episode 187
Mayor Brandon Johnson is finishing up his first year in office. The Block Club Chicago team examined his campaign promises, and analyzed which ones h…
1 year, 11 months ago
'The Entire City Needs Access To Entertainment' - Harry Lennix Joins 'On The Block'
Episode 186
Distinguished film, television, stage actor and producer (and South Side native) Harry Lennix joins 'On The Block' to discuss performing back in Chic…
2 years ago
CHA’s Vacant Homes Are Turning Into Money Pits And Hubs For Drug Activity
Episode 185
In Pullman, A roughly 150-year-old home the Chicago Housing Authority owns has sat vacant since 2005. Facing criticism, the CHA pledged to rehab it a…
2 years ago
Ready Or Not, Here They Come -- What You Need To Know About The Cicadas About To Emerge
Episode 184
The rare double brood of Cicadas is getting close to emerging across Chicagoland, and Janelle Iaccino from Rose Pest Solution fills us in on what we …
2 years ago