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Episode Synopsis
Trump administration cuts $153 million in Illinois mental health and substance abuse services. Mayor Brandon Johnson struggles to find money for a $175 million pension payment. Also: can you name 1,000 things you love about Chicago? Reset goes behind the headlines in the Weekly News Recap. This week’s roundtable includes Simone Alicea, City Cast Chicago executive producer; Alex Nitkin, government finance and accountability reporter with the Illinois Answers Project; and Nader Issa, Chicago Sun-Times education reporter.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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