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Chicago’s daily news podcast, fresh every weekday morning. Host Jacoby Cochran brings you timely conversations with news and culture makers; activists and artists; bus drivers and students; those who love and hate this place. City Cast Chicago is a smart and delightful new way to connect with the city we share. Learn more and subscribe to our newsletter at chicago.citycast.fm. Named Best Podcast by Chicago Reader 2022

Broadview Protesters Plead Not Guilty, Government Shutdown Ends, and Where To Donate This Weekend

33 mins; November 14, 2025

Put Some Respect on Chicago’s Fashion Game

34 mins; November 13, 2025

What Is Chicago’s Best Sandwich?

31 mins; November 12, 2025

Feds’ Bean Photo, O’Hare Delays, and Mr. Submarine Turns 50

35 mins; November 11, 2025

How to Find Food Assistance in Chicago

28 mins; November 10, 2025

No CTA Fare Hike, Plus, Who Is Helping ICE?

38 mins; November 07, 2025

How to Hit Every CTA ‘L’ Stop in One Day

33 mins; November 06, 2025

Why Vienna Beef is Everywhere in Chicago

27 mins; November 05, 2025

Finally, A Public Transit Bill! Plus, Food Support and Free Events

26 mins; November 04, 2025

Your Guide to November 2025 in Chicago

28 mins; November 03, 2025

Are Feds Targeting Local Political Candidates? Plus, Still No Transit Funding

38 mins; October 31, 2025

How Are Neighborhoods Enduring ‘Midway Blitz?’

23 mins; October 30, 2025

Where to Find Chicago’s Best Vintage Stores

28 mins; October 29, 2025

Border Patrol Back in Court. Plus, Chicago Rents Rise Fast

29 mins; October 28, 2025

What Happened to Chicago’s 51,000 New Arrivals?

30 mins; October 27, 2025

Can Mayor Actually Enforce ICE-Free Zones? Plus, Harvey's Government Shutdown

43 mins; October 24, 2025

Teaching Chicago History With Hip-Hop

29 mins; October 23, 2025

What We Love Most About Chicago

28 mins; October 22, 2025

Huge No Kings Crowd, 'Creative' Budget Ideas, and Spookiest Thing in Chicago

33 mins; October 21, 2025

Let Chicago’s Budget Battle Begin

37 mins; October 20, 2025

ICE Tear Gasses Neighborhoods, CTA Fare Hike, and Goodbye The Promontory

36 mins; October 17, 2025

An Inside Look at Chicago’s Private Social Clubs

26 mins; October 16, 2025

How Chicago Does Tourism in the Trump Era

27 mins; October 15, 2025

Does Suing Trump Help Chicagoans?

30 mins; October 14, 2025

National Guard Ruling, Transit Deficit Shrinks, and Bears Seek Redemption

42 mins; October 10, 2025

Are Chicago Pop-Up Restaurants Worth The Hype?

33 mins; October 09, 2025

Will Chicago Ever Have Another Ford City Mall?

27 mins; October 08, 2025

What Will Happen to the Red Line Extension Now?

24 mins; October 07, 2025

Trump Authorizes National Guard in Chicago. Here’s What We Know

25 mins; October 06, 2025

What Can Chicago Officials Actually Do About ICE? Plus, Downtown in 20 Years

48 mins; October 03, 2025

What Are the Scariest Things in Chicago?

42 mins; October 02, 2025

Your Guide to October 2025 in Chicago

39 mins; October 01, 2025

Feds March Downtown. Plus, Are Chicago’s Bridges Falling Down?

40 mins; September 30, 2025

Whose Property Taxes Are Going Up This Year in Chicago?

32 mins; September 29, 2025

Fences Go Up at ICE Facility, Fire Stadium Quickly Advances, and Are Dogs Coming to Restaurants?

38 mins; September 26, 2025

How to Make Friends in Chicago

38 mins; September 25, 2025

How to Have Fun in Chicago for Under $10

34 mins; September 24, 2025

Broadview ICE Facility Is Not Closing. Plus, Skip This AI Mural in Chicago

35 mins; September 23, 2025

How Can Chicago Make it Easier to Own a Home?

32 mins; September 22, 2025

How Will Chicago Close $1B Budget Gap? Plus, Visit Austin’s New Grocery Store

39 mins; September 19, 2025

Where Are Chicago’s Best Tacos?

33 mins; September 18, 2025

Why Are You Sleeping On Chicago Theater?

30 mins; September 17, 2025

What Happened in Suburban ICE Shooting? Plus, This High School Choir’s Got Talent

29 mins; September 16, 2025

Do You Really Know Who Your Landlord Is?

28 mins; September 15, 2025

Operation Midway Blitz, Cook County's New Chief Judge, and Mexican Independence Day

30 mins; September 12, 2025

How Violence Prevention Works

27 mins; September 11, 2025

Is Crime Actually Down in Chicago?

31 mins; September 10, 2025

Trump’s War on Chicago, COVID-19 Vaccines, and Walk on Milwaukee

35 mins; September 09, 2025

Could Data Centers Drain Lake Michigan?

