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What Is City Cast Neighbors?

Posted on April 21, 2025   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
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City Cast Chicago staff

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City Cast Chicago host Jacoby Cochran (right) chats with two City Cast Chicago Neighbors at a members-only event. (Jermaine Thomas II / City Cast)

Welcome to City Cast Chicago Neighbors, our newly-revamped membership program that helps deepen your connection to Chicago. Here’s everything you need to know about our growing Neighbor community.

What It Means to Be a City Cast Chicago Neighbor

At City Cast Chicago, our team brings you the stories that matter — right here in our own backyard. We dig deep into the conversations shaping our communities with the people who give the city its heartbeat. In a time with increasing rhetoric and a barrage of national headlines, we spotlight the conversations impacting our neighborhoods, and celebrate the neighbors who make Chicago unique.

Because better neighbors make for better cities. And City Cast Chicago Neighbors are the best.

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City Cast Chicago Neighbors are the kind of people you'll love sharing a beer with. (Jermaine Thomas II / City Cast)

Benefits and Perks

Your membership directly supports local journalism and the stories you rely on to better understand Chicago. Here’s what else you get:

  • Neighbor-only events: You’ll get access to regular events like special insider tours, local volunteering meetups, happy hours with other City Cast Chicago Neighbors, and other Neighbors-only events where we share ideas about how to make the city better for everyone.
  • An opportunity to submit your favorite local business or organization to be mentioned on the show and in the Hey Chicago newsletter. It’s your chance to shine a light on the local spots making a difference.
  • A weekly preview of Chicago events right in your inbox every Monday, so you can make the most of your time in the city.
  • Ad-free listening: A special feed just for Neighbors where you can listen to the City Cast Chicago podcast without advertisements.
  • A dedicated thank you on the City Cast Chicago podcast.

Become a City Cast Chicago Neighbor and help us build a better city, one good neighbor at a time.

Join the growing community of City Cast Chicago Neighbors

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