WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Nov. 8, 2024
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Chicago and Illinois politicians and organizers are already doing the research and prep for what a second Trump presidency would mean for residents locally. A double homicide at a beloved Chicago tourist attraction stuns the city, 29 alders band together to push back on the mayor’s proposed property tax, and after 117 years, prohibition is officially over in a small corner of Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. Reset digs into the week’s stories with WBEZ senior editor of government and politics Angela Rozas O’Toole, WTTW political correspondent and host Amanda Vinicky and Chicago Sun-Times chief political reporter Tina Sfondeles.
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