21 mins; September 08, 2025

Federal Agents Moving In, Aldi Loses Self-Checkout, and Bears Delusion Begins

34 mins; September 05, 2025

How Does Chicago Respond to Crisis Calls?

31 mins; September 04, 2025

The Ultimate Guide to Chicago Farmers Markets

27 mins; September 03, 2025

Your Guide to September 2025 in Chicago

31 mins; September 02, 2025

Why 200 Students Don't Have Classrooms. Plus, Weed DUIs From Rogue Crime Lab

35 mins; August 29, 2025

How to Spot ICE in Chicago

35 mins; August 28, 2025

Should Chicagoans Bring Dogs Out to Eat?

27 mins; August 27, 2025

Military in Chicago? Plus, Reducing Traffic Deaths and Playing ‘Raddle’

32 mins; August 26, 2025

How Did The Plan For Transformation Change Chicago Forever?

37 mins; August 25, 2025

School is Back, Pritzker’s Spicy Reaction, and Chance’s New Album

34 mins; August 22, 2025

A History of House Music in Chicago

26 mins; August 21, 2025

Is Chicago Still America’s Pizza Town?

21 mins; August 20, 2025

Chicago Floods, Stadium Updates, and Legendary Cars for Auction

30 mins; August 19, 2025

Why Is Chicago So Broke?

32 mins; August 18, 2025

CPS Budget Proposal, Saving Uptown Theatre, and Meeting Chicago's Watermelon Man

36 mins; August 15, 2025

How to Have the Most Chicago Day Ever

39 mins; August 14, 2025

Would You Try Chicago Hot Dog–Flavored Chips?

26 mins; August 13, 2025

Why Are Texas Dems In Illinois? Are Public Pools Closed? Is There A Man in the Bean?

28 mins; August 12, 2025

What Does Chicago's City Clerk Even Do?

23 mins; August 11, 2025

CPS Budget Clock Ticks, Uptown Hospital Closing, and Pullman Investment Pays Off

37 mins; August 08, 2025

9 More Unwritten Rules of Living in Chicago

30 mins; August 07, 2025

Chicago’s Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants

27 mins; August 06, 2025

Chicago’s Oldest Politician Retiring, Wrigley Gets MLB All-Star, and Grant Park Makeover

33 mins; August 05, 2025

Does Chicago’s Credit Rating Actually Matter?

21 mins; August 04, 2025

Is Affordable Housing Actually Affordable? Plus, Flood Relief and Planting More Trees

31 mins; August 01, 2025

Your Guide to August 2025 in Chicago

38 mins; July 31, 2025

Will Grocery Prices Ever Go Down?

32 mins; July 30, 2025

What’s On City Council’s To Do List? Plus, Chi Nepo Babies and Lolla’s Back

39 mins; July 29, 2025

How Trump Is Threatening Young Trans Chicagoans

30 mins; July 28, 2025

County Funds Violence Prevention, Quantum Park Grows, and 'Mahogany' Turns 50

39 mins; July 25, 2025

The Ultimate Playlist for Summertime Chi 2025

23 mins; July 24, 2025

Chicago’s Best Ice Cream, Frozen Custard, and Italian Lemonade

27 mins; July 23, 2025

Inspector General to Step Aside, Extreme Heat Coming, and More Chicago Movies

31 mins; July 22, 2025

Will NASCAR Race Again in Chicago?

31 mins; July 21, 2025

Will Chicago Legalize ‘Granny Flats?’ Plus, CPS Layoffs Mount

38 mins; July 18, 2025

The Ultimate Chicago Movie List

44 mins; July 17, 2025

Chicago's Best Takeout to Bring to the Picnic

31 mins; July 16, 2025

Veteran Alder Wants Son to Replace Him. Plus, Would You Pay $15K for Suburban Airbnb?!

39 mins; July 15, 2025

How Chicagoans Can Stay Safe in the Water

21 mins; July 14, 2025

Massive SNAP Cuts, Firefighters Push Back, and the Return of Lightning Bugs

41 mins; July 11, 2025

Why Cubs Fans Want Chicago to Buy the Hype

18 mins; July 10, 2025

How to Eat Like You’re on Vacation in Chicago

32 mins; July 09, 2025

What’s Next After Weekend Mass Shootings? Plus, CPS Financial Troubles Continue

41 mins; July 08, 2025

What Will Replace the Damen Silos After Demolition?

28 mins; July 07, 2025

Is Chicago the Best Summer City in the US?

47 mins; July 03, 2025

Who Has Chicago’s Best BBQ?

28 mins; July 02, 2025

Your Guide to July 2025 in Chicago

32 mins; July 01, 2025

Will Pritzker Run For Governor … and President? Plus, Ice Cream Recs

22 mins; June 30, 2025

Was Black Yacht Weekend For the Scammers? Plus, Chicago Loves 'Ironheart'

35 mins; June 27, 2025

A Chicago DJ’s Guide to the Best Clubs and Parties

29 mins; June 26, 2025

Are We Over ‘The Bear?’

31 mins; June 25, 2025

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