Latest North side Podcast Episodes
How A South Side Yarn Store Helps Stitch Together A Community
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - April 15, 2024 18:59 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsKamaca Champion dreamt for years of turning her love for knitting into her own store. Miss Purl opened in 2021, a place for South Side crafters to express themselves in a yarn paradise. After chatting with Kamaca in 2021, we got an update for how things are going nearly three years later! Host...
Can Riot Fest Win Over West Siders?
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - April 11, 2024 10:45 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsRiot Fest is set to return to Douglass Park in September. Though some neighbors still want it gone, local business owners said organizers have stepped up efforts to support them. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Leen Yassine Read More Here Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK HERE W...
Chicago Is The Deadliest City For Migrating Birds. How One Group Is Trying To Save Them.
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - April 09, 2024 10:30 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsAdvocates want bird safety building requirements to be mandatory. They say small changes, like requiring developers to use materials birds can see on the first 75 feet of a building, would make a huge impact. Host - Jon Hansen Guest - Annette Prince, director of Chicago Bird Collision Monitors...
Mayor Brandon Johnson: ‘Name One Thing … I Haven’t Done’
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - April 07, 2024 11:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsThe first-term mayor defended his handling of the migrant crisis and pointed to enacted policies as proof he’s fulfilling his campaign promises in an interview with Block Club. But he’s also faced criticism from his own supporters. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Quinn Myers Read More Here Want...
89-Year-Old Bike Shop Adapts Thanks To Amish Mechanic
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - April 05, 2024 10:30 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsDavid Ross taught himself to make electric bikes while growing up in an Amish community. He’s helped make Robert’s Cycle, opened in 1935, a hub of e-bike repairs and sales. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Kayleigh Padar Read More Here Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK HERE Who w...
The Politics of Patios: How Chicago Killed Outdoor Dining Downtown
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - April 04, 2024 10:45 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsAs neighborhood groups and nearby restaurant owners lobbied against Clark Street Outdoor Dining program, Ald. Brendan Reilly says he was pressured to write a letter agreeing to end it or permits wouldn’t have been approved last year. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Melody Mercado Read More Here ...
Most 911 Calls Don’t Need An Urgent Police Response, So Should Chicago Change Its Policing Strategy?
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - April 03, 2024 10:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsA report on policing alternatives looked at over 4 million 911 calls from 2022 in Chicago and in seven other cities. It found that most were unrelated to urgent safety needs, spurring calls from advocates for more alternative policing strategies. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Rachel Hinton Rea...
Most 911 Calls Don’t Need An Urgent Police Response, So Should Chicago Change Our Policing Strategy?
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - April 03, 2024 10:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsA report on policing alternatives looked at over 4 million 911 calls from 2022 in Chicago and in seven other cities. It found that most were unrelated to urgent safety needs, spurring calls from advocates for more alternative policing strategies. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Rachel Hinton Rea...
Why Are There So Few Black Chicago Firefighters?
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - April 01, 2024 20:26 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsLocal alderpeople and firefighter organizations formed a Black Fire Coalition Friday to demand the city implement policies to rectify discriminatory practices that have kept Black people from joining and getting promoted within the Chicago Fire Department. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Atavia ...
Chicago Vintage Shop Reunites A Woman With Her Prom Dress — And Now It’s Her Daughter’s
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 29, 2024 05:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsAshley Dickson never expected to see her copper-colored prom dress again. Now, her daughter will get to wear it to her own prom. Host - Jon Hansen Reporters - Iridian Fierro, Francia Garcia Hernandez Read More About The Prom Dress Story Here Read More About The Pet Store Here Want to donate...
Why The City May Start Clearing Snow Covered Sidewalks
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 28, 2024 10:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsAfter years of unanswered 311 complaints and fines ignored, the city is considering a pilot program to clear sidewalks. For inspiration, Chicago can look to Toronto, Syracuse where the cities do the plowing. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Casey Toner Read More Here Want to donate to our non-pr...
The Big Change At CPS That Nobody Is Talking About
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 26, 2024 15:19 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsChicago Public Schools plans to do away with a decade-old system in which school funding was largely based on student enrollment. Instead, starting next year, each school will get a set number of staff and additional funding based on need. Host - Jon Hansen Reporters - Reema Amin, Becky Vevea ...
What The Heck Is Happening In The State's Attorney Race?
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 25, 2024 22:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsHost - Jon Hansen Guests - Quinn Myers, Max Bever Read More Here It's been nearly a week since Election Day, and we still don't know who won the Democratic State's Attorney primary. In the meantime, some incorrect information disseminated from the Chicago Board of Elections caused confusion ...
What Secrets Does A Museum Have In The Basement?
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 23, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsWe get a behind the scenes tour of the archives of the Museum of Science and Industry, with curator Dr. Voula Saridakis, and find out what exactly her job is and how she ended up working at MSI. Host - Jon Hansen Guest - Dr. Voula Saridakis Part 1 Of Our MSI Podcast, learning the history of...
What Secrets Does A Museum Have In Their Basement?
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 23, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsWe get a behind the scenes tour of the archives of the Museum of Science and Industry, with curator Dr. Voula Saridakis, and find out what exactly her job is and how she ended up working at MSI. Host - Jon Hansen Guest - Dr. Voula Saridakis Part 1 Of Our MSI Podcast, learning the history of...
