{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Chicago","slug":"city-cast-chicago-1425697","podcast_index_feed_id":1425697,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastchicago","website_url":"https://www.citycast.fm/chicago/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3d1280f6-8201-11eb-9ffc-1fbaa11f866e/image/8d069d2a576be92e2d39f4f05bd1ddc4.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":1392,"summary":"Chicago’s daily news podcast, fresh every weekday morning. Host Jacoby Cochran brings you timely conversations with news and culture makers; activists and artists; bus drivers and students; those who love and hate this place. City Cast Chicago is a smart and delightful new way to connect with the city we share. Learn more and subscribe to our newsletter at chicago.citycast.fm. Named Best Podcast by Chicago Reader 2022","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T16:21:10.399093+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697"},"episode":{"title":"The Property Tax Report: Late Bills, Data Center Incentives, and 40 Years of TIFs","slug":"the-property-tax-report-late-bills-data-center-incentives-and-40-years-of-tifs","published_at":"2026-08-28T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697/the-property-tax-report-late-bills-data-center-incentives-and-40-years-of-tifs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6902531163.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC6902531163.mp3","summary":"Today we brought in the Tribune’s A.D. Quig and Illinois Answers Project’s Alex Nitkin to talk about all things property taxes. We discuss continued delays at the treasurer’s office and the growing tax burden on homeowners, the impact of 40 years of TIF districts, and massive tax breaks for Cook County data centers.  Good News: Chicago House Music Festival & Conference 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 Aug. 28 episode: TimeLine Theatre DCASE AFSP Illinois Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE ","meta_description":"Today we brought in the Tribune’s A.D. Quig and Illinois Answers Project’s Alex Nitkin to talk about all things property taxes. We discuss continued delay…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2532,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-chicago-1425697/episodes/the-property-tax-report-late-bills-data-center-incentives-and-40-years-of-tifs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-chicago-1425697/the-property-tax-report-late-bills-data-center-incentives-and-40-years-of-tifs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}