Podcast appearances and mentions of Morgan Park

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Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Ryan Easterling discuss the latest in Illinois football recruiting. The guys discuss three-star DL Parker Crim's commitment and four-star Morgan Park prospect Nasir Rankin's upcoming decision and what landing him would mean for the Illini program. The guys then discuss JC Anderson's visit schedule, upcoming official visitors and the overall outlook on the Class of 2026. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8  Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct   Go VIP for 30% OFF: https://tinyurl.com/ymnzkebb  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The city has been ramping up its attempt to relocate people staying in tents in Humboldt Park. Block Club's Manny Ramos tells host Jacoby Cochran how removals have unfolded at Chicago's largest encampment of unhoused people. Chalkbeat's Samantha Smylie is also here with an update on all the education news in Chicago (Spoiler: It's a lot). Plus, a Morgan Park housing development, a new state head of early education, and some weekend holiday plans. Good News: Christmas Tree Shopping, One-of-a-Kind-Show, Western Ave. Holiday Road Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Learn more about the sponsors of this Dec. 6 episode: The Second City Paramount Theatre – CityCast for $5 off of up to 4 tickets! BetterHelp – Get 10% off at betterhelp.com/CITYCAST Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Morgan Park about developers that we're going to have an eye on in 2025. Some are working on big, announced projects that we're hoping to get updates on while others are quietly working on unannounced projects we're hoping to see reveals for. What about some deep cuts? Which developers have been quiet for a few years and are due to pop out of the woodwork soon?

The city has been ramping up its attempt to relocate people staying in tents in Humboldt Park. Block Club's Manny Ramos tells host Jacoby Cochran how removals have unfolded at Chicago's largest encampment of unhoused people. Chalkbeat's Samantha Smylie is also here with an update on all the education news in Chicago (Spoiler: It's a lot). Plus, a Morgan Park housing development, a new state head of early education, and some weekend holiday plans. Good News: Christmas Tree Shopping, One-of-a-Kind-Show, Western Ave. Holiday Road Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Learn more about the sponsors of this Dec. 6 episode: The Second City Paramount Theatre – CityCast for $5 off of up to 4 tickets! BetterHelp – Get 10% off at betterhelp.com/CITYCAST Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE 

Morgan Park's Home of the Hoagy has been serving sandwiches since 1969, including the Chicago classic sweet steak, and is set to reopen Thursday after a month-long hiatus. Earlier this year, host Jacoby Cochran took producer Michelle Navarro to try her very first sweet steak. In this episode, Michelle lets us know what she thinks while Jacoby talks about this Chicago sandwich's role as a childhood staple, what makes it “a meal on a bun” and why it was worth the wait.  Good news: Star Farm Fresh Market and Kitchen Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Learn more about the sponsors of this Oct. 2 episode: Steppenwolf Theatre Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE

On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Morgan Park about getting into new game genres—tips, tricks, and recommendations for where to start with the genres that each of us spend a lot of time in. How do you even get into fighting games? What's the best starter stealth game? And why is finding the place to start with cozy games so daunting?

Shamus Toomey, Editor in Chief and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. Shamus has details on: Professional Cycling Race Chicago Grit Coming To Fulton Market: The Fulton Market Grand Prix is part of a 10-day racing series that attracts professional riders from across the world. Morgan Park's […]

On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Morgan Park about the live service game fatigue we've been feeling. Why does every game need a battle pass and seasonal updates and limited time events? We used to really enjoy those things but now it's starting to feel like homework, isn't it?

Some classic Chicago foods, from deep-dish to jibaritos to Italian beef to paczki, can be found all over the city — or at least you can find several spots. But there's one classic sandwich that you can really only find at one spot these days. Morgan Park's Home of the Hoagy has been serving up sandwiches since 1969, including the sweet steak. The sandwich holds a special place for South Siders. Host Jacoby Cochran takes producer Michelle Navarro to try her first sweet steak and talks about how it was a childhood staple, what makes it “a meal on a bun” and why it's worth the wait.  Good news:  The Rooted and Radical Youth Poetry Festival Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Morgan Park about how it feels to actually get good at competitive games. Between Mollie's Tekken tournaments and Morgan's time as a ranked Rainbow Six Siege player, they have stories about how super sweaty matches can really change their relationship with a game. Is getting that good actually worth it?

Chicago lawmakers have scrapped plans to build a migrant camp in Morgan Park a week after the state stopped a potential camp in Brighton Park. Meanwhile, conservative Democrats on the council are asking for the resignation of seven officials from the Johnson Administration for greenlighting construction on toxic land in Brighton Park. Reset learns the latest about housing for migrants and other news from Chicago's City Council from WBEZ city government and politics reporter Tessa Weinberg.

