COVID Meds Sticker Shock, LGBTQ Health Center Layoffs, and Chi Holiday Traditions

November’s general election saw the fourth-lowest midterm voter turnout in Illinois in 40 years. So what can we expect in Chicago’s municipal elections? Hooligan Magazine founder Rivka Yeker and Chicago Tribune reporter A.D. Quig talk with host Jacoby Cochran about that story and more, including upcoming sticker shock for COVID treatments and vaccines, potential job cuts at Howard Brown Health , and protections for gender-affirming healthcare. Plus, President Biden signs the Speak Out Act , and Rivka tells us about Hooligan Hangout . You have until noon today to nominate City Cast Chicago as Best Podcast and Hey Chicago as best newsletter in the Chicago Reader's 2022 Best of Chicago . Find us under the City Life category. ​​ ​​Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago ​​Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm ​​Call or Text Us: (773) 780-0246