{"podcast":{"title":"Chicago News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"chicago-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463314","podcast_index_feed_id":7463314,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/chicago-today-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/chicago-today-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":2000,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Chicago News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Chicago—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Chicago News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T06:17:53.052055+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chicago-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463314"},"episode":{"title":"Lake Forest’s Record-Breaking Class | Chicago News","slug":"lake-forest-s-record-breaking-class-chicago-news","published_at":"2026-09-07T11:38:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chicago-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463314/lake-forest-s-record-breaking-class-chicago-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chicago-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463314","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/2be329c8e81fadef","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/b2bda2d9-d644-432d-9561-4fdd73078b1b.mp3","summary":"Lake Forest College is setting a new enrollment record with 1,794 students this fall — the largest class in its 169-year history — fueled by its prime location near Chicago and Lake Michigan, strong affordability, and an impressive 97% post-graduation career or grad school placement rate. Ranked 14th nationally for career services by the Princeton Review and praised as a “best value college,” the school is also making it easier for local community college transfers to join. With a low faculty-to-student ratio, personalized mentorship, global student diversity, and new majors in neuroscience and AI, Lake Forest is proving that liberal arts colleges can be powerhouses for success — and the trend of rising applications shows this momentum isn’t slowing down. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/2be329c8e81fadef","meta_description":"Lake Forest College is setting a new enrollment record with 1,794 students this fall — the largest class in its 169-year history — fueled by its prime loc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":122,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/chicago-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463314/episodes/lake-forest-s-record-breaking-class-chicago-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chicago-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463314/lake-forest-s-record-breaking-class-chicago-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}