Harold’s Chicken Battle, Ford City Suitors, and Next Great Food Fest
About this episode
The episode discusses the legal battle over Harold's Chicken Shack and explores ideas for replacing Ford City Mall and celebrating iconic Chicago foods.
In January, longtime Harold’s Chicken Shack CEO Kristen Pierce-Sherrod passed away. Now, a legal battle between her five children and her widower will determine who owns the multimillion-dollar brand going forward. We dive into the drama with contributors PJ Walker and Yareni Murillo. Plus, we’ve got ideas for what should replace Ford City Mall and which iconic Chicago foods deserve their very own food festival. Good News: Rogers Park Taco Crawl We’re doing our annual survey to learn more about our listeners. We’d be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey—it’s only 7 minutes long. You’ll be doing us a big favor. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card–and City Cast City swag. 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 July 16 episode: Visit Bloomington Destination Madison Newberry Library Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE
People in this episode
Host: City Cast
Guests: PJ Walker, Yareni Murillo
Topics covered
- Harold's Chicken
- legal battle
- food festival
- Ford City Mall
- Chicago food
Sponsors
Bloomington, Destination Madison, Newberry Library
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harold’s Chicken Shack
Places: Ford City Mall, Rogers Park
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