WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Feb. 7, 2025

07/02/2025 46 min
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Feb. 7, 2025

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Episode Synopsis

The Department of Justice sues Illinois and Chicago over immigration laws after Brandon Johnson agrees to testify on Capitol Hill with other sanctuary city mayors. Alder is ousted from City Council meeting and 102-year-old Chicago Bears matriarch, Virginia McCaskey, dies. Reset dives into these and other top local stories in our Weekly News Recap with Chicago reporter for Axios Carrie Shepherd, WBEZ city politics reporter Mariah Woelfel and president of Better Government Association David Greising.

For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.