ICYMI - Lori Lightfoot on Tackling the Corona...

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Jon Stewart dives into Trump (and his doppelganger) photobombing Spain at the FIFA final, using a primetime presidential speech to rehash his 2020 election conspiracy theories, and how his administration's non-DEI meritocracy is faring amid a rash of T-tests, measles outbreaks, a ...  Show more

Chicago is in the midst of a crime wave — but there is also a question about whether police officers will show up for work.

That’s because of a showdown between the mayor, Lori Lightfoot, and the police union over a coronavirus vaccine mandate.

Some 30,000 city wor ...

Chicagoans feel unsafe, and many blame Mayor Lori Lightfoot. The two Democrats on the ballot to replace her have starkly different views on what the city should do next. WBEZ’s Patrick Smith and Mariah Woelfel explain. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Coll ...  Show more

As the highly infectious Omicron variant surged, a high-stakes battle played out between Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago and the city’s teachers’ union about how to keep schools open and safe.

We chart this battle on the ground in Chicago, speaking with teachers, parents ...

As ICE arrives in Chicago under the banner of crime reduction, Jon is joined by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to examine the Trump administration's stated rationale for federal intervention in American cities. They explore what the administration is actually trying to accomplish ...  Show more