Extremely Local News: Get to My Pi Pizza before June 29th

Jen Sabella, the Director of Strategy and co-founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago neighborhood stories. She provides details on:

How Lincoln Park High School Students Are Fighting To Make Armitage Avenue Safer: Students are leading the push for protected bike lanes on Armitage Avenue. So far, their petition calling for the city to address safety issues on the street has more than 500 signatures.

My Pi, Deep-Dish Pioneer, To Serve Its Final Pizzas After More Than 5 Decades: Owner Rich Aronson’s dad opened My Pi in 1971 near Loyola University, turning it into a deep-dish institution with more than 20 locations nationwide. Its last shop in Bucktown will close June 29.

The Windy City Times Told LGBTQ+ Stories When No One Else Would. 40 Years Later, They’re Still At It: Born during the AIDS crisis, the LGBTQ+ newspaper became a lifeline, a watchdog and a record of a community long overlooked. The paper’s history is now on display at the Gerber/Hart Library & Archives.