21st Ward Alderman Ronnie Mosley joins Lisa Dent to explain why he’s frustrated about the lack of transparency from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office about plans to use the Morgan Park site to shelter incoming migrants. Follow The Lisa Dent Show on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpowell720 Follow @maryvandeveldeFollow @LaurenLapka

Mollie, Lauren and Morgan Park talk about the history of battle royales, their personal experiences with the genre and where it's headed.

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Morgan Park about the history and future of battle royale games. Where did they come from and where are they headed? Which 100-player free-for-alls did we lose too soon and which subgenre is poised to replace them?

If you're eligible for Medicare, open enrollment begins October 15. Jamie Mollin from Blue Cross Blue Shield has advice on how to prepare so you choose the right plan to fit your needs.   This episode is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. For more information about Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, visit bcbsil.com. For assistance choosing a Medicare plan through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, shop online at bcbsil.com/medicare or call 1-877-213-1821. Blue Door Neighborhood Centers provide access to resources which can include healthcare navigation as well as health and wellness education. For more information on the Blue Door Neighborhood Centers – currently serving the Pullman, Morgan Park, and South Lawndale neighborhoods in Chicago – visit bcbsil.com/bdnc The Care Van Program offers resources for communities across Illinois. The program provides a variety of resources including immunizations, colorectal cancer screening, and health literacy. Community members can find the Care Van at https://www.bcbsil.com/company-info/community-involvement/carevan-program 

Mercedes Z. Sheppard, Head of School at Morgan Park Academy on the South Side of Chicago, joins John Williams to talk about who attends the school, how their curriculum is different from other schools in the area, the diversity of the student body, and how the school recently concluded their150th year. Also joining John are […]

Mercedes Z. Sheppard, Head of School at Morgan Park Academy on the South Side of Chicago, joins John Williams to talk about who attends the school, how their curriculum is different from other schools in the area, the diversity of the student body, and how the school recently concluded their150th year. Also joining John are […]

Mercedes Z. Sheppard, Head of School at Morgan Park Academy on the South Side of Chicago, joins John Williams to talk about who attends the school, how their curriculum is different from other schools in the area, the diversity of the student body, and how the school recently concluded their150th year. Also joining John are […]

Morgan Park returns to the podcast to talk with Mollie and Lauren about gaming with your significant other.

On this week's Chat Log, Mollie and Lauren talk with Morgan Park about what it's like gaming with their significant others. Do co-op life partners actually make good co-op game partners? Which games do we always share and which are strictly solo?

We're talking to Tony D'Alberto on this week's episode of the V8 Sleuth Podcast. In the first part of a two-part chat, he talks about his family's history in motorsport and with Holden, racing karts as a family team and briefly progressing to Formula Ford before jumping into V8 Supercars with Holden Young Lions. He shares a funny story about his first drive of a V8 Supercar at Morgan Park with his new team boss John Faulkner in the passenger's seat, and the eventual decision to go back to a family-run squad to progress his career and the story of his Development Series title win in 2007. Part 1 wraps up with the rough welcome he received upon his graduation to the ‘main game' in 2008 and his early years in the V8 Supercars Championship. V8 Sleuth Superstore: https://superstore.v8sleuth.com.au/

On this week's Chat Log, Lauren and Mollie talk with Morgan Park about party games and how they've helped keep in touch with friends. Which Jackbox Party Pack is actually supreme and, wait, does Fall Guys count as a party game?

Jesse Singal provides an update to the update to his San Francisco party for Blocked and Reported Primos, as well as his struggle to plan it.Katie Herzog gets introduced to gaming through the new Harry Potter game, Hogwarts Legacy. The controversy over JK Rowling's views on gender issues have now spilled over from Twitter to the gaming press, Discord, and Twitch. Streamers are afraid to play it, servers are being raided, and writers are refusing to review it.Plus, not-so-famous actor Armond Hammer discusses tying up women, eating their ribs, and stealing their toes, which then gets turned into an NFT.And here's the link to the Blocked & Reported store, for those who asked:https://shop.gutentogltd.com/collections/barpodSF PartySan Francisco party updateUpdate to the updateHogwarts LegacyHogwarts Legacy on Steamhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/990080/Hogwarts_Legacy/Rowling's “middle-aged moment”https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/jk-rowling-liked-transphobic-tweet-in-middle-aged-moment-137860Rowling's essay on why she speaks out on sex and gender issueshttps://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/American polling on transgender issueshttps://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2022/06/28/americans-complex-views-on-gender-identity-and-transgender-issues/British polling on transgender issueshttps://yougov.co.uk/topics/society/articles-reports/2022/07/20/where-does-british-public-stand-transgender-rightsAja Romano on Rowling's “people who menstruate” tweethttps://www.vox.com/culture/21285396/jk-rowling-transphobic-backlash-harry-potterAxios: “Hogwarts Legacy game launch becomes referendum on J.K. Rowling”https://www.axios.com/2023/02/06/hogwarts-legacy-jk-rowling-launchPatrick Klepek, writer for Vice's Waypoint, on the coverage of Hogwarts LegacyThe Gamer refuses to review Hogwarts Legacyhttps://www.thegamer.com/thegamer-stance-hogwarts-legacy-harry-potter/Morgan Park of PC Gamer is “haunted by JK Rowling”https://www.pcgamer.com/hogwarts-legacy-review/Hasan Piker (HasanAbi) on being afraid to play the gamehttps://livestreamfails.com/clip/150055Twitch chat harasses a woman (Shelby of Girlfriend Reviews) to tears for playing Hogwarts Legacyhttps://www.dexerto.com/hogwarts-legacy/twitch-chat-berates-streamer-to-tears-for-playing-hogwarts-legacy-on-launch-day-2053952/Dexerto reports on a site featuring a tracker to see if streamers have played the gameThe official Hogwarts Legacy Discord server was put on a 5-minute chat timer after large-scale raidingArmie HammerArmie Hammer Breaks His Silencehttps://airmail.news/issues/2023-2-4/armie-hammer-breaks-his-silence“The Fall of Armie Hammer: A Family Saga of Sex, Money, Drugs, and Betrayal”https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/03/the-fall-of-armie-hammer-a-family-saga-of-sex-money-drugs-and-betrayalPage Six: “Armie Hammer's DMs call into question the timeline of his suicide story”https://pagesix.com/2023/02/08/armie-hammers-dms-call-into-question-timeline-of-suicide-story/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

