The Ben Joravsky Show

🎙A daily podcast that takes a deep dive in Chicago and/or Illinois news! 🔊 Honest insight and humor from REAL Chicago personalities! #bennyjshow

[The Ben Joravsky Show @bennyjshow]

Whoever wrote this is a genius...

[Chicago Reader @Chicago_Reader]

"With the approval last week of the $12.6 billion budget, Chicago proved that there are zero consequences for defying the mayor. Especially if the defying alderman hails from a relatively well-to-do north-, northwest-, or southwest-side ward." —@bennyjshow https://t.co/SA85gjVo7z

[Salem Collo-Julin @hollo]

The @Chicago_Reader took home some @AltWeeklies Awards! Congrats @byadamrhodes @ChiefRebelle @mdoukmas @Sujay721 @MikeSula @bennyjshow & all who worked on our Pride issue last year 🥂👏🎉 https://t.co/0rBrIjlrxN

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

BREAKING: General Iron's owner is suing the city for $100 million, alleging officials broke their agreement to help transition General Iron’s operations to East Side. https://t.co/00nTjT7f17

[Rossana Rodriguez 🌹🇵🇷✊🏽🏳️‍🌈 @RossanaFor33]

We went to the @joravben show to present ourselves as a socialist caucus to our beloved Chicago! Thank you Ben for so many decades of intense fight to see municipal government transformed so it’s serves the many. We love you!
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[The Ben Joravsky Show @bennyjshow]

TODAY: @mdoukmas joins us and it’s the return of @CTULocal1 Vice President @stacydavisgates! We go live at 1p and available for download by 4p https://t.co/xqdZkoXCdB or wherever else you download podcasts!

[Rossana Rodriguez 🌹🇵🇷✊🏽🏳️‍🌈 @RossanaFor33]

And so the week begins. I need more coffee already.

[Chicago Reader @Chicago_Reader]

"Oh, Chicago, you’re never going to change—are you?" | @bennyjshow https://t.co/dCrBKoC84S

[AJ+ @ajplus]

BREAKING: The three men charged in Georgia for the killing of #AhmaudArbery have been indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with hate crimes and attempted kidnapping.

25-year-old Arbery was killed while jogging last year. The three men chased and fatally shot him.

[The Ben Joravsky Show @bennyjshow]

Today at 1pm @TroyLaraviere joins us to talk the CTU vs CPS and the police shooting of Adam Toledo. Join us at https://t.co/eUXMPgcBVr or on the Chicago Reader youtube channel...

[Rossana Rodriguez 🌹🇵🇷✊🏽🏳️‍🌈 @RossanaFor33]

🧵We fundraising today to keep growing our @ChicagoCityDSA project! If you haven’t donated go here:
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[Chicago Reader @Chicago_Reader]

Listen to the new Chicago Reader and @WindyCityTimes's "Chicago: Queer & Now" podcast. https://t.co/Qs8sLl4PUW

[Amanda Vinicky @AmandaVinicky]

"It seems to me that the biggest mistake that we make is trying to hide who we are."
A moving @WindyCityTimes remembrance of the Prairie Flame's creator, who was "was picked at without mercy" as a kid but found love and his voice as an LBGTQ activist after moving to Decatur.

[Rossana Rodriguez 🌹🇵🇷✊🏽🏳️‍🌈 @RossanaFor33]

Love to see my socialists fighting and winning good policy in the council. The anti gentrification demolition pilot passes! @CDRosa @SigchoFor25 @AldermanLaSpata

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

There will be a vaccination event in Lincoln Square on Thursday. Here's how to sign up: https://t.co/hi94ZrlNGd.

[Gregory Royal Pratt @royalpratt]

NEWS: Chicago is no longer giving vaccines to Innovative Express Care, a company that was supposed to vaccinate Chicago Public Schools employees that "knowingly" misallocated 6,000 doses, the public health department said.

[The Ben Joravsky Show @bennyjshow]

Ouch.

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

Stanley's Grocery was demolished, but the future of the site near Lincoln Yards is uncertain. https://t.co/lzal4QvNZZ

[Rossana Rodriguez 🌹🇵🇷✊🏽🏳️‍🌈 @RossanaFor33]

So much love for all these amazing people consistently showing up for community while the city spent money for COVID19 relief on Police. Big love to organizations like @GKMC18 @LetUsBreathe773 and so many others building structures to make people whole.
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[Chicago Reader @Chicago_Reader]

The city of Chicago is still concealing many of the secrets regarding General Iron, Lincoln Yards, and Mayor Rahm. | @bennyjshow https://t.co/nhyP8SOtMG

[Chicago Reader @Chicago_Reader]

"As long as all communities are eligible for TIFs, the rich will always benefit over the poor. Because the communities with the most economic growth generate the most TIF money... Even though the program was created to help the poor. Ahhh!!!" | @bennyjshow https://t.co/yK4xH5Ubdi

[Hecha en Chicago @HechaEnChicago]

I didn’t see a mention of Jean Baptiste du Sable on Chicago’s birthday, so I’m gonna leave this here

[Kelly Garcia @_KellyGarcia__]

Lori Lightfoot four months ago: