Erin Allen: That feeling when you're living life, getting up every day, adulting in the Windy City. You live here, but you don't always know how to tap in for real. It's weird, right? That's why we're expanding "The Rundown" from WBEZ Chicago. You may be getting The Rundown newsletter, but this will hit your earbuds instead of your inbox with bite sized podcast episodes every weekday. I'll meet you at the intersection of your curiosity and your FOMO.

In the morning, stay in the loop with five minutes of daily news. I'll run down what's happening with transit, elections, events, sports, weather, you know - the news. And three afternoons per week, hear the stories and conversations that shape this big little city we call home. Like, what's happening with basic income in Cook County? What's a new spin you can put on your annual friends-giving? And a curated rundown of what to get into this weekend. 

I'm Erin Allen host of The Rundown and I'm what you might call a double transplant. I'm from Detroit, but I lived in Chicago about a decade ago from 2010 to 2014. Now I'm back, and I can't wait to check out what's been happening since I've been gone. Definitely discover some new things, and take you with me to my favorite old stomping grounds. Like, the Lawrence Red Line stop, Beauty Bar and the Garfield Park Conservatory. You're coming right? 

You can listen to The Rundown, twice a day, Monday through Friday, wherever you get your podcasts.

WBEZ transcripts are generated by an automatic speech recognition service. We do our best to edit for misspellings and typos, but mistakes do come through.