Back in August, host Jacoby Cochran and librarian Ashley Rayner went to Ridge Park in Beverly to talk about Ashley's history growing up in the neighborhood to now raising her own children blocks away from her childhood home. She also shared her favorite things to do, see, and eat in her neighborhood, and in nearby Morgan Park and Mount Greenwood, too. Spots Ashley Recommends: Afro Joe's Ain't She Sweet Cafe Beverly Dry Goods Beverly Phono Mart Big and Little Shoes Blue Island Beer Company Flippin Flavors Kimmy Kakes Milano's Chi Tung Major Taylor Trail Nicky's The Original Rainbow Cone Ohana Rock Island Public House Ridge Park Turkey We have got more tours of the South Side for you including Pullman & Roseland, Auburn Gresham, South Shore, and Englewood!  Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm Call or Text Us: (773) 780-0246 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a Redshirt Senior (2021-22): 2022 ACC All-Tournament Team; 2022 ACC All-Academic Team. Started 21 of 24 games played in 2021-2022…Missed the first 10 games due to a lower body injury…Finished the season second on the team in both points (7.7) and rebounds (4.2) per game…Totaled 10 double-digit outings…Tallied her only double-double of the season against Louisville (3/4)…Knocked down 43.8 percent of her shots from the field…Recorded five-plus rebounds in 10 games in 2021-22…Tied her career high in scoring with 27 points against Louisville (3/4)…Set a new career high in steals with five at Notre Dame (2/10)…Hauled in 100-plus rebounds in back to back seasons (118 in 2020-21; 100 in 2021-22). A Game for the Ages – vs. Louisville (3/4/22) Scored the final 15 points and the game-winning buzzer beater against Louisville in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals…Ranks second in program history for most points in an ACC Tournament game at 27…Tied the program record for field goals made in an ACC Tournament game at 11…Ranks first in program history for single-game field goal percentage in an ACC Tournament game with a 73.3 clip against Louisville…Knocked down four 3-pointers against Louisville to sit tied for third in program history for 3-pointers made in an ACC Tournament game…Ranks tied for second for single-game 3-point field goal percentage in an ACC Tournament game (.800)…Poured in a career-best five free throws. As a Redshirt Junior (2020-21): ACC Player of the Week (3/1). Started 21 of 22 games played in 2020-21…Led the Canes in rebounding (5.4) and ranked second in scoring (10.7)…Earned player of the week honors after averaging 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and shooting 60 percent from the field over two games…Totaled 10 double-digit efforts in 2020-21…Tallied a team-best five 20-point outings…Recorded new career highs in scoring (27), made field goals (11) and minutes (39) against Virginia Tech at the ACC Tournament (3/4)…Harden's 11 made field goals against Virginia Tech were the most by a Cane since Beatrice Mompremier tallied 12 at DePaul on Nov. 23, 2019…Paced the Canes with four double-doubles in 2020-21, good for eighth (tied) in the ACC…Averaged double-figures (10.7) for the first time in her career…Scored in double-figures in four straight games to finish the season. As a Redshirt Sophomore (2019-20): Started 15 of 25 games played this season…Earned her first career start against Syracuse (1/12)…Ranked fourth on the team in rebounding at 3.9 boards/game…Totaled four double-digit outings, the only four of her career…Poured in a career-high 15 points against NC State (2/20), 10 of which came in the third quarter alone…Knocked down a career-high three 3-pointers at Virginia Tech (2/2), shooting 3-of-4 from beyond the arc…Tallied the first double-digit game of her career at UNC (1/16), totaling 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting…In games that she started, averaged 7.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest…Recorded back-to-back double-digit games at Virginia Tech (2/2) and against Duke (2/9). As a Sophomore (2018-19): Transferred from West Virginia University … Sat out season due to NCAA transfer rules. As a Freshman at West Virginia (2017-18): Played in 35 of 37 games … Averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 8.2 minutes per game, shooting 44.3 percent from the floor … Made her collegiate debut against Central Connecticut State (11/10), notching seven points and a season-high four steals in 18 minutes … Tallied co-season-highs in points (eight), rebounds (six), blocks (two) and free throws made (four) in 18 minutes of action versus Sacramento State (11/14) … Totaled six points on 3-of-3 shooting against North Florida (11/19), adding two steals and tying her season highs in rebounds (six) and blocks (two) … Logged six points and two steals in a season-high 20 minutes versus Coppin State (12/10) … Posted a season-high-tying eight points against Radford (12/16), finishing 4-of-4 at the line and notching two assists in 18 minutes … Tallied a season-best three steals in 18 minutes of action versus Morgan State (12/18) … Recorded two assists and a co-season-high two blocks against Morehead State (12/21) … Scored six points on 3-of-3 shooting and added two steals at eighth-ranked Texas (12/31) … Scored five points at Oklahoma (2/3) … At Kansas (2/14), scored six points and shot 4-of-9 at the stripe, tying her season high in makes and setting a top mark in attempts … In the WNIT Round of 64 against Bucknell, equaled her season bests in points (eight), made field goals (four) and steals (four) … Again scored eight points and made four field goals, this time on five attempts, in the WNIT Round of 32 versus St. Joseph's (3/18) … Made her final appearance for the Mountaineers against Virginia Tech (3/28) in the WNIT semifinals. High School: Graduated from Morgan Park High School … Listed by ProspectsNation.com as a four-star recruit … Ranked by espnW HoopGurlz as a three-star prospect and the No. 19 wing player in the class … McDonald's All-American Game nominee … Averaged 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as a senior, leading her team to a regional title … Finished No. 11 in Illinois Ms. Basketball voting … Earned Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette First Team All-State, Chicago Tribune Second Team All-State and USA TODAY All-USA Illinois Second Team honors … Also garnered IBCA 3A/4A Third Team All-State and Daily Southtown First Team All-Area distinction … As a junior, averaged 13.2 points and 11.4 rebounds per game … Received Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette Second Team All-State, IBCA 3A/4A Second Team All-State and USA TODAY All-USA Illinois Second Team accolades… Also logged Chicago Tribune All-State Special Mention and Daily Southtown Second Team All-Area honors … Played varsity all four years of high school, including at Christ the King Jesuit College Prep as a freshman … Played on the Nike EYBL circuit with the Mac Irvin Fire … Multiple NFL and MLB players also attended Morgan Park, as did Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to go to space, and musician Jermih. Personal: Full name is Destiny Lorraine Harden … Nickname is Des … Born Sept. 24, 1998 … Parents are Lamar Harden and Tyesa Chambers … Has an older sister (Daija), an older brother (Daijon), two younger sisters (Dovion and Demaria) and a younger brother (Darius) … Favorite athlete is Dwyane Wade … Best sports memory is scoring a game-winning basket in overtime of an AAU game in North Carolina in 2016 with Katie Meier watching … Chose Miami because the coaches made her feel comfortable and she felt it would help her go far as a basketball player … Committed to Miami over Marquette, among many others.

