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WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Feb. 17, 2023
WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Feb. 17, 2023
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Feb 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Gov. JB Pritzker gives the State of the State address and unveils plans for education funding, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot focuses attacks on Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Bears take a giant leap toward Arlington Heights. We break down these top local stories and more with Brandon Pope, reporter/anchor at CW 26, Corli Jay, reporter with Crain’s Chicago Business and Derrick Blakley, former CBS2 Chicago politics reporter.
Released:
Feb 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Does CPS Have Enough Teachers?: A new WBEZ investigation found 1 in 3 CPS schools continue to have teacher vacancies. Some kids have gone all year without a teacher. And most of those schools are in black neighborhoods. WBEZ’s Sarah Karp explains what she found. And the impact of Toni by Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons