The Morning Drive Podcast: Thursday

By Lauren Chooljian

The Morning Drive Podcast: Thursday

By Lauren Chooljian
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Good morning!

Welcome to this edition of the Morning Drive Podcast; In today’s episode, we’ve got your need-to-know on the CTU v CPS negotiation battle. And we’re doing the impossible - MIMES ON THE RADIO. Just you wait.

But first, some news:

►Residents of Sauk Village in southern Cook County are demanding clean water. The Illinois

(WBEZ/Jennifer Brandel)Eliot Monaco displays a friendly gesture so as not to spook pedestrians who may be afraid of mimes.
Environmental Protection Agency announced earlier this week the village’s drinking water is contaminated with vinyl chloride. The IEPA says the chemical is a known carcinogen.

►The Second City and Lyric Opera of Chicago announced Wednesday that cheeky comedy and classical singing will share the same stage in “The Second City Guide to Opera” this winter.

►Chicago got closer to a possible teachers strike Wednesday afternoon as the Chicago Board of Education and the Chicago Teachers Union rejected the recommendations made by an outside mediator in the ongoing contract negotiations between the union and the financially strapped school district.

Featured in the podcast:

►The moment you’ve all been waiting for: Curious City brings mimes to the radio.

And your WEATHER for today: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s to around 90. Temperatures cooling into the mid 80s late this afternoon, and lower 80s near the lake. South winds up to 10 miles per hour early in the morning shifting to the north.

Tonight, mostly cloudy, lows in the upper 60s. north winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. then Friday, partly sunny in the morning, then clearing, highs in the mid 80s, northwest winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. Friday night, clear, lows in the upper 60s, some wind after midnight.

Today’s featured music is courtesy of Fiona Apple, who recently visited Chicago.

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