Happy Monday! Today we share our experiences and thoughts about our first participation as a podcast at an event in Baldwin Park, CA. Plus, a few more scary stories and many laughs. You won't want to miss it.

Host Jacoby Cochran and freelance journalist Natalie Frazier stop by Comercio Popular in Lawndale to talk about Natalie's family's history on the West Side. From growing up in Austin, visiting granny in Garfield Park, and putting down roots in North Lawndale, Natalie shares with us the pride she feels in her community and her desire to see it thrive. She also shares her favorite things to do, see, and eat in her neighborhoods.  Spots Natalie Recommends: Azucar Ice Cream & Coffee Principle Barbers Green Tomato Cafe Beelove Cafe Scatchell's Beef Monday Coffee @ Garfield Park Conservatory Muse Coffee Studio Firehouse Community Arts Center Check out our other neighborhood guides for Rogers Park, Uptown, and Edgewater and for Beverly, Morgan Park, and Mount Greenwood.  Want to take us around YOUR neighborhood? Or have recs on where to go? Email us at chicago@citycast.fm. Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm Call or Text Us: (773) 780-0246 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Also in the news: A shooting outside a Morgan Park police station  left one person dead, onw seriously wounded; 40-year old woman dead after police say one of two cars speeding went out of control; The Annual Autumn fair at Geneva Park is coming in September and more.  

