Kristan Wong Karinen talks to Oswaldo Gomez about the community engagement (and community organizing) landscape in Chicago. Oswaldo Gomez currently serves as the Vice President of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability. Special thanks to Tatum McCormick and Anna Kenig-Ziesler, the other members of the Community Engagement team of the Chicago Governance policy lab.

Meet Your Government, Part 4: The Budget with Jack Carey and Evan Eising

Politics, in one sense, is what happens when policy objectives meet reality. Hosts Sarah Scott and Eric Geber explore how local policies are debated and implemented right here in Chicago. Each episode of "Meet Your Alderman" introduces listeners to a different alderman from the city's 50 wards and covers policies like education, economic development, policing, and housing. Meet Your Alderman is brought to you by the University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts (UC3P).