# Chicago Floods Worsening, May Day Plan, and National Library Week Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697/chicago-floods-worsening-may-day-plan-and-national-library-week Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697/chicago-floods-worsening-may-day-plan-and-national-library-week.md Podcast: [City Cast Chicago](https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697) Published: 2026-04-21T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC4901084008.mp3?updated=1776726446 Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC4901084008.mp3?updated=1776726446 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-chicago-1425697/episodes/chicago-floods-worsening-may-day-plan-and-national-library-week Duration seconds: 2361 ## Resource Chicago just saw the rainiest start to spring in recorded history. What does that mean for areas vulnerable to flooding, tornadoes, and drought? Also: Chicago Public Schools released an official plan for May Day, and we’re checking in on Jacoby’s trip to every library branch in celebration of National Public Library Week. Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Good News: Black Joy Ride Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our daily newsletter. Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Learn more about the sponsors of this Tuesday, April 21 episode: Enjoy Illinois ComEd Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-chicago-1425697/episodes/chicago-floods-worsening-may-day-plan-and-national-library-week/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697/chicago-floods-worsening-may-day-plan-and-national-library-week.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.