Also in the news: A shooting outside a Morgan Park police station  left one person dead, onw seriously wounded; 40-year old woman dead after police say one of two cars speeding went out of control; The Annual Autumn fair at Geneva Park is coming in September and more.  

Also in the news: A shooting outside a Morgan Park police station  left one person dead, onw seriously wounded; 40-year old woman dead after police say one of two cars speeding went out of control; The Annual Autumn fair at Geneva Park is coming in September and more.  

Host Jacoby Cochran and librarian Ashley Rayner head to Ridge Park in Beverly to talk about Ashley's history growing up in the neighborhood to now raising her own children blocks away from her childhood home. She also shares her favorite things to do, see, and eat in her neighborhood. They also talk spots in Morgan Park and Mount Greenwood. Spots Ashley Recommends: Afro Joe's Ain't She Sweet Cafe Beverly Dry Goods Beverly Phono Mart Big and Little Shoes Blue Island Beer Company Flippin Flavors Kimmy Kakes Milano's Chi Tung Major Taylor Trail Nicky's The Original Rainbow Cone Ohana Rock Island Public House Ridge Park Turkey Check out all great suggestions from listeners and readers on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm Call or Text Us: (773) 780-0246 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARIO!! Tell him yourself! We are in Morgan Park talking history and celebrating with off-key melodies! Once again, we hit you with some facts about this community area, and the shenanigans are also in full effect! However, the food might've stolen the show! We stopped by Nine One One BBQ Shack and went to heaven (you'll get it later ...)! Tune in and let us give you a good sermon! Visit our website and check out our new interactive map to visit all the restaurants and cool sites we've featured on the podcast! BPositiveProd.com/77FlavorsChi Thank you to our partner, Choose Chicago! #capturetheexcitement WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago @77flavorschi Dario @super_dario_bro Sara @TamarHindi.s --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/77-flavors-of-chicago/support

Also in the news: Lurie Hospital survey finds most parents saw stress levels increase since start of pandemic; Chicago Pride Parade will take place this weekend; 3 wounded, 1 killed in shooting near the Dan Ryan in the Gresham neighborhood; Some question Cathedral's viability under River North property sale; and much more. 

Also in the news: Lurie Hospital survey finds most parents saw stress levels increase since start of pandemic; Chicago Pride Parade will take place this weekend; 3 wounded, 1 killed in shooting near the Dan Ryan in the Gresham neighborhood; Some question Cathedral's viability under River North property sale; and much more. 

The CHGO Bulls crew continue their series of player evaluations for the 2021-22 season with rookie sensation Ayo Dosunmu. As a second round draft pick, the Morgan Park and University of Illinois product wasn't projected to have a huge impact on the team in his first NBA season. But with the Bulls dealing with several injuries midway through the season, Dosunmu was thrust into a starting role and flourished. He displayed impressive playmaking, shot-making and defensive abilities before hitting a rookie wall late in the season. What will Ayo's role look like in year 2? Matt, Big Dave & Will also preview the Eastern Conference Finals and give their series predictions. SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/CHGOSports WEBSITE: http://allCHGO.com/ BUY MERCH: http://CHGOLocker.com FOLLOW ON SOCIAL: Twitter: @CHGO_Bulls / @Bulls_Peck / @BawlSports / @wontgottlieb Instagram: @CHGO_Sports GET OUR FREE NEWSLETTER: http://www.allchgo.com/newsletter Support us by supporting our sponsors! | Offers from our sponsors: PointsBet: Visit https://bit.ly/3sE8RMe or download the PointsBet App, make a deposit and use code “CHGO” to get 2 Risk Free Bets up to $2000, an annual CHGO membership and a free shirt! Mobile registration in Illinois is here! Athletic Greens: Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. Just visit https://athleticgreens.com/CHGOBulls Strava Craft Coffee: Visit https://stravacraftcoffee.com and use code “CHGO25” to get 25% of your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Other stories: the CTA sees another stabbing after a fight, a 17-year-old boy was shot to death in the Longwood Manor neighborhood, an investigation is underway after an 11-year-old was accidently shot in the neck in a Morgan Park apartment and more. 

Other stories: the CTA sees another stabbing after a fight, a 17-year-old boy was shot to death in the Longwood Manor neighborhood, an investigation is underway after an 11-year-old was accidently shot in the neck in a Morgan Park apartment and more. 

In other top stories tonight: Legislation would give facilities the power to decide whether patients can have visitors during pandemic; sheriff makes another push for automakers to help with anti-carjacking efforts; weed boxes at Chicago airports not getting much business; and more.

In other top stories tonight: Legislation would give facilities the power to decide whether patients can have visitors during pandemic; sheriff makes another push for automakers to help with anti-carjacking efforts; weed boxes at Chicago airports not getting much business; and more.