The Life, Death, And Rebirth Of Chicago's Famous Rosenwald Apartments
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 21, 2024 10:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsNothing is the same at the apartment building where Mary Buford raised her family. The once-neglected courtyards on the side of the building are flush with grass and a rainbow of florals. In her first visit back in decades, Buford was quietly impressed at what has become of the complex. She’ll ...
What Went Down On Election Night
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 20, 2024 03:50 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsThe Democratic Primary for Cook County State's Attorney is close, 'Bring Chicago Home' is done, and Quinn Myers reports live from an uber between campaign headquarters to break it all down. Oh, and barely anyone voted - Max Bever from the Board of Elections explains! Host - Jon Hansen Reporter...
As Evictions Loom, Migrants Are Trying To Figure Out Where To Live
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 18, 2024 18:08 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsThe Asylum Seeker Emergency Rental Assistance Program has helped 4,600 households move into apartments. But some could soon lose their homes if they can’t find work. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Madison Savedra Read More Here Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK HERE Who we are ...
Why Chicago Has 4 St. Patrick’s Day Parades
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 14, 2024 20:28 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsWhile most associate Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with dyeing the river green and the Downtown parade, the city’s neighborhoods have storied parades of their own. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Linze Rice Read More Here Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK HERE Who we ...
Will Mayor's Past As A Teacher Help CTU Get The Contract They Want?
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 12, 2024 15:17 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsThe Chicago Teachers Union will push for teacher raises, plus more funding for special education, mental health services and sports programs as teachers negotiate the union’s first contract with Mayor Brandon Johnson -- who worked as a teacher and organizer for years. Host - Jon Hansen Report...
They're Building Tiny Houses To Tackle Homelessness But The City Wants Them To Stop
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 11, 2024 12:53 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsFor more than four decades, unhoused Chicagoans have called a small strip of land along the Dan Ryan Expressway in the South Loop home. While neighbors have gotten used to seeing tents, a tiny wooden home went up last week -- the first put up by volunteers with the Orange Tent Project, a local n...
They're Building Tiny Houses To Tackle Homelessness, But The City Wants Them To Stop
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 11, 2024 12:53 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsFor more than four decades, unhoused Chicagoans have called a small strip of land along the Dan Ryan Expressway in the South Loop home. While neighbors have gotten used to seeing tents, a tiny wooden home went up last week -- the first put up by volunteers with the Orange Tent Project, a local n...
He Got Famous Filling Potholes. Now He Has A Gallery
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 08, 2024 19:13 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsA few years ago, Jim Bachor was hit by a “tsunami” of projects when he began filling city potholes with small mosaics. He’s since filled more than 100 potholes in Chicago with images of everything from hot sauce packets to tiny replicas of famous paintings to the Chicago flag. He just opened a g...
A Conversation With Eileen O'Neill Burke - Candidate For Cook County State's Attorney
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 07, 2024 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsBlock Club Chicago's Quinn Myers interviews Eileen O'Neill Burke, on why she thinks she should be Cook County's next State's Attorney. Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK HERE Who we are Block Club Chicago is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit news organization dedicated to delivering reliab...
A Conversation With Clayton Harris III - Candidate For Cook County State's Attorney
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 06, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsBlock Club Chicago's Quinn Myers interviews Clayton Harris III, on why he thinks he should be Cook County's next State's Attorney. Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK HERE Who we are Block Club Chicago is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit news organization dedicated to delivering reliable, r...
Chicago's Drive-Thru Fish Fry Keeps Catholics On The Go
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - March 01, 2024 18:54 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsSt. Ferdinand Parish operates what may be the area’s only fish fry drive-thru, and it’s been a hit with Northwest Siders for decades. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Karie Angell Luc Read More About The Drive-Thru Every Neighborhood Friday Fish Fry Mapped For Lent Want to donate to our non-pro...
What Is (And Isn't) On The Chicago Ballot For The Upcoming Election?
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - February 29, 2024 11:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsThe Bring Chicago Home referendum remains in limbo as the city and Chicago Board of Election Commissioners appeal a judge’s order to throw out all votes cast on the question. Quinn Myers explains, and discusses what else is on the ballot. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Quinn Myers Read More He...
How Chicago’s Black Steelworkers Struggled, Thrived And Survived The Industry’s Rise And Fall
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - February 27, 2024 11:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsSouth Side steelworkers were promised economic stability as a reward for grueling and dangerous work. But many who survived were forced to start over when the industry collapsed. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Maxwell Evans Read More Here Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK HERE ...
This Frame Store Is Doing Things 'The Chicago Way'
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - February 23, 2024 17:13 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsA picture is worth a thousand words, and sometimes the frame completes the story. Frame Chicago was started over 40 years ago by an immigrant couple, who have provided the foundation to a thriving business their kids are now growing to new heights. Host - Iridian Fierro More on Frame Chicago ...
911 Calls Ignored While Police Make Traffic Stops Instead
The Block Club Chicago Podcast - February 21, 2024 18:37 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsMany Chicagoans, especially those living in Black and Latino neighborhoods, have similar experiences of being left to fend for themselves in times of crisis. Police leadership has blamed inadequate 911 responses on a shortage of officers and resources. But the Police Department’s own records su...
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