Listen "Ask Chicago’s Mayor: October 2025"
Episode Synopsis
A government shutdown is underway. The National Guard has arrived in the Chicago area, and immigration enforcement has escalated in recent weeks. In the Loop host Sasha-Ann Simons and the show’s listeners ask Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson about his plan to create “ICE-free zones” and get his thoughts on the federal deployment of National Guard troops, among other topics.
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For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.
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