Checks From the City Roll In, Public Demands Answers on Safety, and Chi’s Only Second-Best?

Chicago’s $31 million dollar basic income pilot will 5,000 families $500 a month for the next year. The first checks started arriving this week. We talk with freelance journalist Natalie Frazier and Xavier Ramey , CEO of social impact consulting firm Justice Informed , about the impact this program will have for participants. We also discuss a report outlining how the public wants the city to make Chicago safer , ongoing problems at the Department of Children and Family Services , Mohawk Johnson’s two years on electronic monitoring, and how Chicago was voted second-best city in the world by Time Out. Stick around for Some Gooood Newwsss to get you through the weekend! It’s a good weekend to get out and try something on our Summertime Chi bucket list . Complete the most items this summer, and you could win City Cast swag! Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm Call or Text Us: (773) 780-0246