About this episode
The city earmarked $1.2 billion for social services in the 2022 “Chicago Recovery” Budget. But according to WTTW , just $130 million has been spent this year on violence prevention, affordable housing, youth programs, mental health, and helping unhoused Chicagoans. WTTW politics reporter Heather Cherone tells host Jacoby Cochran why so little money has been spent. Plus, Nadia Hernandez , print managing editor for The DePaulia , DePaul University's student newspaper, talks about election season on campus and why students continue to lose faith in CTA . And stick around for rare birds, dorm plants, and new music rounding out this week’s Goooooddd Newwsss! Good News: The Magic Stump WTTW Article “There's a Magic Stump in Central Illinois, and It'll Change the Way You Look at Farmland” New Music: Aang by Pivot Gang Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm Call or Text Us: (773) 780-0246