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Podcast: City Cast Chicago
Episode: Why These Chicago Neighborhoods Are Literally Heating Up
Description: The city is currently looking for volunteers to help map heat disparities in Chicago —neighborhoods where the temps are higher and potentially more dangerous. But that map won’t come out for months, so the Chicago Tribune decided to make its own. Reporter Sarah Macaraeg found that between neighborhood design and longstanding inequities, Chicago’s most vulnerable communities face even more danger in future heat waves. Macaraeg joins host Jacoby Cochran to talk about why it’s important to map the heat in Chicago and potential solutions.We’re doing a survey to learn more about...