Also in the news: A 72-year old woman was show while walking along the 31-hundred block of North Broadway Thursday afternoon; The city of Chicago plans to give away five-thousand free bicycles, helmets, locks and lights; Cable TV and internet service provider Comcast is planning a switch toward solar over the next few years; A boys' sports team at a North Shore high school is on probation; and much more. 

In the Woodland neighborhood on Duluth's east side, the average person lives to be more than 90 years old. Six miles away, in the west side's Lincoln Park neighborhood, the average person lives to be only 69.  Twenty-one years of life, separated by a 12-minute drive.  That data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts into sharp focus the geographical and generational divide separating Duluth's more working class, racially diverse west side above the St. Louis River from the city's whiter, more prosperous east end, overlooking Lake Superior. The gaps extend from health to income to housing but are perhaps most evident in education, where graduation rates and test scores are substantially lower at the west side's Denfeld High School than at East High School, and where recent efforts to redraw school boundaries laid bare the divisions that remain between the two sides of town. “It's a justice issue,” said Mary Owen, a Native American physician and professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth who helped found a community group that advocates for equity among the city's public schools. “This is not a level playing field … if you don't have the resources because of where you were born.” Map: Duluth's east and west sides https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/qo9hv/3/ There have been significant efforts to close those gaps in recent years. Owen and other advocates have persuaded school officials to allocate additional funding to western schools. Efforts within the schools to improve outcomes have begun to bear fruit.  But achievement gaps remain stubbornly persistent. Recent test scores showed 73 percent of East High students scoring proficient in reading, compared to 44 percent of students at Denfeld. “That shows you the difference in the education that our students are getting from the west side of town in comparison to the east side of town,” said Ebony Hillman, education committee co-chair of the local chapter of the NAACP. Derek Montgomery for MPR News Duluth East High School (foreground) and Northland Country Club (top) as seen on Sunday in Duluth.   Redlining's legacy The roots of Duluth's east-west divide can be traced to the city's industrial boom in the late 1800s, when lumber mills, grain elevators and factories sprouted up along the St. Louis River southwest of downtown. Those jobs lured low-income, immigrant laborers, who lived in nearby neighborhoods so they could walk to their jobs, said regional historian Tony Dierckins. Those early factories were powered by coal-fired generators that belched clouds of black smoke into the air. The city's wealthier residents began migrating east, away from the pollution, where they built large homes and imposing mansions overlooking Lake Superior. “So you get this wealthy, residential, eastern end of town, and the poor, blue-collar, industrial, lower-income folks on the west part of town,” said Dierckins, who wrote about the east-west divide in his book, “Duluth: An Urban Biography.” Racial segregation began to take root in the early 1900s when U.S. Steel built a mill along the St. Louis River, and recruited African Americans from the South to work there. They weren't allowed to live in Morgan Park, the company town U.S. Steel built to house employees, so many instead settled in neighborhoods farther west.  That segregation was further cemented in the 1930s when the federal government evaluated the perceived lending risk in neighborhoods in more than 200 cities, including Duluth. The maps drawn by the federal Home Owners' Loan Corp. color-coded in red the neighborhoods that were considered the highest risk for lenders. “They looked at neighborhoods through a very racist perspective,” said Duluth city planner Kathy Wilson, who's researched redlining in Duluth.  Many of Duluth's western neighborhoods were infamously “redlined,” either coded red for “hazardous” or yellow for “definitely declining.” They included descriptions such as “occupied by many nationalities of the low income class, including negroes,“ and “foreign industrial workers occupy the area, Italians predominating.” Even people who were able to buy homes, Wilson said, couldn't get loans to help maintain them. “And then that legacy is those neighborhoods were not invested in for decades.”  The disparities that exist today between the east and west sides of Duluth are clear reflections of those past policies, Wilson added. Almost two-thirds of Duluth homes built more than 75 years ago are in western Duluth. More than three-quarters of the city's Native and Black populations live on the west side. Two-thirds of people living in poverty live in western Duluth. Life expectancy is significantly greater in many eastern neighborhoods.  “It's like they … took a snapshot of the neighborhoods in Duluth in 1936, and said, ‘We're gonna keep it like this,'” Wilson said. “And that's the problem that we now are faced with.” An In Focus conversation On equity in education Equal is not equitable The city's geographical divide intensified in 2011, when Duluth's Central High School closed. That left just two public high schools in the city — Denfeld on the west side, and East High. In the years since, Denfeld's enrollment has hovered around 1,000 students or fewer, as hundreds of students left for schools in neighboring districts, or for private and charter schools.  East, meanwhile, has grown, and now serves about 1,600 students. That's created its own challenges, including crowded classrooms and study halls.  But more students also mean added opportunity, including more scheduling options for students to take upper-level courses.  The school district also added a voluntary class period several years ago called “Zero Hour,” after officials canceled a seventh hour of classes because of budget cuts.  Zero Hour is available at both schools. But critics argue it unfairly benefits students from more privileged backgrounds at East because the students have to provide their own transportation. “What it really did was it widened the opportunity and the educational gap between students,” says Tonya Sconiers, a former assistant principal and principal at Denfeld for 19 years.  Sconiers joined a group of Denfeld parents and teachers in 2017 to push for greater equity between the two high schools. They argued that because students came to Denfeld with greater needs, the school needed additional resources to help them succeed. A system based on equality, where schools receive the same amount of money per pupil, only perpetuates disparities, they said.  “I can honestly tell you that it was an ongoing struggle and battle and challenge to make known the resources that were needed at Denfeld to meet the needs of the students,” Sconiers said.  The equity group eventually convinced the school district to reallocate funding it received for low-income students, to keep a greater percentage of those dollars at schools like Denfeld with higher concentrations of poverty.  Derek Montgomery for MPR News Duluth East spanish teacher Kim Kroll Strukel talks to her students during her class on March 18 at East High School. But Sconiers' advocacy came at a cost, she said. In 2019, she was fired for, among other reasons, “insubordination" and "inappropriately" using sick leave. Sconiers sued. In her 52-page federal lawsuit, she argued she was fired for speaking out on equity issues in a district divided by “East vs. West, or, the haves and the have-nots.” She also alleged Duluth schools treated her differently as a Black woman.  The school district denied discriminating against Sconiers. Eventually the two sides settled. Sconiers received $229,000 after attorney's fees. The district didn't admit any wrongdoing.  