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Podcast: City Cast Chicago
Episode: Why Chicago Needs Youth Advisers
Description: The Mayor’s Youth Commission is a group of Chicagoans ages 14 to 19 who work to advise the mayor and city leaders. It was founded in 2019 by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Host Jacoby Cochran talks to Benjamin Kagan, who is the chair of the commission's public health group, and Precious Adedokun of the community safety group to learn what it’s like to be a teenager advising public officials and city actors.Vote in the first round of our Christkindlmarket mug bracket by noon today. Good News: 4 Writing Pilsen & Mexican Chica...