Sconiers, who now works for a statewide group pushing for education equity, said the legal fight helped shine a light on inequities in the system. Since Sconiers' firing, Duluth schools have hired new leaders who community members say are committed to addressing equity issues. 2021 Advocates call for constitutional amendment to help close state's achievement gaps Inside one Minnesota school district's battle Over an equity training program Derek Montgomery for MPR News Duluth Denfeld principal Tom Tusken talks about being an educator at Denfeld High School. They include Tom Tusken, Denfeld's principal, who served as assistant principal under Sconiers and was involved with the community equity group.  A former civics teacher, who graduated from Denfeld, met his wife there and lives less than a block away. Tusken choked up as he talked about Denfeld's students and the daily hurdles many face. He said it's hard to grasp the challenges many of his students face before even showing up at school. Nearly half qualify for free and reduced-price lunches. About a quarter are eligible for specialized education services. Many face trauma at home stemming from mental health issues and other challenges.  “And what really can get to me is the fact that sometimes the only thing that we report on is test scores or graduation numbers, but we don't look at what's behind those,” Tusken said. “What is reported simply is a comparison to our counterpart across town.” That “counterpart” is East High School, where fewer than 15 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, and where test scores and graduation rates consistently outpace Denfeld.  The community, he said, needs to start looking at high school students not as Denfeld kids or East kids, but Duluth kids. “People have to understand the challenges, so they can then say ‘I'm OK with supporting kids that are not, quote-unquote, my own kids,'” he said. Derek Montgomery for MPR News Duluth Denfeld principal Tom Tusken shakes hands with sophomore Nevaeh Sanders earlier this month at Denfeld High School in Duluth. Some programs at Denfeld that give students additional emotional, social and academic support have begun to show promise. One of those, “Check and Connect,” was developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota. At Denfeld, it's geared toward students of color and those receiving special education services.  Mentors work closely with students to check on their assignments and attendance and identify challenges they're facing. They also connect with the student's family and teachers and identify additional resources, including an after-school tutoring program that offers free city bus passes so students have a way to get home.  Since the program began at Denfeld about five years ago, the graduation rate of participating students is 100 percent. During a recent visit to the school Tusken described “glimmers of hope.” That included the story of a student that morning who received a perfect score on an international studies project. “This kid doesn't smile,” Tusken said. “But he actually had a smile on his face.” “‘I guess I did pretty well,'” the boy told him.  In Duluth Groups are working to close the 'adventure gap' in ourdoor sports ‘Change is hard' Despite signs of progress, a proposal two years ago to shift school boundaries to better balance student demographics between East and Denfeld revealed just how entrenched the divide remains.  At a public meeting at East High School, parents reacted furiously, yelling and interrupting presenters.  “I was taken aback,” said Nikolas Bayuk, an east-side father of two who became involved with a Facebook parent group opposed to the proposed boundary changes.  But while he disagreed with how opponents to the changes behaved that night, he shared their point of view. Under some of the proposals, Bayuk's kids would have been sent to Lincoln Park Middle School and Denfeld on the west side of town.  Bayuk said he wasn't worried about the quality of education his kids would receive there, but with the hourlong bus ride the change would create.  “It wasn't so much of a concern for our kids being at the, quote-unquote, ‘bad school,'” he said. “It was how long is it going to take for our kids to get to school. We didn't move to the east end of town so our kids would go to school on the west end.” But the debate over the boundary proposal — and how western schools were often portrayed at those meetings — was frustrating for parents like Lindsay Kern, whose oldest daughter is a freshman at Denfeld.  She said she's fielded all kinds of questions and comments about their decision to send her daughter there, from “Do you think she'll be safe?” to “You guys can afford to send her anywhere, we're surprised that you made the decision to send her there.” Kern said those comments, which she described as based in fear, only reinforced their decision, adding that it's important to her and her husband, who are white, that their kids experience racial and socioeconomic diversity at school. She now counts herself a proud ambassador for western schools. “I think that that's really where the change is most likely to happen, when people have those opportunities to have one-on-one conversations with people who are actually a part of that school community.” But it's hard to change long-held perceptions. On her street, only two families attend Denfeld. The rest send their children to private and charter schools, or to public schools in neighboring districts.  Derek Montgomery for MPR News Math teacher Ed Lewis works through some math problems during his class on March 15 at Denfeld High School. Meanwhile, some families have moved to eastern neighborhoods because of concerns about the schools.  Jnana Hand got involved in the discussions over border changes because she feels people of color are often left out of those conversations. Hand is of African American, Native American, Hispanic and European heritage.  She's very concerned about racial segregation in Duluth schools and the concentration of poverty in western schools. But as the mom of a ninth grader, she was also concerned about sending her daughter to a high school that she didn't feel was getting the support it needed to serve its students.  “I just wasn't confident that my daughter would be OK.” So, Hand ended up moving to the east side of the district, where she found a good deal on a house she could afford. She says her daughter is slowly acclimating to a new school, and that staff there have been very supportive. The Duluth school board eventually put the boundary debate on hold. The district says the time frame for revisiting the issue is still under consideration. Tusken, Denfeld's principal, doesn't believe the community will ever get past its east-west divisions until it addresses the boundary issue.  Part of that responsibility, he said, lies with Denfeld to do a better job attracting students. Families, he noted, need to trust that regardless of where their children go to school, they will receive an excellent education.  “Because change is hard. And part of that conversation has to be how we address some of the disparities and inequities that have been inherent in Duluth for a long time.”  Derek Montgomery for MPR News Duluth Denfeld principal Tom Tusken helps student Gabriel Carrillo with a map on March 15. More from North Star Journey series As state considers repairs to I-94, Rondo residents look for reconnection Moorhead museum tells long-overlooked stories of Black history Artists craft new ways to teach Indigenous languages Worthington's fast-growing communities of color see economic gains but little political power. Yet. 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This week, we were excited to interview Shemeka Nash, a band director in Chicago, Illinois. Shemeka currently teaches 7th-12th grade band at Morgan Park High School and is also the fine arts department chair. She has done a lot of great things for the band program at Morgan Park, including creating a student-centered modern band. Connect with Shemeka and learn more: Student-Centered Decision-Making in Modern Band Morgan Park High School: Shemeka Nash Learn more about Pass the Baton: Get a free book preview here: Pass the Baton: Empowering All Music Students For more info: Pass the Baton

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STONECREST WEEKLY'S CITY COUNCIL ELECTION SERIES.Tune in to hear each candidate answer 10 questions in relationship their view on the City of Stonecrest. Each candidate will answer the same 10 questions, giving you a clear perspective of each candidate without any outside influence.Today's episode features for Candidate Herbert Woods  District 3.BIO:My name is Herbert Woods I moved to Atlanta in July of 2014 bought a home in Stonecrest District 3 in October of 2018. My mother has lived here for 40 years she is 92 years old with my stepfather. I have a son and daughter who live here in Atlanta, 2 grandchildren - 5 and 14 and two granddogs.I was born in Chicago Ill., and was raised in a small town called Morgan Park. This was a very unique town and was my vision of a small black community were you had everything there that you needed in a small city. I will explain, the Savings and Loan Bank owned by a black man, Grocery Store owned by a black family, Music Shop owned by black family, Currency Exchange owned by black man, Gas Service Stations owned by black families andI can go on and on. It was a clean community were you had at least 3 economical group of people living in the same community. My Dad had a business in this community my mother was a Crossing Guard went back to school to become a teacher. This is were I get my drive from never give up.7 yearsRich TWP High SchoolEducational Support Personal Union President3 yearsIllinois National Educational AssociationEducational Support Personal State Board35 Years Rich TWP School District Retired Buildings and Grounds15yearsBusinessesSuperior Building Maintenance ServiceI specialized in commercal jaintoral cleaningArts & SignsSpecialized in vinyl work for banners,window letter, light box, magnetic signs etc.Subscribe to the Stonecrest Weekly Newsletter so you don't miss a thing!https://instagram.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=32dcbcb351d2cf1f1e904fd20&id=ec295d5610Support the show

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